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  • Zuckerberg under pressure as regulators probe into Facebook data practices

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    British privacy regulators are seeking a warrant to search the offices of the political consultancy Cambridge Analytica, following reports that the company may have improperly gained access to data on 50 million Facebook users. The move came as U.S. and European lawmakers demanded an explanation of how the consulting firm, which worked on President Donald…

  • Facebook’s Chief Information Security Officer departs

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    Facebook’s Chief Information Security Officer, Alex Stamos, is said to be leaving the social media company in August. A source revealed this on Monday, with a report citing internal disagreements over how the social network should deal with its role in spreading disinformation. The social media company has already taken away Stamos’ responsibilities to counter…

  • Facebook bans Trump’s data analytics firm

    Facebook bans Trump’s data analytics firm

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    Ediri Oyibo
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    Facebook announced decisions on Friday to suspend US President Donald Trump-affiliated data analytics firm, Cambridge Analytica. This is coming after the social media giant learnt that the Trump campaign’s data analytic firm failed to delete vital data it had taken inappropriately from users of the social network. In a statement, Facebook said it was suspending…