Tag: Christopher Wylie
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Facebook broke rules, should be regulated, say UK lawmakers
Facebook intentionally breached data privacy and competition law and should, along with other big tech companies, be subjected to a new regulator to protect democracy and citizens’ rights, British lawmakers said on Monday. In a damning report that singled out Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg for what it said was a failure of leadership and personal…
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Cambridge Analytica whistleblower calls for social media regulation
The whistleblower, who claimed data consultancy Cambridge Analytica played a role in obtaining data from Facebook users, on Tuesday called for government regulation of social media and online advertising. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports Christopher Wylie, a former director of research at the now-defunct data consultancy firm, made the call at the Web Summit, Europe’s biggest tech…
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Breaking: Cambridge Analytica’s graphic video used to influence Nigeria’s election emerges
Whistle-blower and former employee of Cambridge Analytica, Christopher Wylie, has finally released the particular graphic video used to influence Nigeria’s election in 2015. Wylie handed the material to MPs, and giving testimony last week, he said: “Cambridge Analytica sent AggregateIQ the video after they [CA] got banned from several online ad networks because the graphic…
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British lawmakers publish evidence from Cambridge Analytica whistleblower
A committee of British lawmakers on Thursday published written evidence provided by a whistleblower who said information about 50 million Facebook users ended up in the hands of political consultancy — Cambridge Analytica. Christopher Wylie, who worked for Cambridge Analytica, alleged that the data was used to build profiles on American voters and generate support…