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Zuckerberg 'sorry' over Cambridge Analytica scandal

Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg has promised tougher steps to restrict developers' access to data belonging to 50 million of the company's users.
World • 22 Mar 18

Time to reassess our relationship with social media

Science and Technology Correspondent Will Goodbody argues that the latest data protection scandal should force social media users to reassess how they use internet services.
Analysis and Comment • 23 Mar 18

Facebook chief Zuckerberg admits mistakes over data use

Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg has admitted mistakes and outlined steps to protect user data in light of the privacy scandal involving a data mining firm.
Facebook • 21 Mar 18

Facebook 'outraged' over misuse of data

Facebook has said the company was "outraged" after being "deceived" over the misuse of data by Cambridge Analytica.
World • 20 Mar 18

What is Cambridge Analytica?

British data analytics firm Cambridge Analytica is at the centre of controversy in the US and Britain after two newspapers reported that the company harvested personal data about Facebook users beginning in 2014.
News Lens • 20 Mar 18

UK data firm boss suspended over Facebook controversy

The board of Cambridge Analytica has announced that it has suspended chief executive Alexander Nix with immediate effect over claims it gathered Facebook users' data without their permission.
World • 21 Mar 18

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