The Cambridge Analytica Scandal: Difference between revisions

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*Facebook dismissed the incident as a violation of terms rather than a data breach claiming, "...Mr.Korgan misled us all."<ref name=":4" />

*CA claimed it was not aware that the data from GSR violated Facebook's terms of service and deleted it after insistence from Facebook.<ref name=":4" />

==Outcome==

*Mark Zuckerberg testified before the U.S. Congress in April 2018, acknowledging lapses in oversight.

*Facebook faced a $5 billion FTC fine in 2019 for privacy violations.

*Alexander Nix was suspended after uncovered footage surface.

*Alexander Nix was suspended after uncovered footage surface.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 20, 2018 |title=Cambridge Analytica: Facebook row firm boss suspended |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-43480048 |website=BBC}}</ref>

*Cambridge Analytica filed for bankruptcy in May 2018 amid investigations.

*Regulatory Reforms:

*The E.U.’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was strengthened in response.

**The E.U.’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was strengthened in response.

*The FTC opened multiple investigations, but no charges were filed.

**U.S. lawmakers proposed stricter social media regulations, though no comprehensive federal law was passed.

*U.S. lawmakers proposed stricter social media regulations, though no comprehensive federal law was passed.

==Consumer response==

{{Placeholder box|Summary and key issues of prevailing sentiment from the consumers and commentators that can be documented via articles, emails to support, reviews and forum posts.}}

==References==

[[Category:Incidents]]

[[Category:Meta]]

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 *Facebook dismissed the incident as a violation of terms rather than a data breach claiming, "...Mr.Korgan misled us all."<ref name=":4" />
 *CA claimed it was not aware that the data from GSR violated Facebook's terms of service and deleted it after insistence from Facebook.<ref name=":4" />
 ==Outcome==
 *Mark Zuckerberg testified before the U.S. Congress in April 2018, acknowledging lapses in oversight.
 *Facebook faced a $5 billion FTC fine in 2019 for privacy violations.
-*Alexander Nix was suspended after uncovered footage surface.
+*Alexander Nix was suspended after uncovered footage surface.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 20, 2018 |title=Cambridge Analytica: Facebook row firm boss suspended |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-43480048 |website=BBC}}</ref>
 *Cambridge Analytica filed for bankruptcy in May 2018 amid investigations.
-*Regulatory Reforms:
+*The E.U.’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was strengthened in response.
-**The E.U.’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was strengthened in response.
+*The FTC opened multiple investigations, but no charges were filed.
-**U.S. lawmakers proposed stricter social media regulations, though no comprehensive federal law was passed.
+*U.S. lawmakers proposed stricter social media regulations, though no comprehensive federal law was passed.
 ==Consumer response==
 {{Placeholder box|Summary and key issues of prevailing sentiment from the consumers and commentators that can be documented via articles, emails to support, reviews and forum posts.}}
 ==References==
 {{reflist}}
 [[Category:Incidents]]
 [[Category:Meta]]