The Cambridge Analytica Scandal: Difference between revisions
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==Responses== | ==Responses== | ||
*Facebook dismissed the incident as a violation of terms rather than a data breach claiming, "...Mr.Korgan misled us all."<ref name=":4" /> | *Facebook dismissed the incident as a violation of terms rather than a data breach claiming, "...Mr.Korgan misled us all."<ref name=":4" /> | ||
* | *Analytica 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== | ==Outcome== | ||
*Mark Zuckerberg testified before the U.S. Congress in April 2018, acknowledging lapses in oversight.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Domonoske |first=Camilla |date=April 10, 2018 |title=Mark Zuckerberg Tells Congress: Election Security is an Arm's Race |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/04/10/599808766/i-m-responsible-for-what-happens-at-facebook-mark-zuckerberg-will-tell-senate |website=NPR}}</ref> | *[[Mark Zuckerberg]] testified before the U.S. Congress in April 2018, acknowledging lapses in oversight.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Domonoske |first=Camilla |date=April 10, 2018 |title=Mark Zuckerberg Tells Congress: Election Security is an Arm's Race |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/04/10/599808766/i-m-responsible-for-what-happens-at-facebook-mark-zuckerberg-will-tell-senate |website=NPR}}</ref> | ||
*Facebook faced a $5 billion FTC fine in 2019 for privacy violations.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 24, 2019 |title=FTC Imposes $5 Billion Penalty and Sweeping New Privacy Restrictions on Facebook |url=https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2019/07/ftc-imposes-5-billion-penalty-sweeping-new-privacy-restrictions-facebook |website=FTC}}</ref> | *Facebook faced a $5 billion FTC fine in 2019 for privacy violations.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 24, 2019 |title=FTC Imposes $5 Billion Penalty and Sweeping New Privacy Restrictions on Facebook |url=https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2019/07/ftc-imposes-5-billion-penalty-sweeping-new-privacy-restrictions-facebook |website=FTC}}</ref> | ||
*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> | *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> | ||