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  Twitter also sold data to Cambridge Analytica researcher in 2015: Report

  Technology | April 30, 2018 12:03 IST

  The report says that Twitter sold public data access in 2015 to Aleksandr Kogan, then a psychology researcher with University of Cambridge and his company Global Science Research (GSR).  

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  All our activities in India, other countries will be investigated: Cambridge Analytica

  India | April 25, 2018 18:22 IST

  A CA spokesperson said that all the national issues and national associations are part and parcel of the independent investigation.

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  LS polls strategy, plan to disrupt BJP monopoly on smartphone voters: What CA 'offered' Cong

  National | April 18, 2018 22:37 IST

  As per a leaked 49-page 'proposal' made in August 2017, which has now also found its way to the social media, Cambridge Analytics (CA) suggested using Facebook data for "influencing the voter intention".

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  Facebook begins fact-checking news in poll-bound Karnataka

  Technology | April 18, 2018 10:36 IST

  According to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, it is important to make sure no one interferes in any more elections, including in India.

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  Aadhaar data can be misused for election manipulation: Supreme Court

  India | April 17, 2018 21:02 IST

  The bench, which posed several searching questions, asked the lawyer why the authorities were allowing private entities to use the Aadhaar platform for various purposes and referred to the legal provision to this effect. 

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  Check here to know if your Facebook data was shared with Cambridge Analytica

  Technology | April 12, 2018 20:10 IST

  Step by step process to know if your data was shared by Facebook

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  Mark Zuckerberg makes shaky data and privacy claims about Facebook

  Internet | April 12, 2018 12:30 IST

  Those included claims that Facebook lets you download your data and take it elsewhere; that users can turn off data collection for advertising purposes; and that Facebook tracks users even when they’re not on Facebook itself, but only for “security purposes.”

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  Mark Zuckerberg is a ROBOT: Twitter erupts with hilarious memes after second day of US Congress hearing

  Trending | April 11, 2018 22:04 IST

  Twitter was in no mood to spare Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on the second day of US Congress hearing. 

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  Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg among victims of personal data theft

  Internet | April 11, 2018 21:25 IST

  Facebook has said that 87 million people's personal data was scooped up when some 270,000 users took a personality quiz and had not just their data, but the data of their friends to be accessed by an outside app.

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  Amid 'Delete Facebook' movement, Orkut founder launches 'Hello' social network app in India

  Technology | April 11, 2018 21:19 IST

  "Hello" brings people together around their interests to create positive, meaningful, authentic connections and sustained social engagement, the company said in a statement.

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  Full Text: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony to US Congress on data breach

  Internet | April 11, 2018 15:04 IST

  Zuckerberg, facing a joint hearing of the Senate Judiciary and Commerce committees, expressed his willingness to ensure protection of integrity of elections across world.

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  Rahul Gandhi should apologise for manipulating elections: BJP after Zuckerberg's testimony

  India | April 11, 2018 10:46 IST

  The BJP has demanded an apology from Congress president Rahul Gandhi for compromising private data of laksh of Indians with UK-based firm Cambridge Analytica to manipulate elections.

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  Zuckerberg testifies before Congress, apologises for Facebook failure

  Internet | April 11, 2018 10:26 IST

  During some five hours of Senate questioning, Zuckerberg apologised several times for Facebook failures, disclosed that his company was "working with" special counsel Robert Mueller in the federal probe of Russian election interference and said it was working hard to change its own operations.

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  Mark Zuckerberg prepares another apology, this time to Congress

  World | April 10, 2018 7:28 IST

  Zuckerberg will appear before lawmakers on Tuesday and Wednesday to try to restore public trust in his company and stave off federal regulation that some lawmakers have floated.

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  Body parts from threatened wildlife widely sold on Facebook

  World | April 10, 2018 7:24 IST

  Facebook is one of 20 technology companies that last month joined the Global Coalition to End Wildlife Trafficking Online, which was organised by Google and the World Wildlife Fund.

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  Did Cambridge Analytica get your private FB data? You'll know soon

  Internet | April 07, 2018 9:48 IST

  Starting Monday, all 2.2 billion Facebook users will receive a notice on their feeds, titled "Protecting Your Information," with a link to see what apps they use and what information they have shared with those apps.

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  FB data leak: 'Govt to wait for Analytica's reply before action’

  India | April 05, 2018 19:05 IST

  FBAnalytica has been accused of harvesting personal information of over millions of Facebook users illegally to influence polls in several countries.

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  Data of over 5 lakh Indians 'improperly' shared with Cambridge Analytica, admits Facebook

  Technology | April 05, 2018 13:18 IST

  While most users are from the US -- over 70 million – 5,62,455 Indian users' data has also been shared with Cambridge Analytica.

   

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  Cambridge Analytica scandal affected up to 87 million users: Facebook

  Internet | April 05, 2018 10:15 IST

  Zuckerberg acknowledged he made a "huge mistake" in failing to take a broad enough view of what Facebook's responsibility is in the world.

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  Facebook data breach: Ovleno Business Intelligence denies ties to Cambridge Analytica

  National | March 29, 2018 20:22 IST

  Amrish's statement comes a day after his father KC Tyagi rejected the allegations against his party's links to SCL India (formerly Strategic Communication Laboratories, the parent company of Cambridge Analytica).