Cambridge Analytica may have accessed private Facebook messages as well

Cambridge Analytica may have accessed private Facebook messages as well
Senators pressed Mr. Zuckerberg on why Facebook didn't inform users about the harvesting of user data by Cambridge Analytica, a political consulting firm with ties to the Trump campaign, in 2015, when it was informed of the data abuse.
"But I think you have to be careful about putting regulation in place".
In other words, Zuckerberg has taken some blame, but he doesn't want his company to be sued for its actions (or inaction).
Representative Ben Ray Lujan from New Mexico raised the question of shadow profiles during the second testimony, to which Zuckerberg said he was not familiar with the matter.
The GDPR is a regulation in EU law on data protection and privacy for all individuals within the European Union.
Of course, there may be a gap between people who say they deleted their Facebook and those who actually did.
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Zuckerberg in his testimony in front of the United States lawmakers agreed that Facebook tracks internet users through hundreds of millions of web pages.
However, a former Facebook employee who used to work in its ads department took to Twitter to falsify Zuckerberg's response.
On the topic of Europe's General Data Protection Regulation, Reuters reports that the European Union is now going even further, establishing a Social Media Working Group to take a deeper dive into the harvesting of personal data by Facebook and others. The spark for his appearances was reports that data firm Cambridge Analytica had used improperly-gained data on up to 87 million Facebook users, but the conversation didn't stop there.
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But for many lawmakers, Zuckerberg's carefully worded answers fell short of addressing the platform's security settings and the increasing concerns about making privacy a priority.
The social network replies, "No. Facebook is a free site and will never require that you pay to continue using the site".
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"While Facebook has certainly grown, I worry it has not matured", Walden, R-Ore., told Zuckerberg.
Many people logged in on their devices expecting to see a message at the top of their news feed reading "Protecting Your Information", as was described in numerous articles.
The Facebook CEO's at-times awkwardness saw him being compared to Star Trek's Data - an android who struggles with human behaviour and emotions.
"The Cambridge Analytica scandal has simply exposed in a dramatic way what many people have been pointing out for many years - that this is Facebook's business model". "The problem is if my friend uses that app and has my contact info, she's consented and I haven't, but Facebook still has my information", she said. They recently received a letter from Facebook explaining that their videos were "unsafe to the community".
39% said they were "very aware" of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, while 37% said they were "somewhat aware".
"In addition, if you choose to use Facebook from your mobile phone, keep in mind that you'll be responsible for any fees associated with internet usage and/or text messaging as determined by your mobile carrier".
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