Wyden said he wants to know how Cambridge Analytica used Facebook tools “to weaponize detailed psychological profiles against tens of millions of Americans.”In Europe, officials voiced similar outrage. In Britain, parliamentary committee chair Damian Collins said both Cambridge Analytica and Facebook had questions to answer. A Cambridge Analytica statement denied misusing Facebook data for the Trump campaign. The British firm said it “strongly denies” the claims from Channel 4 as well as reports on misuse of Facebook data. “Facebook data was not used by Cambridge Analytica as part of the services it provided to the Donald Trump presidential campaign,” a statement read.

Source: New Strait Times March 19, 2018 23:15 UTC