The amount of data Cambridge Analytica got hold of and used to deliver targeted advertising based on personality types – including activities, interests, check-ins, location, photos, religion, politics, relationship details – was not unusual in the slightest. “In this sense, Facebook’s ‘privacy settings’ are a grand illusion. It asked Cambridge Analytica to delete the data and revoked Kogan’s apps’ API access. Play Video 6:03 Brittany Kaiser, former Cambridge Analytica director: 'I voted for Bernie' - videoDemand for answersPoliticians on both sides of the Atlantic called for answers. The Federal Trade Commission plans to examine whether the social networking site violated a 2011 data privacy agreement with the agency over its data-sharing practices.

Source: The Guardian March 24, 2018 09:00 UTC