The ACCC inquiry is investigating the impact of Google, content aggregators such as Apple News and social media platforms such as Facebook on the state of competition in media and advertising. Cambridge Analytica in Australia deregisters business name Read moreThe story sparked calls for users to delete Facebook and examine how much of their data it held. “I’ve been in a presentation where an informed person said, ‘people know what Google and Facebook have on them and they don’t mind’. “I think the reaction to Cambridge Analytica [revelations] indicated a lot of people don’t understand the data that’s held on them and potentially what it can be used for. He set up Cambridge Analytica to work in America, with investment from Robert Mercer.

Source: The Guardian April 02, 2018 02:26 UTC