PhotoBritish investigators on Friday night searched the London offices of Cambridge Analytica, the data-analytics company that harvested data from 50 million Facebook users to develop psychological profiles on behalf of political campaigns, including that of President Trump. About 20 investigators from Britain’s data watchdog, the Information Commissioner’s Office, descended on the company’s offices on New Oxford Street after obtaining a search warrant from the High Court. “This is just one part of a larger investigation into the use of personal data and analytics for political purposes. View all New York Times newsletters. The revelations about the company’s data use have set off a storm on both sides of the Atlantic.

Source: New York Times March 23, 2018 23:15 UTC