Investigators from Britain's data watchdog on Friday searched the London offices of Cambridge Analytica, the data analytics firm at the centre of a storm over allegations it improperly harvested Facebook data to target US voters. Also read Data theft or misuse? Fallout of Cambridge Analytica scandalElizabeth Denham, head of the ICO, sought the warrant after a whistleblower said Cambridge Analytica had gathered private information of 50 million Facebook users to support Donald Trump's 2016 US presidential campaign. Cambridge Analytica tried to make me pay for that work but I refused. Efforts by the ICO to investigate Cambridge Analytica had hit a snag on Thursday after a judge adjourned its application to search the British consultancy group's office by 24 hours.

Source: dna March 24, 2018 02:26 UTC