London-based Cambridge Analytica blamed "unfairly negative media coverage" and said it has been "vilified" for actions it says are both legal and widely accepted as part of online advertising. Facebook said it will keep looking into data misuse by Cambridge Analytica even though the firm is closing down. Alexander Nix, right, arrives at the offices of Cambridge Analytica in central London on March 20 before his suspension as CEO. Facebook estimates that the personal information of 622,161 users in Canada — and nearly 87 million worldwide — was improperly accessed by Cambridge Analytica. On Wednesday, Cambridge Analytica said an outside investigation it commissioned concluded the allegations were not "borne out by the facts."

Source: CBC News May 02, 2018 18:45 UTC