Through it all, Facebook’s users were mostly unfazed. What happened with Cambridge Analytica wasn’t technically a data breach, since this trove of personal information wasn’t stolen from Facebook’s servers. Technically, only this last step violated Facebook’s rules, which prohibit selling or giving away data collected by a third-party app. Researchers and nongovernmental organizations have used Facebook’s third-party development tools to respond to natural disasters. It’s how these platforms innovate and do cool, interesting things.”In Facebook’s case, permissive data policies were also good for business.

Source: New York Times March 19, 2018 23:46 UTC