The Irish Data Protection Commissioner, Helen Dixon, is to probe Facebook ’s “oversight” of political targeting on the platform and issue guidance on certain data practices following revelations of political data harvesting on the social media platform. The Irish Data Protection Commissioner, Helen Dixon, is to probe Facebook’s “oversight” of political targeting on the platform and issue guidance on certain data practices following revelations of political data harvesting on the social media platform. Data Protection Commissioner Helen Dixon“The micro-targeting of social media users with political advertisements and sponsored stories remains an ongoing issue today. Independent.ie understands that less than 1pc of the 270,000 accounts involved in the Cambridge Analytica data-mining affair were European, with less than 0.1pc being Irish. Kogan’s app would not be permitted access to detailed friends’ data today.” Cambridge Analytica has denied the allegations levelled against the company.

Source: Irish Independent March 20, 2018 12:00 UTC