Facebook Suspends Another Data Analytics Firm As Scandal Widens
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/04/09/600833691/report-facebook-suspends-another-data-analytics-firm-as-scandal-widens?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news
As the Facebook scandal over Cambridge Analytica's misuse of
the personal data of millions of users continues to unfold,
Facebook is suspending another data analytics firm over
similar allegations. According to reporting by CNBC, Cubeyou
collected data from Facebook users through personality quizzes
"for non-profit academic research" developed with Cambridge
University -- then sold the data to advertisers.
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