CBI Files Case Against Cambridge Analytica For Facebook Data Theft
CBI Files Case Against Cambridge Analytica For Facebook Data Theft
It is alleged that Cambridge Analytica used the data of 5.2 lakh Indian Facebook users to influence elections in the country.
Facebook has said that GSRL illegally collected personal data of around 5.62 lakh Facebook users.
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Cambridge Analytica allegedly used Facebook data to influence elections
Data of 5.62 lakh Indians sourced illegally by Cambridge Analytica
New Delhi:
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a case against UK-based political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica for the alleged illegal harvesting of personal data of 5.62 lakh Indian Facebook users. The agency has also named Global Science Research (GSRL), another company based out of that country, in the same case.