• Skip to content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • Gaming
  • Computing
  • Internet
  • Phone and communications
  • Software
  • Mobile computing

The source for tech buying advice

The latest technology news and reviews, covering computing, home entertainment systems, gadgets and more.

Facebook suspends Canadian consultancy over improper data use

April 7, 2018 By discountbonus_sd3n3h



With the wounds from the Cambridge Analytica data scandal still raw, Facebook has banned another third-party company from its platform over the improper use of data – this time it's Canadian political consulting firm AggregateIQ.

As with Cambridge Analytica, the charge is that AggregateIQ used data scraped from Facebook in ways that violated the social network's terms and conditions. In fact, leaked documents had already linked AggregateIQ with Cambridge Analytica, and it seems that association was too strong for Facebook's liking.

"In light of recent reports that AggregateIQ may… have improperly received [Facebook] user data, we have added them to the list of entities we have suspended from our platform while we investigate," a Facebook spokesperson told the National Observer in Canada.

Claim and counter-claim

Some digging by the Guardian has already suggested that AggregateIQ may have mined data from Facebook in relation to the Brexit vote, but all of these investigations are still ongoing. As a result it's likely to take some time for the full facts to come out.

For its part, AggregateIQ says it "has never managed, nor did we ever have access to, any Facebook data or database allegedly obtained improperly by Cambridge Analytica… AggregateIQ works in full compliance within all legal and regulatory requirements in all jurisdictions where it operates."

It's been a rough few weeks for Facebook, with data scandals and fresh questions over how it treats user data, but the problems are far from over. Within the next week, Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg has to give some answers to US lawmakers.

  • More bad news for Facebook: teens are fleeing in record numbers



Source link

Filed Under: Internet

Disclaimer: All the links on this page are ‘affiliate links’. This means we will earn commission from every customer we refer from this website. Our reviews are honest, we wouldn’t waste your time or put our reputation on the line by recommending anything we didn’t fully believe in.

Primary Sidebar

Disclaimer: All the links on this page are ‘affiliate links’. This means we will earn commission from every customer we refer from this website. Our reviews are honest, we wouldn’t waste your time or put our reputation on the line by recommending anything we didn’t fully believe in.

Recent Posts

Huge collection of user data leaked online

Huge collection of user data leaked online

Security researcher Troy Hunt, who runs the service Have I Been Pwned, has … [Read More...] about Huge collection of user data leaked online

  • The Division 2 devs aim to bring 'a meaningful change to the game' in next major update
  • Our love of Netflix and Prime Video is suffocating Planet Earth
  • Save $10 on the Xbox Wireless Controller this weekend

Follow Us Online

  • Facebook
  • Google+
  • LinkedIn
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter

Footer

Menus

  • Contact
  • Terms of Service
  • Privacy Policy

Most Posts

  • What are OnePlus phones? A guide to the company and its smartphones
  • Gaming
  • Computing
  • Internet
  • Phone and communications
  • Software
  • Mobile computing

Newsletter

Copyright © 2021 · WordPress · Log in