• FBI, FTC, and SEC Are All Looking Into the Facebook/Cambridge Analytica Scandal

    FBI, FTC, and SEC Are All Looking Into the Facebook/Cambridge Analytica Scandal

    It was only a matter of time before Facebook really got into trouble. It seems as though the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are now all joining the Department of Justice to gain a better understanding of how Facebook was used by Cambridge…

  • Has Facebook Actually Been Breaching National Security?

    Has Facebook Actually Been Breaching National Security?

    You might recall that Facebook, or more specifically Sheryl Sandberg, had indicated that “they” had taken care of things in relation to the Cambridge Analytica scandal.  More specifically, who took the fall for the situation? Who they let go wasn’t something that they divulged, but now they’re making it known that the researcher who actually…

  • Was Cambridge Analytica Upfront with their Data Destruction Process?

    Was Cambridge Analytica Upfront with their Data Destruction Process?

    Facebook was successful in getting Cambridge Analytica to delete millions of users’ data back in January 2016, but there’s a twist.  The information based on that data appears to have lived much longer.  The Guardian obtained leaked emails which suggest that Cambridge Analytica has explicitly avoided agreeing to delete the derivatives of that data –…