Facebook Suspends Another Data Analytics Firm As Scandal Widens

["Dave Farber" <farber () gmail com>]

I wonder what the role of the universities researchers is in this type of mess.

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Lauren Weinstein <lauren () vortex com>
> Date: April 9, 2018 at 2:40:20 PM EDT
> To: nnsquad () nnsquad org
> Subject: [ NNSquad ] Facebook Suspends Another Data Analytics Firm As Scandal Widens
>
>
> 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.
>
> - - -
>
> --Lauren--



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