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Facebook Admits Cambridge Analytica May Have Obtained Personal Info on 87 Million Users

HeadlineApr 05, 2018

Facebook has revealed it now believes the personal information of up to 87 million people may have been improperly shared without their permission with the voter-profiling company Cambridge Analytica, which worked to sway voters to support President Donald Trump. During a call with reporters on Wednesday, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said, “We didn’t take a broad enough view on what our responsibility was, and that was a huge mistake.” Zuckerberg is scheduled to testify on Capitol Hill next week.

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