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    Data on 'up to 87 million' Facebook users shared with UK firm

    Facebook said today data on as many as 87 million users was improperly shared with British political consultancy Cambridge Analytica, far greater than the 50 million previously estimated.

    PTI
    April 05, 2018 / 09:45 IST

    Facebook said today data on as many as 87 million users was improperly shared with British political consultancy Cambridge Analytica, far greater than the 50 million previously estimated.

    Facebook's chief technology officer Mike Schroepfer made the announcement in a statement announcing the implementation of new privacy tools for users of the huge social network.

    "In total, we believe the Facebook information of up to 87 million people -- mostly in the US -- may have been improperly shared with Cambridge Analytica," he said. (AFP) PMS .

    PTI
    first published: Apr 5, 2018 09:30 am

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