U.S. FTC to Question Facebook Over Consultancy's Access to User Data
- 6 years ago
On Tuesday, Facebook said it faced questions from the lead U.S. consumer regulator about how its users’ personal data was mined by a political consultancy hired by Donald Trump’s campaign. U.S. and European lawmakers have demanded an explanation of how the consultancy, Cambridge Analytica, gained access to the data in 2014 and why Facebook failed to inform its users.