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Facebook accounts and telephone records can be used to pinpoint the best individuals to vaccinate to stop a disease outbreak. (Photo: Pixabay)

Facebook row: Indian arm, OBI, shuts website

Mr Tyagi owned Ovleno Business Intelligence (OBI) was Cambridge Analytica's associate in the country.

22 March 2018 3:48 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg at the townhall in Menlo Park, California. (Photo: AP/File)

Modi only PM to visit Facebook HQ; trying to prove Zuckerberg as...

The Congress earlier denied links with data analysis firm, accused in Facebook data privacy scandal.

21 March 2018 7:31 PM IST

Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said, Indian National Congress or the Congress president has never used or never hired the services of a company called Cambridge Analytica. (Photo: Twitter/ANI)

Congress denies links to Cambridge Analytica, says BJP used services...

Cong spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said, 'It is a fake agenda being dished out by Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar...

21 March 2018 4:42 PM IST

Facebook is global social media giant. (Photo: AFP)

Prasad warns FB of strong action if it sways electoral process

Reports had alleged that Cambridge Analytica used data mined from Facebook in the voter research.

21 March 2018 2:48 PM IST

Denham launched her investigation after weekend reports that Cambridge Analytica improperly used information from more than 50 million Facebook accounts. Facebook has suspended the company from the social network. (Representational Image)

Facebook alternatives, Are we up for it?

Facebook connects 2.2 billion users and a host of communities that have sprung up on its network.

21 March 2018 1:04 PM IST

Schrems first raised concerns in 2011 about how easy it would be for third-party apps to harvest data from the unwitting friends of Facebook users.

Facebook 'outraged' by Cambridge Analytica's data misuse

Facebook is working hard to collect all the facts and take the appropriate action.

21 March 2018 12:36 PM IST

Facebook insisted the data was misused but not stolen, because users gave permission, sparking a debate about what constitutes a hack that must be disclosed to customers. (Representational Image)

Cambridge Analytica CEO claims influence on US election, Facebook...

Cambridge Analytica's board of directors suspended CEO Alexander Nix, shortly before the expose of the firm's methods.

21 March 2018 7:45 AM IST

While people dont exist in a Facebook-only vacuum, it is possible that bogus information users saw on the site could later be reinforced by the rabbit hole of clicks and conspiracy sites on the broader internet. (Representational Image/ Pixabay)

How data-mining firms use Facebook like' patterns to manipulate voters

Monday was a wild roller coaster ride for Facebook, whose shares plunged 7 percent in its worst one-day decline since...

20 March 2018 7:31 PM IST

Denham launched her investigation after weekend reports that Cambridge Analytica improperly used information from more than 50 million Facebook accounts. Facebook has suspended the company from the social network. (Representational Image)

UK probes firm that used Facebook data to allegedly help Trump win

Cambridge Analytica used the data to build psychological profiles so voters could be targeted with ads and stories.

20 March 2018 3:55 PM IST

Facebook insisted the data was misused but not stolen, because users gave permission, sparking a debate about what constitutes a hack that must be disclosed to customers. (Representational Image)

Facebook called out for breach of personal data again

The scrutiny presented a new threat to Facebook's reputation, which was already under attack over Russians' alleged use...

18 March 2018 4:15 PM IST

Cambridge Analytica, whose clients included Donald Trumps 2016 presidential campaign, sought information on Facebook users to build psychological profiles on a large portion of the US electorate. (Photo: AFP)

UK lawmakers summon ex-Cambridge Analytica chief to testify

Parliament's Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee said it had summoned the company's ex-chief executive to appear...

11 May 2018 8:32 AM IST

Cambridge Analytica spokesperson Clarence Mitchell looks at his watch near the end of taking questions during a press conference in London, Tuesday, April 24, 2018. The press conference was held Tuesday afternoon to follow Cambridge University academic Aleksandr Kogan speaking at a hearing held by Britains Parliament media committee. Kogans company, Global Science Research, developed a Facebook app that vacuumed up information from users as well as additional data from their Facebook friends. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

Cambridge Analytica shuts down after Facebook privacy scandal

In a press release, the firm went opened up to confirming that they will shut down with immediate effect.

3 May 2018 9:57 AM IST