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Facebook pressed on whether EU data was harvested by Cambridge Analytica

March 28, 2018

Via: The Hill

European Union officials have asked Facebook whether any of the data collected by Cambridge Analytica belonged to European citizens, according to a letter obtained by The Hill.

European Justice Commissioner Vera Jourova wrote to Facebook executive Sheryl Sandberg on Monday, wondering whether data on EU citizens has been “affected by the recent scandal.”

“If this is the case, how do you intend to inform the authorities and users about it?” Jourova wrote.

Facebook has weathered mounting scrutiny since it was revealed more than a week ago that Cambridge Analytica harvested data on 50 million U.S. voters via a survey app, improperly using it to boost political campaigns.

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