Facebook faces scrutiny for how data was used in elections
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Facebook is under fire again for how user data was used in the runup to the 2016 election.
British-based research firm Cambridge Analytica has been accused of harvesting data from more than 50 million Facebook users, and misleading the tech giant about it. New undercover video captured the CEO talking about their work for the Trump campaign. Meanwhile, Facebook is facing growing questions and criticism, and officials are set to testify before a House committee. John Yang reports.
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Facebook faces scrutiny for how data was used in elections
Clip: 3/20/2018 | 4m 27sVideo has Closed Captions
British-based research firm Cambridge Analytica has been accused of harvesting data from more than 50 million Facebook users, and misleading the tech giant about it. New undercover video captured the CEO talking about their work for the Trump campaign. Meanwhile, Facebook is facing growing questions and criticism, and officials are set to testify before a House committee. John Yang reports.
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