The Cambridge academic at the centre of a row over the use of Facebook users’ private data has dismissed claims the information could have been used to influence voters.

Cambridge Analytica has admitted making mistakes over the Facebook data misuse scandal, but refused to be drawn into the detail of what they were.

The academic at the centre of a row over the use of Facebook data has accused the former chief executive of Cambridge Analytica of lying to the parliamentary inquiry into fake news.

An audit of Facebook's privacy practices for the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) found no problems, even though the company knew at the time that a data-mining firm improperly obtained private data from millions of users.

Irish Facebook users will see notices this week on their personal pages alerting them on how to spot fake news.

Facebook is to begin alerting users whose private data may have been compromised in the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

Latest: Up to 44,687 Irish Facebook users may have had some personal information improperly accessed by Cambridge Analytica, RTÉ News has reported.

Data held by Facebook on 87 million of its users may have been improperly shared with Cambridge Analytica, the company has said.

Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg is to give evidence to a US committee on April 11, according to officials.

Facebook is asking users whether they think it is "good for the world" in a poll sent to an unspecified number of people.

Apple has said users of its devices should have no reason to worry about how it uses their data ahead of the EU implementing the new data protection law in May.

Facebook has announced new privacy tools that will allow users to edit personal information the social network holds.

The US Federal Trade Commission is investigating Facebook's privacy practices following a week of scandals including whether the company engaged in "unfair acts" which cause "substantial injury" to consumers.

A Downing Street aide is facing calls to resign after allegedly "outing" a whisteblower who claimed the official Brexit campaign broke strict spending rules during the European Union referendum.

Boris Johnson has dismissed as "ludicrous" claims the Brexit campaign he backed broke election spending rules, amid calls for the police to investigate.

A watchdog told Facebook that relying on developers to follow information rules in some cases was not good enough two years before a "data grab" on millions of users is said to have taken place.

Enforcement officers for the Information Commissioner spent nearly seven hours searching Cambridge Analytica's central London premises overnight.

Enforcement officers for the Information Commissioner spent nearly seven hours searching Cambridge Analytica's central London premises overnight.

What did you expect? You tell the world about your lifestyle, your habits, your likes and dislikes, your hopes, dreams and fears. And then you discover that the world is not offering a sympathetic ear, but instead milking you for all you’re worth?

A British judge has issued a warrant for the offices of Cambridge Analytica in England to be searched.

Mark Zuckerberg has said it was a mistake to rely on Cambridge Analytica (CA) to delete tens of millions of Facebook users' data as he apologised for the "major breach of trust".

Politicians and regulators are demanding answers from the social media giant in the wake of revelations about the use of users’ personal information, writes Ben Brody

Facebook is under fire following reports that the personal data of 50 million users were obtained by an analytics firm that helped elect US president Donald Trump.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has admitted mistakes and outlining steps to protect user data in light of the privacy scandal involving a data mining firm.

Facebook had "wild west" approach to looking after its users' data and had "little detection" of any violations of its policies, a former employee of the company has told British MPs.

Pressure is mounting on Facebook to explain how a British firm used data from 50 million of its users without permission.

A data protection expert has called for the State to intervene in the investigation into the use of Facebook data by Cambridge Analytica, and has warned that an Oireachtas bill could legalise such data-harvesting.

Updated: The board of Cambridge Analytica has announced it has suspended chief executive Alexander Nix with immediate effect and promised a full investigation whose findings will be made public.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said that Ireland could become a soft target for international organisations and secret backers trying to undermine the EU if we hold any referenda on the future of Europe in the coming years.

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