Facebook data scandal: The key questions answered

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 data scandal: The key questions answered
Thu, 22 Mar, 2018 - 00:00
Michael Reley and Sarah Frier

Lawmakers and regulators in the US and the UK are now scrutinising the social media giant, whose shares have dropped more than 9% since the news broke on March 17. So what’s it all about?

Who took what from Facebook?

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