Facebook Admits Data-Mining Firm Got Access To Millions Of Users' Personal Information

Facebook is under intense pressure after it admitted that Cambridge Analytica, a political data-mining firm, got access to massive amount of user data. A look at why Facebook allows third parties access to its data and what the business objective is.

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Facebook's share price tumbled today. The tech giant is on the defensive, and that's because it let the private information of some 50 million users wind up in the hands of a data mining firm that worked for the Trump campaign. From Capitol Hill to Westminster in London, lawmakers want to know why Facebook didn't do more to protect users' privacy. In a moment, we'll hear from a state attorney general looking into the matter.

But now we're joined by NPR tech correspondent Aarti Shahani, who's at Facebook's headquarters in Menlo Park. Hey, Aarti. - Read More

Facebook Admits Data-Mining Firm Got Access To Millions Of Users' Personal Information

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