Cambridge Analytica
Facebook argues Australian users’ data harvested in Cambridge Analytica scandal is not ‘sensitive information’
In court documents Meta says parts of the case brought against it by Australia’s privacy regulator are ‘embarrassing’ and ‘defective’
Christopher Knaus
03, Oct, 2023 @2:00 PM
Australia’s privacy watchdog to enter talks with Facebook owner over Cambridge Analytica lawsuit
Federal court orders commissioner and Meta to start mediation to end protracted, costly legal proceedings
Christopher Knaus
28, Jun, 2023 @3:00 PM
Revealed: the US adviser who tried to swing Nigeria’s 2015 election
Sam Patten, an American consultant later mired in controversy, exploited emails obtained by Tal Hanan’s team
Carole Cadwalladr and Stephanie Kirchgaessner
18, Feb, 2023 @12:00 PM
Facebook owner to settle class-action suit over Cambridge Analytica scandal
Meta will pay out $725m after millions of Facebook users had their personal data used without consent
Alex Hern
23, Dec, 2022 @3:06 PM
Facebook-Cambridge Analytica data breach lawsuit ends in 11th hour settlement
Dramatic move shows Mark Zuckerberg ‘desperate to avoid being questioned over cover-up’, says Observer journalist
Mark Townsend
27, Aug, 2022 @4:16 PM
Mark Zuckerberg to face deposition over Cambridge Analytica scandal
The Meta CEO, and former COO Sheryl Sandberg will be questioned as part of a lawsuit filed on behalf of Facebook users in California
Kari Paul and Dan Milmo
20, Jul, 2022 @6:51 PM
Arron Banks almost crushed me in court. Instead, my quest for the facts was vindicated | Carole Cadwalladr
The libel claim brought by the Brexit campaigner took its toll. But the judgment offered personal relief and hope for public interest journalism
Carole Cadwalladr
19, Jun, 2022 @7:30 AM
Zuckerberg sued by DC attorney general over Cambridge Analytica data scandal
Karl Racine accuses Facebook co-founder of direct knowledge of policies that allowed firm to gather data of millions of Americans
Dominic Rushe in New York and Dan Milmo
23, May, 2022 @5:13 PM
Facebook appeal over Cambridge Analytica data rejected by Australian court as ‘divorced from reality’
Full bench of the federal court confirms earlier ruling that tech giant collects personal information in Australia
Christopher Knaus
07, Feb, 2022 @12:40 AM
The latest revelations mark the beginning of the end for the House of Zuckerberg | Carole Cadwalladr
The Observer’s investigations into Facebook in 2018 exposed a toxic culture. But still the business thrived. That might be about to change
Carole Cadwalladr
10, Oct, 2021 @7:30 AM
Facebook ‘overpaid in data settlement to avoid naming Zuckerberg’
Lawsuit alleges settlement in Cambridge Analytica case driven by desire to protect founder
Dan Milmo Global technology editor
24, Sep, 2021 @3:12 PM
Another huge data breach, another stony silence from Facebook | Carole Cadwalladr
The social media giant is still a law unto itself. Can anybody hold it to account?
Carole Cadwalladr
11, Apr, 2021 @7:45 AM
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