Tag: Analytica’s

17 APR

Cambridge Analytica’s Alexander Nix ducks fake news inquiry… so will Parliament summon him?

The suspended bigwig of notorious data mining firm Cambridge Analytica, Alexander Nix, has ducked the UK government’s fake news inquiry – for now. MPs are faced with the decision whether or not to summon the slippery CEO. Nix had been asked back to the inquiry for a second time to clarify inconsistencies in the evidence […]

25 MAR

Investigators raid Cambridge Analytica’s London offices

(Reuters) — Investigators from Britain’s data watchdog searched the London offices of Cambridge Analytica, the data analytics firm at the center of a storm over <a href="https://venturebeat.com/2018/03/20/facebook-and-mark-zuckerberg-face-investigations-over-cambridge-analytica-data-privacy-allegations/"allegations it improperly…Read More

21 MAR

Cambridge Analytica’s parent company reportedly offered a $1.4 million bribe to win an election for a client

Mario Tama/Getty Images The parent company of Cambridge Analytica, the political research company at the center of a massive Facebook data scandal, reportedly offered a $ 1.4 million bribe to win an election for a client.  SCL Group reportedly entrapped the leader of St. Kitts and Nevis’ opposition party with a $ 1.4 million (£1 million) bribe […]