"Cambridge Analytica, the marketing research company at the heart of the Facebook data breach, is shutting down, according to reports. Parent company, SCL Group, said it was shutting its U.S. offices during a Wednesday conference call with employees." foxnews.com/tech/2018/05/02/cambridge-analytica-shutting-down-reports-say.html
Cambridge Analytica denied the accusations levied against it by Facebook and others, but said it could not correct the "unfounded accusations," even as it hired Queen's Counsel Julian Malins to conduct an independent investigation into the company's practices surrounding its political activities.
"Despite Cambridge Analytica’s unwavering confidence that its employees have acted ethically and lawfully, which view is now fully supported by Mr. Malins’ report, the siege of media coverage has driven away virtually all of the Company’s customers and suppliers," the company added in the release. "As a result, it has been determined that it is no longer viable to continue operating the business, which left Cambridge Analytica with no realistic alternative to placing the Company into administration."
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 03 2018, @05:23PM (1 child)
what f'in data breach? my understanding (lazy guess derived by not reading any articles about any of this bs) was that CA just used slavebook for what it was designed for (a global surveillance and propaganda platform) but slavebook didn't like the wrong team using their slaves. of course, the subversive press wails it's deceptive narrative.
(Score: 3, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 03 2018, @05:51PM
"slavepress"? "subversive press"? God, you're that tiresome jackanapes that I dread sitting next to for several hours on an airplane. Go Go noise cancelling headphones!