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Monday, October 27, 2025
TopicCambridge Analytrica

Topic: Cambridge Analytrica

Facebook parent Meta agrees to pay $725 million to resolve Cambridge Analytica scandal case

The lawsuit was prompted by revelations in 2018 showing that Facebook allowed Cambridge Analytica to access data of 87 million users.

How Congress, BJP are the ‘same’, & Coronavirus ‘denies’ blame for state of Indian economy

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

As a creator of Cambridge Analytica, I fell for Facebook’s call to ‘move fast, break things’

Facebook is a doorway into minds of Americans. Mark Zuckerberg left that door wide open for Cambridge Analytica, Russians, and who knows how many others.

Social media platforms must use technology to tackle fake news: Law minister

Centre also tells social media platforms to appoint grievance officers in India before whom complaints can be made.

Google knows what you did last summer, and more

The search giant is a repository of your entire online life, which companies can then use to market their products to you.

Whistleblower says Cambridge Analytica is a ‘coloniser’, names Congress as client in India

Christopher Wylie, who exposed the role Cambridge Analytica played in big political events such as Brexit, says it has done “all kinds of projects” in India.

Aadhaar, Zomato and the Tirupati temple have something in common: All of them faced data breaches

In 2017, at least 13 Aadhaar-related data breaches took place; security details 3 million debit cards of 19 banks were compromised in 2016.

Last Laughs: The safety of Aadhaar data, divisive politics and a dry world

The best Indian cartoons of the day, chosen by editors at ThePrint.

Global Pulse: Former French president is under investigation for allegedly receiving funds from Gaddafi

Meanwhile, Mark Zuckerberg has admitted to Facebook's data breach into what has now turned into the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

On Camera

After losing no.2 carmaker spot, Hyundai is betting big on the new Venue

Indian car buyers are just as tech-obsessed as their Chinese counterparts, and that obsession has taken precedence over handling and performance.

Paper in MoSPI journal flags financial inclusion gap—highest among Hindus, lowest for Muslims

Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.