Facebook says up to 87 million people affected by Cambridge Analytica scandal

Source: The Hill | April 4, 2018 | Ali Breland

Facebook said on Wednesday that as many as 87 million people have been affected in the Cambridge Analytica data scandal.

The company previously estimated that the British research firm hired by the Trump campaign had improperly harvested data from about 50 million Facebook users.

Facebook’s new estimate came as a part of a post in which it outlined new steps it is taking to restrict third-parties’ access to user data on its platform.

As a part of the data policy changes, Facebook said it will now delete Android users’ call and text logs that are older than a year following outcry over the practice.

The social media platform has been scrambling to temper criticism it has received following its disclosure that Cambridge Analytica improperly took user data and then did not delete the information after telling Facebook that it would.

The new estimate also comes one week before Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is set to testify before a congressional panel on his company’s handling of data and the fallout.

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