CBI case against Cambridge Analytica for stealing data of 5.62 lakh Indians from Facebook

(PTI) New Delhi, Ta. Friday, January 22, 2021

The CBI has filed a case against UK company Cambridge Analytica and Global Science Research for stealing data of 5.62 lakh Indian nationals from Facebook. A year and a half ago, the CBI had launched an investigation and now with strong evidence, it has filed a case against Alexander Kogan, a representative of the company.

The scandal, which erupted in 2018, revealed how users' personal data is leaked on Facebook and the extent to which Facebook is careless on data security issues. Cambridge Analytica's job was to consult political parties and manage social media. The company used the information from Facebook to divert voters to various political parties or candidates.

Cambridge Analytica obtained information about users' preferences, political views, etc., and used them in the US presidential election (2015-16), the Brexit vote (2016) and the Mexican election (2018). .

To make this mess, Cambridge Analytica created a quiz app on Facebook. Users could play this quiz game through Facebook account. But users did not know that Analytica stole all its details while playing the game.

The app was used by only 335 Facebook users in India. But in the meantime, Cambridge got the personal details (name, birth details, e-mail, phone number, address, etc.) of a total of six lakh people, including users' friends, friends, other people in the circle.

When a person opens an account in Facebook, he has to provide all this information. Facebook claims that the company does not share this information with anyone. That claim has repeatedly been proven wrong. The CBI has filed a case and is investigating. Analytica, however, said it only had data from American users.

Google threatens to shut down search engine in Australia

Google has threatened the Australian government that it would shut down the search if it forced media companies to pay for news. The news in Google News comes from various media websites. Google spreads the word, but it is the media that is behind the news.

So Google should pay the organization, a rule that Australia has made and will soon be approved in Parliament. In addition to Google, this rule is also applicable to Facebook. Google has started abusing its power against it. On the other hand, the Prime Minister of Australia Scott Morris said that the rules of what to do in our country will be made by the Australian government. We do not want to respond to such threats.

The signal was downloaded 2.46 crore times in four days in India

WhatsApp-Facebook has introduced its authoritarian attitude by trying to fool the new policy users. Since then, the number of signal messaging app downloaders has increased in India. People are using signals in addition to WhatsApp as there is a lot of work based on WhatsApp.

The Signal app was downloaded 2.46 crore times in India between January 14 and 17, according to data from firm Sensor Tower, which analyzes the application. WhatsApp has not revoked the new and harmful privacy policy, it has been pushed back. So many users have started using the signal to get used to the new app and gradually get rid of WhatsApp.