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Facebook delivers 500 pages of answers to Congress about Cambridge Analytica

Washington Post: “…Facebook pledged to continue refining its privacy practices and investigating its entanglement with Cambridge Analytica in nearly 500 pages of new information supplied to Congress and published Monday (See also TechCrunch as a non pay-walled source) – though the social giant sidestepped some of lawmakers’ most critical queries. Much as it did during the hearing, Facebook told lawmakers on the Senate Judiciary Committee and the Senate Commerce Committee that it is reviewing all apps available on its platform that had access to large queries of data, a process that already has resulted in 200 suspensions…

But Facebook did say that its consultants embedded in 2016 presidential campaigns, including President Trump’s team, “did not identify any issues involving the improper use of Facebook data in the course of their interactions with Cambridge Analytica.” In another exchange, Facebook said it had provided “technical support and best practices guidance to advertisers, including Cambridge Analytica, on using Facebook’s advertising tools.”

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