We keep an eye out for the most interesting stories about Labby subjects: digital media, startups, the web, journalism, strategy, and more. Here’s some of what we’ve seen lately.
The New York Times / Sheera Frenkel
/ May 7“While what happened with Aleksander Kogan’s Facebook data set, sold to Cambridge Analytica, is now known, the fate of other information hoards is murkier. In many cases, the data was used for research or scholarly articles. The information was then sometimes left unsecured and stored on open servers that offered access to anyone. Some academics said the data could have been easily copied and sold to marketers or political consulting firms.” —
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Cambridge Analytica,
data,
Facebook
