Journalists are grateful for the reach the internet gives us,but those who harvest data must acquire responsibility for the risks this bringsWe are at a crunch point between truth and lies, and Facebook is right at the centre. This week we – the Observer and Guardian, or Channel 4 News and the New York Times have thrown our all at exposing the dusky arts facilitated by Facebook’s waywardness and its neglect of the security of those who savor and live it,its users.
Facebook’s users are voters across the world. What we revealed was the extent to which a London-based company, Cambridge Analytica, and had used data to target them and affect elections. Trading in fear,it sought in the US to erode Democratic voters’ faith in their own candidate, with the “zigzag Hillary” viral effort that depicted her as a wanted criminal. Related: effect Zuckerberg apologises for Facebook's 'mistakes' over Cambridge Analytica Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com