CBI begins investigation of data theft by Cambridge Analytica, Global Science Research
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Facebook had confirmed over 87 million accounts were breached by the London-based firm
Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad had told the Rajya Sabha last month that the CBI would be investigating the case related to alleged manipulation of electoral process in the 2014 general elections.
The Indian government had sent two notices to Cambridge Analytica and had sought reply by May 10th.
The government had also sent a notice to Facebook on April 5th, 2018 and informed the social networking site that data of estimated 5,62, 455 Indians may have been used in an unauthorised manner by CA through 335 installations of the App developed by GSR and installed by Indians.
"Cambridge Analytica has denied that data from Indians was breached, but Facebook has made a contradictory statement," Prasad had said in the Rajya Sabha.
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Facebook had confirmed over 87 million accounts were breached by the London-based firm.
In April, Cambridge Analytica (CA) had said that it will investigate all its activities around the world, including in India. However soon after the firm filed for bankruptcy and shutdown.
"Rest assured, India, Kenya, Nigeria, all the other countries that SCL has been working in historically, will be investigated and reported on as part of the independent investigation," a spokesman of the firm had declared.
Whistleblower Christopher Wylie had said the company had worked "extensively" in India and named the Congress as one of its clients. He had also named other parties including the Janta Dal (United) as a client during the 2010 Bihar elections.
Wylie claimed Cambridge Analytica had a database on "over 600 districts and 7 lakh villages, which is constantly being updated".