The proposed plan also included using a process to match for individuals in both sets to prove that how sharing information could improve patient care.

Facebook discussed sharing user data for medical project: Report

Facebook has deployed technology tools like artificial intelligence and thousands of people to work on security as the company's 'major focus' this year is to protect the integrity of upcoming elections in several countries

Facebook's major focus polls in India, US, Pakistan: Zuckerberg

Zuckerberg said had not fired anyone over the scandal and did not plan to.

87 million user data 'improperly shared' with Cambridge Analytica: Facebook

The IT ministry has received Facebook's response to its notice, the government will wait for a response from Cambridge Analytica before deciding on the action to be taken, the source said.

‘Govt to wait for Cambridge Analytica’s reply before action in Facebook data leak case’

These new revelations came ahead of a conference call with reporters in which Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said he had made a “huge mistake” personally by not focusing on data privacy.

Facebook leak: Over 5.6 lakh Indian users' details may've been shared with Cambridge Analytica

In an interview with an American news website, Zuckerberg noted that one of the problems was that the company was 'idealistic'

I wish I could solve issues in 3-6 months; it will take few years: Zuckerberg on Facebook crisis

Zuckerberg took a defensive stance stating that not everyone one can afford to pay for a service that helps connect everyone in the world

We do not monetise our customers: Tim Cook criticises Facebook

The notice had gone out to Cambridge Analytica over media reports about questionable practices attributed to the UK-based firm in its efforts to allegedly influence elections by harvesting data of Facebook users globally

Cambridge Analytica asks for one more week on data breach notice

Amid the ongoing Facebook data breach scandal, United Nations on Thursday raised concern over the privacy issue and said that most counties are ill-prepared for the digital economy

Most counties are ill-prepared for the digital economy: UN

Strategic Communications Limited states in one of the documents that it completed a project on 'honour killings and cultural change' in Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan between 2009 and 2010, and goes on to explain its achievement

Cambridge Analytica's parent company involved in 'honor killing' cases in India: Reports

Colombia on Wednesday blocked access to a cell phone application saying might be connected with Cambridge Analytica

Colombia blocks app it says possibly linked to Cambridge Analytica

SCL India has a database of over 600 districts and 7 Lakh villages, which are constantly updated, Wylie said on Twitter.

'SCL carried out survey for a major party in 2007 UP polls,' says Christopher Wylie

'Wylie has misrepresented himself and the company to the committee, and previously to the news media. He admits himself that what he says is speculation,' the statement added

Chris Wylie left in 2014, has no direct knowledge of company's practices: Cambridge Analytica

Facebook, embroiled in a huge data scandal which has wiped off over $100 billion in its market value, on Wednesday announced a series of privacy changes it was making to give users more control over their data

Facebook to introduce new privacy controls in wake of data scandal

Wylie has previously disclosed how users’ data from Facebook was used by Cambridge Analytica to help elect US President Donald Trump

'I believe Cambridge Analytica's client in India was the Congress,' says whistleblower

'There's no tangible proof in the public domain that AIQ actually built Ripon, which is the software that utilised the algorithms from the Facebook data,' Wylie told the committee.

AIQ built Ripon to utilise Facebook data: Cambridge Analytica whistleblower

The firm's Head of UK Public Policy told lawmakers that Schroepfer or Cox were better placed to answer questions

Facebook chief Zuckerberg will not answer UK lawmakers' questions over data leak

'I promise to do better for you,' Zuckerberg noted

Leading British dailies carry Mark Zuckerberg's full-page apology

Cambridge Analytica, which worked on US President Donald Trump's election campaign, has been accused of illegally mining tens of millions of users' Facebook data and using it to target potential voters.

UK regulators finish searching Cambridge Analytica offices, to examine evidence before 'next steps'

India's information technology minister last week warned against any abuse of social media in elections, following reports that the analytics firm improperly accessed information on millions of Facebook users to target US voters

India queries Cambridge Analytica over alleged Facebook data breach

The High Court granted the raid request less than an hour earlier, as Denham investigates claims that Cambridge Analytica may have illegally harvested Facebook data for political ends.

UK regulators search Cambridge Analytica offices

Rahul Gandhi quoted a story from a website which stated Alexander Nix, the disgraced CEO of the UK-based data gathering firm may have plotted to defeat the Congress party ahead of India's 2014 parliamentary elections.

'BJP lying factory at work to spin fake news': Rahul Gandhi hits out at BJP over CA allegations

Indian Ministry of Information Technology has issued a show-cause notice to UK based data mining company Cambridge Analytica on Thursday

Government issues show-cause notice to Cambridge Analytica

The latest crisis laying siege to the leading online social network has raised the specter that he has lost control of his creation and been naive about the unintended consequences of people sharing so much about themselves.

Mark Zuckerberg's shine dims as guardian of Facebook users

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