The notice comes even before the deadline for responses given to Cambridge Analytica March 31

India issues notice to Facebook, asks for reply by April 5

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

Facebook said the company had received invitations to testify before Congress and that they were talking to legislators.

Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg to testify before US Congress: Source

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

He also said the social media cell of the EC would go into the issue of App of politicians and political parties sharing user data without the users' consent

Facebook to remain Election Commission's social media partner

Social media are changing us, our children and practically every conceivable aspect of society just as profoundly as the steam engine did in the 18th century.

Opinion: Social media occupy a great deal of our attention

Zuckerberg apologized last week for the mistakes Facebook had made and promised tougher steps to restrict developers' access to such information

EU gives Facebook 'two weeks' to answer data scandal questions: letter

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

The letter requests that Facebook produce information regarding their business practices and safeguards to protect users' privacy

Facebook faces probe by US trade commission

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

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

According to reports, Facebook requested access to contacts, SMS data and call history on Android devices to improve its friend recommendation algorithm

Facebook: Call, text history logging requires users' permission

Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg took out full-page ads in almost all of Britain's national newspapers Sunday to apologise for a huge data privacy scandal

Facebook apologises for data scandal in UK newspaper ads

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

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

WION Morning News Brief, March 23, 2018

The blueprint of the digital campaign with detailed insights of Trump presidential campaign has been obtained by the British daily, the Guardian on Thursday

10,000 ads were tailor-made during Trump digital campaign: Report

Rawat said that to the best of his knowledge, no such incident similar to what is being reported globally has come into light in context of the Indian electoral process.

Fake news emerging challenge in electoral arena: Chief Election Commissioner OP Rawat on Cambridge Analytica row

ICO head Elizabeth Denham said on Monday she was seeking a warrant to access the offices of Cambridge Analytica

Cambridge Analytica London search warrant adjourned until Friday: ICO

Zuckerberg also mentioned about the artificial intelligence tools that Facebook is going to use to prevent fake news and information manipulation during elections

Facebook enhancing security features to ensure integrity of upcoming elections in India: Zuckerberg

WION Morning News Brief, March 22, 2018

European Union leaders will Thursday press tech giants to protect personal data in the wake of the scandal over information harvested from Facebook, draft summit conclusions said

European Union leaders urge privacy protection amid Facebook row

WION evening news brief, March 22, 2018

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