Scholars Have Data on Millions of Facebook Users. Who’s Guarding It? - The New York Times
'It’s hard to imagine how Facebook stops that from happening.”The Times reviewed half a dozen Facebook data sets compiled by academics from 2006 to 2017. '
'Kogan’s Facebook data set is now known, the fate of other information hoards is murkier. '
' Another set, from 2013, by a group of Norwegian academics focused on the civic engagement of 21 million Facebook members on four continents. '
'Some academics said the data could have been easily copied and sold to marketers or political consulting firms. '
'Last week, Cambridge Analytica said it would cease operations after the uproar over its use of personal information. '
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'It’s hard to imagine how Facebook stops that from happening.”The Times reviewed half a dozen Facebook data sets compiled by academics from 2006 to 2017. '
'Kogan’s Facebook data set is now known, the fate of other information hoards is murkier. '
' Another set, from 2013, by a group of Norwegian academics focused on the civic engagement of 21 million Facebook members on four continents. '
'Some academics said the data could have been easily copied and sold to marketers or political consulting firms. '
'Last week, Cambridge Analytica said it would cease operations after the uproar over its use of personal information. '
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