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Monday 19 March 2018

The UK is taking Cambridge Analytica seriously

The UK's Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham says she will seek a warrant to look at the databases and servers used by British data analytics firm Cambridge Analytica.

Ms Denham had demanded access to Cambridge Analytica's servers by 18:00 GMT but said the firm had missed her deadline. "I'm not accepting their response so therefore I'll be applying to the court for a warrant," she said. "We need to get in there, we need to look at the databases, we need to look at the servers and understand how data was processed or deleted by Cambridge Analytica."
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-43465700
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3 comments:

  1. Joerg Fliege20 March 2018 at 00:34

    Warrant has been granted? theregister.co.uk - BOOM! Cambridge Analytica explodes following extraordinary TV expose

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  2. Mat Brown20 March 2018 at 05:35

    Meanwhile, Cambridge Analytica employee accidentally leans on the big electromagnet power button..

    "Incriminating data, what incriminating data? We just store a load of broken hard drives in this room."

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  3. Per Siden20 March 2018 at 08:24

    Joerg Fliege You don't really need to look at any data, not after Nix has been caught on tape.

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