Intelligencer
The Cut
Vulture
The Strategist
Curbed
Grub Street
Magazine
Subscribe to the Magazine
Give a Gift Subscription
Buy Back Issues
Current Issue Contents
New York
Shop
Subscribe
Sign In
Account
Profile
Sign Out
Subscribe
Give A
Gift
Displaying all articles tagged:
Cambridge Analytica
book excerpt
Oct. 4, 2019
How I Helped Hack Democracy
The Cambridge Analytica whistle-blower on the company’s reckless early days.
By
Christopher Wylie
vision 2020
June 18, 2019
The Billionaire Mercer Family Has Reportedly Bailed on Trump in 2020
The reported loss of the Mercers — vital to Trump’s 2016 run — compounds campaign fears that the GOP’s big-ticket donors won’t show up in 2020.
By
Matt Stieb
politics
Nov. 29, 2018
Your Taste in Jeans May Have Influenced the Election
How Cambridge Analytica used fashion data from Facebook to help Trump.
By
Emilia Petrarca
select all
Aug. 13, 2018
Google Tracks and Stores Your Location Even With Location History Turned Off
Even if you’ve taken steps to limit the company’s location-data collection, they can create a timeline of your activity based on your location.
By
Mack DeGeurin
select all
May 2, 2018
Cambridge Analytica Shuts Down
The now-infamous data firm is closing its doors amid the ongoing Facebook scandal.
By
Madison Malone Kircher
select all
Apr. 6, 2018
Does Anyone Want to Hear My Internal Voice? Anyone?
Researchers at MIT invented a device that lets you … hear your own thoughts. And maybe talk to Alexa.
By
Kari Sonde
select all
Apr. 6, 2018
Facebook to Let All Users Unsend Messages After Letting Zuckerberg Do It
Some users have reported that old messages from Mark Zuckerberg have vanished from their Facebook in-boxes.
By
Madison Malone Kircher
select all
Apr. 4, 2018
Facebook Estimates Cambridge Analytica Had Data on 87 Million Americans
The new statistic is buried at the bottom of its latest changes.
By
Brian Feldman
cambridge analytica
Mar. 25, 2018
As Facebook Fears Mount, Zuckerberg Apologizes in Ad Blitz
The company lost nearly $50 billion in stock value last week following the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
By
Chas Danner
select all
Mar. 21, 2018
Mark Zuckerberg: ‘I Actually Am Not Sure We Shouldn’t Be Regulated’
The CEO stumbled through his first TV interview since the scandal broke.
By
Brian Feldman
select all
Mar. 21, 2018
Mark Zuckerberg Breaks Silence On Cambridge Analytica
Developers will be allowed to pull less data and unused apps will lose access.
By
Brian Feldman
select all
Mar. 20, 2018
Cambridge Analytica Whistle-blower Kicked Off Tinder Too
The dating app is linked to Facebook, which booted Wylie earlier this week.
By
Madison Malone Kircher
select all
Mar. 20, 2018
Whatever Cambridge Analytica Has Done to the U.S., It’s Done Worse Elsewhere
Tech companies and political consultants love countries that lack privacy regulations.
By
Brian Feldman
select all
Mar. 20, 2018
Cambridge Analytica Suspends CEO Alexander Nix
He’s nixed!
By
Brian Feldman
Mar. 20, 2018
Facebook Haunted by Its Handling of 2016 Election Meddling
The reported exit of security chief Alex Stamos sheds light on Facebook’s approach to the Cambridge Analytica and Russian-disinformation scandals.
By
Margaret Hartmann
Mar. 19, 2018
Cambridge Analytica CEO Proposes Bribes, Entrapment in Undercover Footage
It’s gonna be hard to spin this one.
By
Benjamin Hart
select all
Mar. 19, 2018
U.K. Seeks Seizure of Cambridge Analytica Servers As Facebook Announces Audit
The latest in the saga.
By
Madison Malone Kircher
select all
Mar. 19, 2018
The Most Important Things to Understand About Facebook and Cambridge Analytica
Cambridge Analytica was using Facebook exactly as Facebook is designed — and that’s the problem.
By
Max Read
trump campaign
Mar. 17, 2018
Trump’s Data Firm Exploited Private Information From Millions of Facebook Users
Cambridge Analytica, which has finally been suspended by Facebook, is even shadier than we thought.
By
Chas Danner
the national interest
Nov. 11, 2017
Cambridge Analytica Denies Working With Russia, Unconvincingly
The most overlooked channel of Trump-Russia cooperation comes into clearer focus with new reporting.
By
Jonathan Chait