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Ask HN: How do you think Cambridge Analytica harvested Facebook data?
Reading the stories around Cambridge Analytica and the facebook "breach" I can't help to think that this was merely done by accessing the Facebook API.
A simple naive solution really. So why the hype ? Serious question.
- mtmail 9y agoIt wasn't a hack or using loopholes, "just" and app that collected more data than legal given current data privacy laws. So the term "breach" is more like a breach of contract. Facebook took two years to act which raises questions now serious Facebook takes data breaches. http://www.businessinsider.de/cambridge-analytica-a-guide-to-the-trump-linked-data-firm-that-harvested-50-million-facebook-profiles-2018-3?op=1&r=US&IR=T http://www.businessinsider.de/cambridge-analytica-a-guide-to...