It says right in this article: >"The revelations come as Facebook is dealing with the fallout in March related to the use of personal data by Cambridge Analyti

It says right in this article: >"The revelations come as Facebook is dealing with the fallout in March related to the use of personal data by Cambridge Analytica, a political analytics firm that aided President Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign" For some reason they thought spying on everyone would only help the democratic party I guess. Seems pretty blind to me...