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We've only just realised the huge power and value of our data

We've only just realised the huge power and value of our data

15 May 2018

People signup to Facebook personality apps for fun but few read the terms and conditions. Once, this may have seemed reasonable, but the climate has changed
Huge new Facebook data leak exposed intimate details of 3m users

Huge new Facebook data leak exposed intimate details of 3m users

14 May 2018

Data from millions of Facebook users, including their answers to intimate questionnaires, was left exposed online for anyone to access, a New Scientist investigation has found

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