Facebook ups number of users exposed in Cambridge Analytica scandal to 87-million
San Francisco — Facebook said on Wednesday the personal information of up to 87-million users, mostly in the US, may have been improperly shared with political consultancy Cambridge Analytica, up from a previous news media estimate of more than 50-million. CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a conference call with reporters that Facebook had not seen "any meaningful impact" on usage or ad sales since the scandal, although he added, "it’s not good" if people were unhappy with the company. Shares rose more than 3% after the bell. Zuckerberg told reporters that he accepted blame for the data leak, which has angered users, advertisers and legislators, while also saying he was still the right person to head the company he founded. "When you’re building something like Facebook that is unprecedented in the world, there are going to be things that you mess up," Zuckerberg said, adding that the important thing was to learn from mistakes. He said he was not aware of any discussions on the Facebook bo...
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