DATA SCANDAL
Facebook bars Canadian political consultancy AggregateIQ from its platform
San Francisco — Facebook has suspended Canadian political consultancy AggregateIQ from its platform after reports that the data firm may have improperly had access to the personal data of Facebook users. Facebook is under intense pressure after the data of millions of its users ended up in the hands of political consultancy Cambridge Analytica. Christopher Wylie, a whistleblower who once worked at Cambridge Analytica, has said that it worked with Canadian company AggregateIQ. "In light of recent reports that AggregateIQ may be affiliated with SCL [Strategic Communication Laboratories] and may have improperly received Facebook user data, we have added them to the list of entities we have suspended from our platform while we investigate," Facebook said. "Our internal review continues and we will co-operate fully with any investigations by regulatory authorities," it said. SCL is a government and military contractor that is the parent of Cambridge Analytica. Wylie said that AggregateIQ...
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