How Cambridge Analytica Collected Data?

Cambridge Analytica harvested information from over 87 million Facebook users through an external app in 2015. The data came from a personality quiz, which around 270,000 people were paid to take.

What app did Cambridge Analytica use?

The firm is being accused of using and secretly keeping data on 50 million Facebook users without their permission. How did they do that? That data was acquired via “thisisyourdigitallife,” a third-party app created by a researcher at Cambridge University's Psychometrics Centre.

Did Facebook Give data to Cambridge Analytica?

In its investigation, the ICO found that Facebook breached data protection laws by failing to keep users' personal information secure, allowing Cambridge Analytica to harvest the data of up to 87 million people without their consent worldwide. ... As part of the agreement, Facebook made no admission of liability.