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Facebook took out full-page ads, signed by Mark Zuckerberg, in several major US and UK newspapers on Sunday to apologize for Cambridge Analytica data leak — Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg has taken out full-page adverts in several UK and US Sunday newspapers to apologise for the firm's recent data privacy scandal.
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Chris Welch / The Verge:
Tim Cook says that some well-crafted privacy regulations may be necessary; Zuckerberg acknowledged Facebook may need to be regulated in CNN interview this week — Apple's CEO says the Cambridge Analytica controversy is “dire” — Apple CEO Tim Cook, long an staunch advocate for consumer privacy …
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Andy Kroll / Mother Jones:
Sources on how Cambridge Analytica milked Mercer-backed GOP candidates, including Cruz campaign, which paid $5.8M and compared the firm to a Ponzi scheme — 1. “I can't stand lying to you every day” — In the late summer of 2015, Chris Wilson, the director of research, analytics …
Alex Kantrowitz / BuzzFeed:
A week after Cambridge Analytica and despite #deletefacebook, Facebook app installs did not drop, no big advertisers quit, and analysts recommend buying the dip — As Facebook's Cambridge Analytica scandal spiraled into chaos this week, a frantic hail of notes from Wall Street analysts …
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Reuters:
Reuters/Ipsos poll: only 41% of Americans trust Facebook to obey privacy laws while 66% trust Amazon, 62% trust Google, 60% trust Microsoft, and 53% trust Apple — NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Fewer than half of Americans trust Facebook (FB.O) to obey U.S. privacy laws …
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Facebook has been contacting ad agencies and trade bodies to reassure them that customer data is being protected in light of Cambridge Analytica news — Social-media giant plans marketing outreach to reassure users of safety on its platform and prevent more advertisers from dropping out
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Hannah Summers / The Guardian:
Eighteen investigators, including some from the UK's Information Commissioner's Office, raid Cambridge Analytica's London offices after search warrant granted
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Anika Gupta / The Membership Puzzle Project:
A look at present and future public radio membership strategies in the age of on-demand content and how a growing demand for quality content can drive donations — Illustration by Leon Postma, De Correspondent — When Lauren Bracey Scheidt, senior product manager for listener journey …
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Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:
The Global Editors Network launches the Data Journalism Den, an online community focused on connecting data journalists for stories, advice, and jobs — Data, data, everywhere, and quite a lot to drink in. — The Global Editors Network, has launched the Data Journalism Den …
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Tara Lachapelle / Bloomberg:
Video streaming promised cheap, tailored viewing, but customers still pay for content they don't watch as more services launch with exclusive content — 98.54 USD — Like to binge-watch TV? There's an app for that. And another. And another. And another.
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Helen Branswell / STAT:
The death of local newspapers and absence of their archives could make monitoring disease outbreaks, their causes, and their progress more difficult — aia Majumder was on Twitter earlier this month when she saw a map that terrified her. — The map recorded the number of local newspapers in each county across the United States.
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ProPublica:
A behind-the-scenes look at how ProPublica discovered IBM's ageism issue via digital outreach using a questionnaire distributed on Facebook and through email — Today, we are reporting that over the past five years IBM has been removing older U.S. employees from their jobs …
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Matthew Schneier / New York Times:
Bill Cunningham's memoir, discovered posthumously and out in September with Penguin Press, chronicles his love of fashion and career despite family disapproval — The beloved fashion and society photographer Bill Cunningham, who worked for The New York Times for nearly 40 years, left behind an enormous archive valued at $1 million.
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