Cambridge Analytica back in 2015 gained access to over 50 million Facebook users personal information. Take a
Question:
Cambridge Analytica back in 2015 gained access to over 50 million Facebook users personal information. Take a look at the below links to answer the questions. Links to relevant articles:
a. “Cambridge Analytica: all the news about Facebook’s data privacy scandal”
b. “Mark Zuckerberg apologizes for Facebook’s data privacy scandal in full-page newspaper ads”
1. Do you think that Donald Trump’s campaign gained an unfair advantage by having access to this data?
2. This scandal has been playing out for a couple of years; do you think Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg’s approach to handling the scandal was best? What would you have done differently?
3. How comfortable are you using Facebook after hearing about this scandal?
4. What sort of punishment do you think should be suitable for both Facebook and Cambridge Analytica? Is the 50 Million market cap hit to Facebook enough?
Fundamentals of Investments Valuation and Management
ISBN: 978-0077283292
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Authors: Bradford D. Jordan, Thomas W. Miller