Although California and Texas had the most affected users, Mississippi, West Virginia and Kentucky are the most affected states in terms of percentages with approximately 45% of their citizens’ data being compromised. In April of 2018, 87 million Facebook users received a notification that informed them that their data had been compromised. The map below illustrates the states’ populations that were the most affected by Cambridge Analytica. The chosen phrase of “Delete Facebook” is significant because of how clear the intention of the movement is through solely the hashtag, a straight-forward call for users to delete their Facebook accounts. #DeleteFacebook however, has a specific focus on Facebook.
How data is legally collected or stored.Whether/How data is shared with third parties.
ĭata privacy concerns are often concerned with: Although #DeleteFacebook failed to boycott the company, it increased consumer awareness about a greater data privacy movement that resulted in policy changes within governments and companies.ĭata privacy is considered a branch of data security that involves the “proper handling of data,” including areas such as consent, notice, and regulatory obligations. This movement eventually expanded beyond just the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica scandal and led to a larger data privacy movement. The data privacy breach caused the initiation of the #DeleteFacebook campaign with the goal of starting a movement to boycott Facebook. The data was utilized by Cambridge Analytica to influence the political sphere, particularly to aid Trump’s presidential campaign. In 2018, Facebook and Cambridge Analytica were exposed for having harvested the data of millions of the app’s users without their consent. A piece of digital art that symbolizes both the anger towards Facebook and the intent of deletion.
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