MCQ IN COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

Detailed explanation-1: -Facebook owner Meta has agreed to pay $725m (£600m) to settle legal action over a data breach linked to political consultancy Cambridge Analytica. The long-running dispute accused the social media giant of allowing third parties, including the British firm, to access Facebook users’ personal data.

Detailed explanation-2: -It was started in 2013, as a subsidiary of the private intelligence company and self-described “global election management agency” SCL Group by long-time SCL executives Nigel Oakes, Alexander Nix and Alexander Oakes, with Nix as CEO.

Detailed explanation-3: -This new scandal involved the theft of data from half a billion of its users. The data stolen included the users’ personal data such as their birthdates, phone numbers, email addresses, and full names. The hackers then posted the data online for people to see and use it for free.

Detailed explanation-4: -In an investigation that just began airing this week, Britain’s Channel 4 caught Cambridge Analytica executives appearing to say they could extort politicians (by sending women to entrap them) and spread propaganda to help their clients. They also seemed to admit preying on the public’s fears.