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Facebook – Cambridge Analytica

Whenever we, as a digital world subscriber download an application in our smart-phone or open a website that require us to give certain permissions, we generally just ‘allow’ them access, rather than check and ‘deny’. We do this for the smoother functionality of our desired digital platform , that ends up sending our data, private or not, without us knowing to data collection firms far from our government’s and justice’s outreach . We are very vulnerable to these data-thefts and this vulnerability has further come to the forefront in the background of the ‘Facebook- Cambridge Analytica scandal’ and its connection to the Trump election’s furore. Sadly, our political parties including both Congress and BJP are amongst those connected with these data-centric firms. Let us first understand the details and nuances of the issue: THE ‘FACEBOOK- CAMBRIDGE ANALYTICA-TRUMP ELECTIONS’ IN SHORT WITH ALL THE CRISP DETAILS: It all begins with Facebook, the largest social media firm