ICO to slap Cambridge Analytica with search warrant

Nicholas Fearn
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Elizabeth Denham seeking urgent warrant to investigate major data breach
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Elizabeth Denham seeking urgent warrant to investigate major data breach

Elizabeth Denham seeking urgent warrant to investigate major data breach

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is looking to slap elections consultancy Cambridge Analytica with a search warrant after it was accused of abusing the personal data of Facebook users. ...

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