I am being used as scapegoat - academic who mined Facebook data

[muriel_volestrangler]

Source: The Guardian

The academic at the centre of Facebook’s data breach claims he has been made a scapegoat by the social network and Cambridge Analytica, the firm that acquired the information.
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Kogan told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme that he was being unfairly blamed for the scandal.

He said: “My view is that I’m being basically used as a scapegoat by both Facebook and Cambridge Analytica. Honestly we thought we were acting perfectly appropriately. We thought we were doing something that was really normal.”

Kogan also disputed Cambridge Analytica’s claim that he had approached them. The personality test app was the firm’s idea, not his, he said. He pointed out that it paid up to $800,000 to recruit people to use it.




Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/mar/21/facebook-row-i-am-being-used-as-scapegoat-says-academic-aleksandr-kogan-cambridge-analytica

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The full radio interview is here about 2:10:00

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09vyvxk

[Phoenix61]

1. Right on schedule

1.We didn't do it
2. We did it but it had no impact
Can't wait to see how they spin it so it was a good thing.
PS There is no way a psych prof, especially one in England, isn't well schooled in how personally identifiable data is to be managed.

[NBachers]

2. Maybe it's time for the "Rogue Contractor" ploy.

[UCmeNdc]

3. Maybe he should explain his knowledge and actions to the United States congress? Oh wait, The GOP is

in charge. They will never bother to investigate and protect the United States from cyber attacks.