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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    'The Great Hack:' a documentary about the Cambridge Analytica scandal

    This week, the Federal Trade Commission slapped a $5 billion fine on Facebook for privacy violations relating to the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jul 26, 2019 • 1 min read

    This week, the Federal Trade Commission slapped a $5 billion fine on Facebook for privacy violations relating to the Cambridge Analytica scandal. That’s the British company that gathered data on millions of Facebook users without their consent or knowledge. The scandal is now a subject of a Netflix documentary called “The Great Hack.”

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    The full episode

    2 of 4
    Presidential hopeful John Delaney's plan for universal health care
    1. 0:00Russia tried hacking election systems in all U.S. states, according to Senate report
    2. 8:25'The Great Hack:' a documentary about the Cambridge Analytica scandalYou’re reading this
    3. 22:36How presidential hopeful John Delaney plans to achieve universal health care
    4. 36:01'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' pays tribute to Hollywood's golden age
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