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Facebook is now reporting that more people than previously expected had their data shared with political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica. Turns out, 87 million people – not 50 million – were impacted. Starting Monday, the company will begin notifying people whose information was compromiseds. and plans to put a link at the top of every Facebook user’s News Feed to help them understand which third-party apps have their data. That alert will also include whether or not your data was part of the set obtained by Cambridge Analytica. CEO Mark Zuckerberg is set to testify in front of Congress next week about the breech.
