The Guardian

The Guardian

Pegasus Project Exposes Global Surveillance of 50,000 Targets by NSO Group Clients

| Importance: 10/10

The Pegasus Project, a groundbreaking collaborative investigation by more than 80 journalists from 17 media organizations across 10 countries coordinated by Paris-based Forbidden Stories with technical support from Amnesty International, reveals that NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware has been used …

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Facebook Suspends Cambridge Analytica and SCL After Whistleblower Revelations

| Importance: 9/10

Facebook suspends Cambridge Analytica and parent company SCL from its platform following explosive revelations by whistleblower Christopher Wylie about systematic data harvesting affecting 87 million users. The suspension comes only after The Guardian and New York Times publish comprehensive exposés …

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Guardian Exposes Cambridge Analytica's Unauthorized Facebook Data Use for Ted Cruz Campaign

| Importance: 8/10

The Guardian’s Harry Davies published the first exposé revealing Cambridge Analytica’s use of harvested Facebook data for US Senator Ted Cruz’s presidential campaign without user consent. Millions of Americans’ personal information were collected and weaponized for political …

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