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1. sxp · 1790388795 · focus · HN ↗

   Since these articles tend to actually bury the data that was scraped:

     > .. the information likely included one's "public profile, page likes, birthday and current city" ..
   

   <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Facebook%E2%80%93Cambridge_Analytica_data_scandal#Data_characteristics" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Facebook%E2%80%93Cambridge_Ana...

   This information was limited to what was publicly accessible on the site rather than some private data as many outlets tend to claim.

   1. dofm · 1790392347 · focus · HN ↗

      I am not sure that this is the case.

      The app had access to data about the friends of its participants.

      AFAIR that included attributes that were set “friends-only”.

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