University of Cambridge researchers reportedly used myPersonality app on Facebook to gather psychometric data from millions of users. New Scientist reports that 6 million Facebook users completed the personality test and half agreed to share their data with the project, which promised that their names would be removed before the data was anonymously shared with others. Facebook didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment, but a spokesman told New Scientist that it suspended the app on April 7 for potentially violating Facebook’s data-sharing policies. Facebook last month warned that 87 million people may have had their personal details transferred to Cambridge Analytica, a London-based data analytics firm.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/report-facebook-app-exposed-3-million-more-users-data-a-11009