Here are some key individuals involved in the Cambridge Analytica and Facebook case:
Christopher Wylie
A whistleblower and former Cambridge Analytica employee who exposed the company’s misuse of Facebook data to manipulate elections
Aleksandr Kogan
A psychologist and researcher who developed the quiz app “This Is Your Digital Life,” which harvested data from millions of Facebook users and shared it with Cambridge Analytica.
Mark Zuckerberg
CEO of Facebook, who testified before U.S. Congress and the European Parliament about Facebook’s role in the data breach and its lack of oversight.
Alexander Nix
CEO of Cambridge Analytica during the scandal. He oversaw the company’s operations and was a key figure in using data for targeted political ads.
Carole Cadwalladr
An investigative journalist from The Guardian who played a pivotal role in uncovering the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
Brittany Kaiser
A former director at Cambridge Analytica who later became a whistleblower, revealing the company’s unethical practices.
Sheryl Sandberg
Facebook’s COO during the scandal, responsible for overseeing the company’s operations and policies.
David Carroll
A professor and data privacy advocate who sued Cambridge Analytica to recover his personal data, highlighting the lack of transparency.
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