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CSE PhD student Matt Bernhard on the Facebook data breach

March 23, 2018
In this video, CSE PhD Student Matt Bernhard weighs in on the matter Facebook data harvesting, such as that done by Cambridge Analytica.| Short Read

50 million Facebook profiles were harvested by Cambridge Analytica as part of a major data breach, unearthing ethical questions of users’ privacy and who is responsible for protecting it. Matt Bernhard, CSE PhD Student in CSE Professor J. Alex Halderman’s research group, weighed in on the matter and provided his expertise.

Matt Bernhard on Facebook data harvesting
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