May 07 2017: The great British Brexit robbery: how our democracy was hijacked

Back in May 07 2017: The great British Brexit robbery: how our democracy was hijacked

Cambridge Analytica, the data analytics firm known for its role in the Trump and Brexit campaigns, started as a "psychological warfare firm" that aimed to effect mass sentiment change in developing countries, according to a former employee.

The firm was later acquired by secretive hedge fund billionaire Robert Mercer and renamed. The story of Cambridge Analytica reveals the power and dominance of companies like Google and Facebook in shaping global politics.

Fast forward to Oct 03 2023: Facebook argues Australian users’ data harvested in Cambridge Analytica scandal is not ‘sensitive information’

Facebook, now Meta, has argued in court that private messages, pictures, email addresses, and the content of Facebook users' posts are not "sensitive information" as it fights a case over the Cambridge Analytica scandal in Australia.

The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner alleges that over 311,000 Australian users had their data harvested, but Meta disputes this number and denies that any data from users outside the US was given to Cambridge Analytica. Meta also claims that it learned of the potential data misuse in 2015 and took immediate action.

Are our private messages, posts, and personal data on social media platforms truly "sensitive information"?