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Facebook has announced the suspension of its cooperation with Boston-based data badytics company Crimson Hexagon to ensure the company collects and shares Facebook and Instagram user data.
Facebook has announced Friday (20/7). The Wall Street Journal, the first media to report the suspension and declare that one of Crimson Hexagon's customers is a Russian NGO linked to the Kremlin
Facebook states Crimson Hexagon Cooperative in the investigation and it There is no evidence that Crimson Hexagon obtains Facebook or Instagram information inappropriately.
"We do not allow developers to make surveillance devices using information from Facebook or Instagram," Facebook said in a statement on Friday. "We consider this allegation to be serious and have frozen the request by conducting an investigation."
Crimson Hexagon technology manager Chris Bingham mentions in a blog Friday that his company "only collects data available on social networks"
He added, "Government entities using the Crimson platform Hexagon do this for the same reasons as many other non-government clients: a deep and broad understanding of people's perceptions, preferences, and feelings about themselves. "
Earlier this year, it was revealed that Cambridge badytica data research firm has obtained data from millions of Facebook users inappropriately. [uh]
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