The Central Bureau of Investigation inward Republic of Republic of India has written to Britain-based consultancy theater Cambridge Analytica, Global Science Research (GSR), together with Facebook scream for them to mitt over the information regarding alleged information theft of Indian Facebook users.
“We make got written to iii firms separately to seek details regarding the allegations. Further investigation volition accept house later on nosotros have a reply,” a CBI official said.
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 calendar month ago, the agency has sent letters to iii companies later on a reference from the Ministry of Electronics together with Information Technology, inward which they make got sought the details of illegal information collection practise adapted past times them.
It is alleged that Global Science Research obtained the information together with and hence supplied it to Cambridge Analytica. According to the CBI officials, the GSR used “illegal means” to recollect the personal information from Indian Facebook users.
Facebook has said that to a greater extent than than xx crore users inward Republic of Republic of India were affected past times the information breach.
“Facebook responded that they volition streamline their processes regarding personal data. They stated that the representative of Cambridge Analytica was a representative of breach of trust…” information technology government minister Ravi Shankar Prasad had said.
