<div dir="auto"><div dir="auto">The cock has finally come home to roost? </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">As Data Scientists, we have for long pointed out Cambridge Analyticas dirty hands in mining data below is a statement from facebook newroom today detailing the extent of their aberration that's led to their subsequent suspension.  Problem is there are a myriad of other apps out there still mining information from our phones and modelling nuanced  targeted advertising that influences our decisions subliminally.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><a href="https://newsroom.fb.com/news/2018/03/suspending-cambridge-analytica/">https://newsroom.fb.com/news/2018/03/suspending-cambridge-analytica/</a></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">My previous articles that mentioned their work....</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><a href="https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/africa/2017-07-17-kenyas-social-media-election-attack-ads-and-data-mining/">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/africa/2017-07-17-kenyas-social-media-election-attack-ads-and-data-mining/</a><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><a href="https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/analysis/Why-data-driven-news-generation-reporting-has-come--age/539548-3810070-j3drfu/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/analysis/Why-data-driven-news-generation-reporting-has-come--age/539548-3810070-j3drfu/index.html</a></div>