How data scientists see the future after Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica scandal

Data is empowering. Personal information, available online, helped Donald Trump win the presidency, and people’s online identities fuel Facebook’s bottom line. 

But with events like the U.S. election and the recent revelations of Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica scandal that has led to a probe by the Federal Trade Commission, online consumers and lawmakers are questioning the role of data in our lives and that has data scientists questioning their own futures. 

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has apologized for his company’s negligence, but for some data experts, the admission isn’t enough. We’re far from the end of the saga.  Read more…

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