March 23 (Reuters) - Cambridge Analytica :
* MESSAGE FROM ACTING CAMBRIDGE ANALYTICA CEO ALEXANDER TAYLER
* CAMBRIDGE ANALYTICA ACTING CEO SAYS “BELIEVED THAT THE DATA HAD BEEN OBTAINED IN LINE WITH FACEBOOK’S TERMS OF SERVICE AND DATA PROTECTION LAWS”
* CAMBRIDGE ANALYTICA ACTING CEO SAYS IN 2014 SCL ELECTIONS LICENSED FACEBOOK DATA & DERIVATIVES FROM A RESEARCH COMPANY (GSR) THAT HAD NOT RECEIVED CONSENT FROM MOST RESPONDENTS
* CAMBRIDGE ANALYTICA ACTING CEO ALEXANDER TAYLER - “WE DID NOT USE ANY GSR DATA IN THE WORK WE DID IN THE 2016 US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION”
* CAMBRIDGE ANALYTICA ACTING CEO SAYS SHORTLY AFTER OCTOBER 2015, FACEBOOK “REQUESTED THAT WE DELETE THE DATA”
* CAMBRIDGE ANALYTICA ACTING CEO - ARE NOW UNDERTAKING AN INDEPENDENT THIRD-PARTY AUDIT TO VERIFY THAT WE DO NOT HOLD ANY GSR DATA
* CAMBRIDGE ANALYTICA ACTING CEO - HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH THE UK INFORMATION COMMISSIONER’S OFFICE SINCE FEB. 2017
* CAMBRIDGE ANALYTICA ACTING CEO SAYS A YEAR AGO CARRIED OUT INTERNAL AUDIT TO SEE THAT ALL DATA HAD BEEN DELETED & GAVE FACEBOOK A CERTIFICATE TO THIS EFFECT
* CAMBRIDGE ANALYTICA ACTING CEO SAYS DELETED RAW DATA FROM FILE SERVER AFTER FACEBOOK’S REQUEST
* CAMBRIDGE ANALYTICA ACTING CEO SAYS BEGAN PROCESS OF SEARCHING FOR AND REMOVING ANY DERIVATIVES OF THE RAW DATA IN ITS SYSTEM AFTER FACEBOOK’S REQUEST
* CAMBRIDGE ANALYTICA ACTING CEO SAYS “SOURCE OF ALLEGATIONS AGAINST THE COMPANY IS NOT A WHISTLEBLOWER OR A FOUNDER OF THE COMPANY”
* CAMBRIDGE ANALYTICA ACTING CEO- BOARD LAUNCHED FULL & INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION INTO SCL ELECTIONS’ PAST PRACTICES, ITS FINDINGS TO BE SHARED PUBLICLY Source text : (bit.ly/2HVQPuI) Further company coverage:
