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Scrutiny falls on Facebook following reports of data harvesting for Trump campaign

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Following The Guardian breaking this story over the weekend, concern has grown over how this happened and why nothing was done earlier to rectify the issue. #DeleteFacebook is trending with many users understandably angry over how their data was allegedly harvested and used to influence political elections.


What do you think should be done, firstly to rectify this issue and secondly to prevent things like this happening in future?
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    John Haith‍ I did a quick search and couldn't find any specifics either... which possibly makes the whole thing even more mysterious!



    During my search, I came across this article from Channel 4 News - they are said to have involved themselves in 200 elections around the world - meaning the issue is a lot bigger than just the US election and the Brexit referendum surprise


    Should we really be shocked that so many democratic elections have been compromised by this? What can be done to prevent this?
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    John Haith‍ I did a quick search and couldn't find any specifics either... which possibly makes the whole thing even more mysterious!



    During my search, I came across this article from Channel 4 News - they are said to have involved themselves in 200 elections around the world - meaning the issue is a lot bigger than just the US election and the Brexit referendum surprise


    Should we really be shocked that so many democratic elections have been compromised by this? What can be done to prevent this?
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