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Zuckerberg grilled by Congress

By Michael Urbanec | April 16, 2018

DeKALB — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified in front of Congress Tuesday and Wednesday, confirming Facebook user data was collected by a United Kingdom-based analytics firm, Cambridge Analytica.The data was not sold by Facebook to the firm, rather...

Social media users need to be cautious

By Northern Star Editorial Board | March 29, 2018

The Northern Star Editorial Board urges social media users on all platforms to take Facebook’s recent exploitation of user information as a sign to consider their online presence. Though the Board feels personal information should not be abused for...