Too Long; Didn't Read
The recent Cambridge Analytica and <a href="https://hackernoon.com/tagged/facebook" target="_blank">Facebook</a> data scandal represents another in a long line of debacles by major companies charged with protecting the personal data of its users. The Equifax hack of 2017 is still fresh in the minds of some citizens, and though it’s not <em>exactly</em> the same situation, there are still striking similarities between what happened with Cambridge Analytica and the misuse of Facebook data, and Equifax’s shameful lack of security protections.