Data misuse: Cambridge Analytica seeks more time on govt notice

London-based data mining firm Cambridge Analytica (CA) has sought one more week to reply to the government’s notice, said official sources. The notice was issued by the ministry of electronics and information technology last month, after reports that CA  interfered in election campaigns. The government had asked it to respond by March 31. 

Earlier the company was accused of using data on millions of Facebook users without their consent for influencing the US presidential election. The notice sought answers to specific questions, including which entities had engaged it, how it gathered data and whether consent was taken from users. Six questions