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| Cambridge Analytica search warrant granted | Cambridge Analytica search warrant granted |
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| The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has been granted a warrant to search the London offices of data analytics firm Cambridge Analytica. | |
| An ICO spokesperson said it was "pleased" and plans "to execute the warrant shortly". | |
| Cambridge Analytica is facing claims it amassed the data of millions of people without their consent, based on a 2014 quiz on Facebook. | Cambridge Analytica is facing claims it amassed the data of millions of people without their consent, based on a 2014 quiz on Facebook. |
| Both Cambridge Analytica and Facebook deny any wrongdoing. | Both Cambridge Analytica and Facebook deny any wrongdoing. |
| Cambridge Analytica's acting chief executive, Alexander Tayler, said the company has been in touch with the Information Commissioner's Office since February 2017 and it remained committed to helping the investigation. | |
| He said checks in 2015 showed all the Facebook data had been deleted but the company was now undertaking an independent third-party audit to verify none remained. | |
| Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham has said she wants access to records and data held by Cambridge Analytica as part of a wider investigation into political campaigning. |