Ask HN: How do you think Cambridge Analytica harvested Facebook data?
Reading the stories around Cambridge Analytica and the facebook "breach" I can't help to think that this was merely done by accessing the Facebook API.
A simple naive solution really. So why the hype ? Serious question.
It wasn't a hack or using loopholes, "just" and app that collected more data than legal given current data privacy laws. So the term "breach" is more like a breach of contract. Facebook took two years to act which raises questions now serious Facebook takes data breaches.
http://www.businessinsider.de/cambridge-analytica-a-guide-to...