Cambridge Analytica seeks time on notice

U.K.-based Cambridge Analytica, which is accused of misusing data of 50 million Facebook users, has sought a week’s additional time to respond to the notice issued by the government.

On March 23, the government had sent a notice to the data analytics firm asking it to disclose if data of Indian users was used, and name the entities that used their services. The firm was asked to reply by March 31.

A notice was also sent to the social networking giant Facebook on March 28, seeking clarification on whether the data of Indian users on its platform had been compromised. Facebook has been asked to reply by April 7.

“Cambridge Analytica has sought one more week to reply to our queries,” an IT Ministry official said.