Government issues notice to Facebook

The Indian government has issued a notice to Facebook. It seek details, whether the personal data of Indian voters and users has been compromised by British data firm Cambridge Analytica or any other entities. It has also sought details on whether it the data has been used to manipulate the Indian electoral process. Facebook has been given time till April 7, 2018 to respond to the letter. The Indian government's moves echo that of ones taken by regulators and legislators in other parts of the world following the Cambridge Analytica scandal. The government had issued a similar notice to Cambridge Analytica (CA), the British political consulting firm at the centre of the storm.