https://www.cnet.com/news/50m-facebook-profiles-obtained-by-trump-linked-firm-cambridge-analytica/ >Private information from millions of Facebook profiles was obtained by data analyst firm Cambridge Analytica without the consent of the social network's users, according to reports Saturday by The Observer and The New York Times. >The firm, which worked on Donald Trump's 2016 presidential election campaign, was able to use the information to create techniques that targeted voters during the campaign, the reports said.