Cambridge Analytica has gone. But what has it left in its wake?

The firm closed its doors last week. But the writer who led the investigation into it says this is far from the end of the story

WhatsApp founder sends Facebook users a coded message by quitting

Jan Koum’s departure is reported to have followed clashes over Facebook’s attempts to weaken encryption of the messaging service

Cambridge Analytica is dead – but its obscure network is alive and well

The company’s executives have formed a web of linked companies, suggesting its work will continue

Tech is turning love into a rightwing game

From Facebook’s new dating app to ‘smart condoms’, new technologies are pushing us ever deeper into narcissism, says author Alfie Bown

Why Silicon Valley can’t fix itself

The long read: Tech insiders have finally started admitting their mistakes – but the solutions they are offering could just help the big players get even more powerful

What does Cambridge Analytica closing mean for the Facebook data scandal?

Following the Facebook data crisis, the company has folded. But will the scandal now end?

Facebook fires engineer accused of stalking, possibly by abusing data access

Employee allegedly called himself ‘professional stalker’ on Tinder as site seeks to launch dating app and faces privacy scandal

Shares in Snapchat owner plummet as redesign hits results

Firm counts cost of backlash by social media users after share price hits record low

EU: data-harvesting tech firms are ‘sweatshops of connected world’

Data protection supervisor lambasts companies’ deluge of ‘take it or leave it’ privacy emails ahead of GDPR

Facebook’s dating app is finally making privacy invasion sexy

I, for one, can’t wait for Facebook’s new service. Where better to point a powerful surveillance tool than at our love lives?

Facebook announces dating app focused on ‘meaningful relationships’

Mark Zuckerberg says app, which shares some features with Tinder, aims to build ‘real long-term relationships – not just hookups’

MPs threaten Mark Zuckerberg with summons over Facebook data

Parliament may formally call CEO to face Cambridge Analytica questions next time he is in UK

Facebook unveils new ‘clear history’ tool amid privacy scandal

New control, which will let users erase ‘what you’ve clicked on’ and ‘website you’ve visited’, comes as Zuckerberg battles bad publicity

Facebook rolls out trial of ‘dislike’ button for downvoting comments

Trial among users in Australia and New Zealand allows people to give comments an up or down vote

WhatsApp CEO Jan Koum quits over privacy disagreements with Facebook

WhatsApp was built with a focus on privacy and a disdain for ads, but the Facebook-owned service is now under pressure to make money