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Now playing Next world news Did Cambridge Analytica help elect Donald Trump? Whistleblower Christopher Wylie speaks to NBC and journalist Carole Cadwalladr to MSNBC over revelations data analysis firm Cambridge Analytica allegedly harvested tens of millions of Facebook users’ personal information without their permission. 19/03/2018
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