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May 6, 2018, 7:55 PM

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The Guardian:
Sources: Cambridge Analytica said it had completely wiped Facebook user data in 2016, which may be true, but it retained models derived from that data into 2017  —  Exclusive: Social network failed to make firm delete valuable models derived from data until campaign was over
Carole Cadwalladr / The Guardian:
UK regulator orders Cambridge Analytica to hand over data it has on a US voter who brought a complaint, including how the data was obtained and how it was used  —  In landmark cross-border decision, Information Commissioner's Office gives company 30 days to comply with David Carroll's request
Nick Statt / The Verge:
What to expect at Google I/O 2018: updates to Assistant, Home, and Material Design, more details on Android P, Wear OS, Google News, Chromecast gaming, and more  —  Google's annual developer conference will be a jam-packed affair about the future of Android, AI, and the smart home
Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch:
Email management service Unroll.me will stop serving EU users and delete all EU user accounts by May 24 as it's unable to comply with EU's GDPR  —  Put on your best unsurprised face: Unroll.me, a company that has, for years, used the premise of ‘free’ but not very useful ‘email management’ services …
Natalie Jarvey / Hollywood Reporter:
A look at what Hollywood insiders are using cryptocurrencies for: investing, financing and distributing films, and, in one instance, a plot point in a romcom  —  It's little shock the volatile virtual currency has the attention of entertainment industry speculators (and their wary business managers) …
Christopher Mims / Wall Street Journal:
A central custodian of our personal data, which can be a government or a private firm like Apple, under regulations like GDPR, may solve today's privacy woes  —  ‘Group privacy’ is an idea whose time has come; what if Facebook and Google were the companies to manage it?

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