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Cambridge Analytica Whistleblower: Facebook Able to Listen to You at Home and Work

Posted on March 28, 2018June 25, 2025 by Dissent

Paula Bolyard reports:

Former Cambridge Analytica employee and whistleblower Christopher Wylie testifying to MPs in Parliament, March 27. Screenshot from Guardian News footage.

Cambridge Analytica whistleblower Christoper Wylie, appearing before a committee of British MPs on Tuesday, said that Facebook has the ability to spy on users in their homes and offices.

The British parliament is investigating Cambridge Analytica’s involvement in the Brexit election. MP Damian Collins, who chaired the committee, asked Wylie whether Facebook has the ability to listen to what people are talking about in order to better target them with ads.

Read more on PJ Media.

In related news, Marc Zuckerberg is expected to testify before the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee.

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