Facebook data of over 300,000 Australians hit in data scandal

CNET -------- Aussies, you may have heard by now that the Facebook data of 87 million people was improperly shared with political consultancy firm Cambridge Analytics. But that's a problem for the Yanks right? Nope, our data was taken too. Facebook on Thursday revealed the extent of the data sharing and said it estimates just over 300,000 Australians were implicated. That's around 1.2 percent of the country's population. To learn more click on the picture below to read the article.