Cambridge Analytica: Govt issues notice to Facebook, seeks reply by April 7

On March 21, I-T Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad told Facebook if any firm was found trying to influence the election process, it would face penal action

The government has issued a notice on Facebook asking if personal data of Indian users was used to manipulate the election process in the country. The social networking giant will have to file a reply by April 7.
 
A similar notice was issued a few days back on British data analytics firm Cambridge Analytica (CA), accused of micro-targeting voters in the US and UK elections with data mined from Facebook. CA has also worked in India.
 
In the notice, the government has asked Facebook a number of questions. Was personal data of Indian voters compromised by CA or