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U.K. Seeks Search Warrant On Cambridge Analytica; CEO Seen In Hidden Camera Report

Britain's information minister has demanded access to the company's servers. Meanwhile, a British media report catches Alexander Nix discussing employing dirty tactics against political opponents.
Cambridge Analytica's CEO Alexander Nix gives an interview during the 2017 Web Summit in Lisbon on November 9, 2017.

The British government says it is seeking a warrant to search databases and servers belonging to Cambridge Analytica, the London-based firm accused of using data from 50 million Facebook users to influence the 2016 presidential campaign.

U.K. Information Minister Elizabeth Denham had demanded access to Cambridge Analytica's databases by Monday

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