Facebook data breach hits 63,714 New Zealanders after 10 people download quiz

Tech company is alerting everyone affected as the country's privacy chief demands to know if Cambridge Analytica used the information

Ten New Zealanders who downloaded an app on Facebook could have exposed up to 63,714 of their compatriots to the data mining tactics of Cambridge Analytica.

Facebook has told the country's privacy commissioner that it is in the process of alerting New Zealanders who were affected by the breach, which occurred when ten users downloaded a personality quiz app.