ABikerSailor
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Well, it appears that Trump did learn a thing or two from the Russians. Now, it seems that one of the parts for Trump's reelection is mining data from Facebook so that they can target voters.
Cambridge Analytica. Remember that name. Facebook has already banned them for violating their terms of service. And my friends and family wonder why I don't post a whole bunch of stuff on Facebook. Beware of any surveys that you are asked to take on Facebook.
Trump-linked consultants harvested data from millions on Facebook
Cambridge Analytica, a company that profiled voters for Donald Trump’s campaign, allegedly harvested private information from more than 50 million Facebook profiles, which they used to influence and wage a “culture war” during the 2016 election.
Whistleblower Christopher Wylie, who helped found Cambridge Analytica and served as their director of research until 2014, told NBC News' U.K. partner ITN Channel 4 News that the company helped develop an application on Facebook that paid individuals to take a survey. If users had not adjusted their privacy settings on the social media outlet, however, the app didn’t just capture the survey responses — it also gathered as much data from each account as possible.
That data included information from Facebook users’ friends and contacts, as well.
Cambridge Analytica. Remember that name. Facebook has already banned them for violating their terms of service. And my friends and family wonder why I don't post a whole bunch of stuff on Facebook. Beware of any surveys that you are asked to take on Facebook.
Trump-linked consultants harvested data from millions on Facebook
Cambridge Analytica, a company that profiled voters for Donald Trump’s campaign, allegedly harvested private information from more than 50 million Facebook profiles, which they used to influence and wage a “culture war” during the 2016 election.
Whistleblower Christopher Wylie, who helped found Cambridge Analytica and served as their director of research until 2014, told NBC News' U.K. partner ITN Channel 4 News that the company helped develop an application on Facebook that paid individuals to take a survey. If users had not adjusted their privacy settings on the social media outlet, however, the app didn’t just capture the survey responses — it also gathered as much data from each account as possible.
That data included information from Facebook users’ friends and contacts, as well.