Cambridge Analytica and the art of weaponizing data and the story of manipulating people's fears to win elections and control them. The torrent of information related to CA that's been published over the past days is amazing and frightening, although it turns out this stories has a very long history. Any liberal progressive type who wants to influence the upcoming election needs to learn about the details.
There's a lot at stake folks. If you're fearful for America's future and opposed to the trump team and the Koch Klan of oligarchs with their plans for Our American government (That would be to reduce government to the size where they can drag it into the bathroom and drown it in the bathtub. Their words, not mine, look it up.) Following this interesting video and some quotes from it, I share links to a number of articles from 2016 and 2017 that tell different aspect of this important story, more to follow as time allows:
There's a lot at stake folks. If you're fearful for America's future and opposed to the trump team and the Koch Klan of oligarchs with their plans for Our American government (That would be to reduce government to the size where they can drag it into the bathroom and drown it in the bathtub. Their words, not mine, look it up.) Following this interesting video and some quotes from it, I share links to a number of articles from 2016 and 2017 that tell different aspect of this important story, more to follow as time allows:
Did Cambridge Analytica play a role in the EU referendum? BBC Newsnight - Jul 13, 2017
The great British Brexit robbery: how our democracy was hijacked. Carole Cadwalladr | May 9, 2017
MI6 Chief Alex Younger full speech, December 8, 2016 | Vauxhall Cross
Major Trump donor Robert Mercer to sell stake in far-right news site Breitbart David Smith | Nov 2, 2017
Ukip whistleblowers raised fears about Breitbart influence on Brexit. Kirchgaessner Hopkins | Oct 30, 2017
Will Brexit Masterminds Work for Trump? SHANE HARRIS, GIDEON RESNICK | 07.03.16
WILL DONALD TRUMP’S DATA-ANALYTICS COMPANY ALLOW RUSSIA TO ACCESS RESEARCH ON U.S. CITIZENS? By Ann Marlowe | August 22, 2016 | Tablet Magazine
MEET ROBERT MERCER, THE MYSTERIOUS BILLIONAIRE BENEFACTOR OF BREITBART
BY MAX KUTNER ON 11/21/16
What Does the Billionaire Family Backing Donald Trump Really Want? Rosie Gray JAN 27, 2017
A Special Relationship & the Birth of Cambridge Analytica. TEXTIFIRE | May 18, 2017
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Cambridge Analytica:
Whistleblower reveals data grab of 50 million Facebook profiles
Channel 4 News | Published on Mar 17, 2018
The British data firm described as “pivotal” in Donald Trump’s presidential victory was behind a ‘data grab’ of more than 50 million Facebook profiles, a whistleblower has revealed to Channel 4 News. In an exclusive television interview, Chris Wylie, former Research Director at Cambridge Analytica tells all.
