Cambridge Analytica

Cambridge Analytica

2018

Our governments share responsibility for the Cambridge Analytica crisis… and here’s how they should fix it | openDemocracy (Oct 09 2018) <Click-to-Tweet>

Keywords: methods, influence industry applications, submit cambridge analytica / scl 's, trump campaigns inquiries, data, government, problems, more elections, parent company, influence industry companies, national security, cambridge analytica, democracy

Abstract

this concerns the influence industry and how government contracting helped create Cambridge Analytica and its parent company SCL. We must address a problem not just of social media companies, but of an influence industry with deeply concerning norms. Unaddressed problems in the influence industry There has long been a revolving door between military and intelligence and private influence industries. PR companies, and wider cultural industries have frequently been involved in wartime propaganda which raises problems itself. All SCL Group companies could draw on the methodologies developed. These companies are part of a wider industry we must n’t lose sight of. relationships between, the companies. all concerns raised in the Cambridge Analytica scandal. There could also be penalties for defense contractors in each country found obscuring overlaps and company relationships. What is Emerdata?

 

Why the Cambridge Analytica scandal could be much more serious than you think: – The London Economic (Mar 27 2018) <Click-to-Tweet>

Keywords: us, robert mercer, trump, brexit, canadian company, cambridge analytica, leave uk, funded scl, cambridge analytica ’s, scl, cambridge analytica ’s parent company, russian, boris johnson

Abstract

This may seem like justice is beginning to be served not only in relation to the illegal harvesting of some 50 million Facebook accounts and Cambridge Analytica ’s manipulating of the Trump vote in the US, but also in matters closer to home. A source close to Skripal has said he was investigating the collusion between the Internet Research Agency, AIQ, Cambridge Analytica and its parent company, SCL. – However, even as both Cambridge Analytica and SCL come under official scrutiny it seems that both companies may be dissolved at the same time as those behind it shift to a new mysterious company. They are joined by the daughters of the Donald Trump backing billionaire Robert Mercer at Not only is Nix on the board of directors, together with fellow Cambridge Analytica and SCL insider Julian Wheatland