9 Best Articles in 2022
medium.com
Why (almost) everything reported about the Cambridge Analytica Facebook ‘hacking’ controversy is wrong
medium.com
~14 min read · From 2018 · A summary of the technical info you need to know in order to properly understand the Cambridge Analytica story.
The Guardian
Fresh Cambridge Analytica leak ‘shows global manipulation is out of control’
The Guardian
4 min read · From 2020 · Company’s work in 68 countries laid bare with release of more than 100,000 documents
youtube.com
Cambridge Analytica whistleblower: 'We spent $1m harvesting millions of Facebook profiles'
youtube.com
From 2018 · Christopher Wylie, who worked for data firm Cambridge Analytica, reveals how personal information was taken without authorisation in early 2014 to build a sy...
The Guardian
Revealed: 50 million Facebook profiles harvested for Cambridge Analytica in major data breach
The Guardian
~12 min read · From 2018 · Whistleblower describes how firm linked to former Trump adviser Steve Bannon compiled user data to target American voters• How Cambridge Analytica’s algorithms turned ‘likes’ into a political tool
Channel 4
Revealed: Trump’s election consultants filmed saying they use bribes and sex workers to entrap politicians
Channel 4
9 min read · From 2018 · An undercover investigation by Channel 4 News reveals how Cambridge Analytica secretly campaigns in elections across the world. Bosses were filmed talking about using bribes, ex-spies, fake IDs and sex workers.
youtube.com
Cambridge Analytica Uncovered: Secret filming reveals election tricks
youtube.com
From 2018 · An undercover investigation by Channel 4 News reveals how Cambridge Analytica secretly campaigns in elections across the world. Bosses were filmed talking ab...
The Guardian
Cambridge Analytica whistleblower: 'We spent $1m harvesting millions of Facebook profiles'
The Guardian
3 min read · From 2018 · Whistleblower details workings of Cambridge Analytica and its use of targeted political advertising that could be used to influence people's opinions
The Guardian
If you’re not terrified about Facebook, you haven’t been paying attention
The Guardian
5 min read · 2020-07-26 · Facebook and America are now indivisible, says the Observer writer who broke the Cambridge Analytica scandal – and the world is the sicker for it
medium.com
Cambridge Analytica: the Geotargeting and Emotional Data Mining Scripts
medium.com
8 min read · From 2017 · Last year, Michael Phillips, a data science intern at Cambridge Analytica, posted the following scripts to a set of “work samples” on his…
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Gizmodo
Cambridge Analytica Is Shutting Down [Updated]
Gizmodo
2 min read · From 2018 · On Wednesday, Cambridge Analytica employees learned that its parent company, the SCL Group, was shuttering the business, with American-based workers directed to return their keycards immediately,…
medium.com
Cambridge Analytica: the Geotargeting and Emotional Data Mining Scripts
medium.com
8 min read · From 2017 · Last year, Michael Phillips, a data science intern at Cambridge Analytica, posted the following scripts to a set of “work samples” on his…
The Baffler
The Cambridge Analytica Con
The Baffler
~17 min read · From 2018 · When a whistleblower outed Cambridge Analytica for the inappropriate use of Facebook profile information for the purpose of influencing US elections, people around the world were understandably outraged. But, as author Yasha Levine explains in his analysis of the situation for The Baffler, this was a symptom of much deeper privacy concerns that involve the biggest tech companies in the world. getAbstract recommends this sprawling article to anyone interested in learning the truth behind personal privacy in the era of big data.
TechCrunch
Twitter also sold data access to Cambridge Analytica researcher
TechCrunch
4 min read · From 2018 · Since it was revealed that Cambridge Analytica improperly accessed the personal data of millions of Facebook users, one question has lingered in the minds of the public: What other data did Dr. Aleksandr Kogan gain access to? Twitter confirmed to The Telegraph on Saturday that GSR, Kogan’s ow…
Guardian Tech
British courts may unlock secrets of how Trump campaign profiled US voters
Guardian Tech
6 min read · From 2017 · Legal loophole may help academic expose how Big Data firms like Cambridge Analytica and Facebook get their information
BuzzFeed
Facebook's Data Scandal Is Bigger Than Cambridge Analytica (Or Facebook)
BuzzFeed
8 min read · From 2018 · It’s a moment that forces us, collectively, to step back and think about what we sacrificed for a more convenient and connected world.
The New York Times
How Trump Consultants Exploited the Facebook Data of Millions
The New York Times
~18 min read · From 2018 · Cambridge Analytica harvested personal information from a huge swath of the electorate to develop techniques that were later used in the Trump campaign.
The New Yorker
New Evidence Emerges of Steve Bannon and Cambridge Analytica’s Role in Brexit
The New Yorker
7 min read · From 2018 · The Trump strategist and controversial Big Data company communicated about raising U.S. funds for Brexit in 2015.
The Guardian
Cambridge Analytica a year on: ‘a lesson in institutional failure’
The Guardian
20+ min read · From 2019 · One year after she broke the Cambridge Analytica scandal, Carole Cadwalladr discusses the state of play with whistleblower Christopher Wylie
