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David Carroll 🦅
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Fun Fact: Ben Carson, HUD secretary, was among the first political candidates to benefit from Cambridge Analytica whose data was purloined from Facebook. The circle is complete. washingtonpost.com/business/2019/…
Never forget: Cambridge Analytica broke UK law by politically profiling Americans for US elections. The only reason they didn’t get busted is because they closed up shop.
HUD’s complaint describes how Facebook’s Custom Audiences data upload and matching aids and abets unlawful discrimination.

Custom Audiences is also how Cambridge Analytica targeted voters directly for Ben Carson’s campaigns using tainted Facebook data.
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Barr says privacy and reputation of uncharged parties will be protected with redactions. It will be rich if Cambridge Analytica links get redacted, a company subject to prosecution in UK under Data Protection Act for violating America’s privacy, had it not shuttered. #BarrHearing
Cambridge Analytica was a “transnational” organization, criminally raided and convicted by UK authorities. What’s Congress going to do to prevent practice of internationalized (and military contracting) campaign vendors that refuse to cooperate with investigators? #BarrHearing
Some receipts:
1. ICO informing me they convicted Cambridge Analytica for refusing to cooperate on disclosure orders.
2. Discovery document obtained by court order (plus other evidence) indicates full cooperation is uncertain. We’re not sure if seized servers have been returned.
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David Carroll 🦅
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Ad industry reacts to hosting its most diabolical villain at Cannes Lions for an interview with @gilliantett as the organization contends with a backlash over what many see as his illegitimate attempt at a rehabilitation. adweek.com/agencies/ad-in…
@gilliantett There's a pretty good chance that #TheGreatHack will be released on Netflix by the time #CannesLions comes around in June and attendees may have a new perspective on who Alexander Nix really is (not just a bad guy who lied about pilfering Facebook Likes). opendemocracy.net/en/they-were-p…
Cambridge Anaytica has been an ad industry darling for quite some time now. They were even decorated with a prestigious award. interc.pt/2pJmVDv by @samfbiddle

But the UK data cops were going to throw the book at the company for unlawfully profiling Americans.

We wait.
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Still no decision from judge whether to sack Emerdata’s liquidator and put Cambridge Analytica/SCL into state receivership for alleged bias against US citizens over our data rights. thedailybeast.com/cambridge-anal…
We know Crowe, Emerdata’s appointed administrator, has been spending time communicating with US attorneys. It’s in their public progress report.

During last Monday’s trial these topics were off-limits:
—SCL Insight Ltd (SCL Group)
—CA’s Works-In-Progress
That confirms Cambridge Analytica remains a subject of active investigation. Barr Letter doesn’t settle legitimate concerns over Mueller & CA. Instead #ReleaseTheFullReport because even if not criminal under US laws, we’ve already shown these guys flagrantly break UK laws.
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