#AggregateIQ is suspended from Facebook for snooping and storing peoples data. It held almost one million records including home address, telephone numbers and email addresses. Its was the sister company of Cambridge Analytica
Now being paid by Gript Media to snoop on you.
Now being paid by Gript Media to snoop on you.
To clarify, perhaps 'snooping'isn't isnt the best phrase here.
Lets take a look at what #AggregateIQ have done in the past, which might make suggestions about what happening here:
Rule one: Follow the money
Lets take a look at what #AggregateIQ have done in the past, which might make suggestions about what happening here:
Rule one: Follow the money
In 2016, #AggregateIQ were paid by the Democratic Unionist Party UP up north for targetted Brexit related adverts. The DUP paid for didnt target DUP voters.
They ran ads in a different country than where the DUP actually run themselves.
search.electoralcommission.org.uk/English/Spendi…
They ran ads in a different country than where the DUP actually run themselves.
search.electoralcommission.org.uk/English/Spendi…
Great thread on that here from @LizCarolan
@LizCarolan At this point #AggregateIQ and Cambridge Analytica were essentially the same company.
Anyways Here @VickerySec sets out the digital fingerprints of AggregateIQ all over Gript Media baiting content website
Content that is then dropped on Facebook.
Anyways Here @VickerySec sets out the digital fingerprints of AggregateIQ all over Gript Media baiting content website
Content that is then dropped on Facebook.
@LizCarolan @VickerySec Once you start to look at Gript Media's practices, and the history of lies, deception and manipulation of the people behind the project, its worth wondering aloud some things.
Firstly *all* media projects are *partly* data gathering entities. But most do actual journalism.
Firstly *all* media projects are *partly* data gathering entities. But most do actual journalism.
@LizCarolan @VickerySec But Gript media don't do any *journalism*
It's a reactionary platform that copy-pastes the work of other journalists and repackages with clickbaity headlines.
Basically a bettered resourced version of Leo Sherlock Facebook project "The Liberal", using the same model.
It's a reactionary platform that copy-pastes the work of other journalists and repackages with clickbaity headlines.
Basically a bettered resourced version of Leo Sherlock Facebook project "The Liberal", using the same model.
@LizCarolan @VickerySec McGuirk has now comfirmed Gript is using #AggregateIQ to develop strategies around how Gript use Facebook
AggregateIQ are banned from Facebook for their dodgy right wing activity.
AggregateIQ are banned from Facebook for their dodgy right wing activity.
@LizCarolan @VickerySec So the entire gript.aggregateiq.com website, basically Gript hosted by #AggregateIQ got pulled down as as soon security researchers started looking into the links between the reactionary right wing platform and AggregateIQ (themselves a reactionary right wing org)
Gript laugh
Gript laugh
13hrs ago Gripts spokes said they were 'talking' to #AggregateIQ as 'potential partners'
Then people were 'insane' to claim Gript may be involved in manipulation of election.
Then McGuirk confirms Gript are already partners w an org w a rich history of election manipulation.
Then people were 'insane' to claim Gript may be involved in manipulation of election.
Then McGuirk confirms Gript are already partners w an org w a rich history of election manipulation.
As kids we learn that this is lying. It still is regardless when the mouth telling the lies gets money for saying it.
#aggregateIQ are currently forbidden to process data on UK citizens, though this may be UK residents.
Anti -partitionist critiques aside, what does this mean for FB data UK citizens resident in the south and those considered UK citizens up north.
Anti -partitionist critiques aside, what does this mean for FB data UK citizens resident in the south and those considered UK citizens up north.
In that updated IT piece McGuirk changes position.
He says #AggregateIQ dies not have any access to the websites social media data
That would seem to be an outright lie.
Not to mention the #AggregateIQ was running it own copy of the site right up until yesterday.
He says #AggregateIQ dies not have any access to the websites social media data
That would seem to be an outright lie.
Not to mention the #AggregateIQ was running it own copy of the site right up until yesterday.
Visit to Gripts website and Gript will have access to your browsing history
Here is Gript saying their privacy policy they will use third parties to access information that will specifically identify people who use the website.
Confirmation that the ruling against #AggregateIQ processing data include all UK citizens, so assume this includes those resident in Ireland.
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