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Cambridge Analytica Whistleblower Says Data From 87 Million Users Could Be Stored In Russia (cnn.com)
PolygamousRanchKid shares a report from CNN: Cambridge Analytica whistleblower Christopher Wylie says the data the firm gathered from Facebook could have come from more than 87 million users and could be stored in Russia. Wylie added that his lawyer has been contacted by U.S. authorities, including congressional investigators and the Department of Justice, and says he plans to cooperate with them. Aleksander Kogan, a Russian data scientist who gave lectures at St. Petersburg State University, gathered Facebook data from millions of Americans. He then sold it to Cambridge Analytica, which worked with President Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign. "I know that Facebook is now starting to take steps to rectify that and start to find out who had access to it and where it could have gone, but ultimately it's not watertight to say that, you know, we can ensure that all the data is gone forever," he said.
They exploited the system that Hillary camp exploited as well during 2016 campaign, that was pioneered by the Obama camp and FB let them have the data (which could be seen as a campaign contribution in direct violation of campaign finance laws)
I've never created a Facebook account but Facebook created one for me and leaked out all my personal info to the World?
If they created a profile without you giving them the data, then they didn't "leak" anything that wasn't already out there.
If, if, if. Meanwhile, the DNC actually colluded to shove Bernie out of the election and worked with others to falsely smear Trump via Russia.
Aleksander Kogan, a Russian data scientist who gave lectures at St. Petersburg State University
They are making it sound like he is a Russian data scientist because he gave a few lectures at St. Petersburg State University.
His parents moved to the United States when he was seven. He's obviously a citizen of the US and therefore an American data scientist.
does the chant "lock her up" ring a bell
<HILLARY>Well, there weren't any email servers.
Oh, wait. There weren't any email servers with classified data on them.
Hmm, make that there weren't any email servers with data marked classified on them....
Damn. How about there weren't any email servers with classification markings removed because I ordered them removed.
Oh, and those not-classified emails that weren't marked and I never told anyone to remove the marking from? That were on servers that never existed? I never told my no-security-clearance-made to print them out..</HILLARY>
If you don't think Hillary lied about that server and broke the law, your head is so far up your ass you can probably count your teeth from the backside.
Manafort's shit was from 6 years ago when he was working for Podesta. The rest of it is process crimes and some Russians who maybe made some Facebook ads about Black Lives Matter and will never see the inside of a courtroom.
This is a farce.