Did Cambridge Analytica/Facebook win the election for Trump? MERGED (interviews, FBI)

[jimj]

Originally Posted by evilcart

I am betting Alt Rights want this to go away. They know in their gut it is true and hate that they were tricked , used like cattle, just as the left was too.

We all got conned, Bannon is pulling the strings, and the only winners are the alt right extremists who want to watch the USA burn

I don't see why..... Anyone who still lives on Fakebook and gets that involved with it after all they've admitted to and done gets just what they deserve...

No different than those grocery store loyalty programs which people willingly sign up for and actually give all their real information to just for some pennies off coupons. A place where they track and manipulate your purchases as much as they can.

If the story is true so what? The only people they targeted were the fools that gave 'em the opening in the first place...

[Eli34]

Originally Posted by Finn_Jarber

Unfortunately these 400-500 point swings are becoming the norm. Investors are nervous in this environment.

Yep,Trump’s incompetence is making them nervous. Facebook/Cambridge Analytica and possible trade wars.

[stburr91]

I'll just leave this here.

Oh the irony.

The Obama campaign did the same thing in 2012.



Ex-Obama Campaign Director Drops Bombshell Claim on Facebook

In a Sunday tweet thread, Carol Davidson, former director of integration and media analytics for Obama for America, said the 2012 campaign led Facebook to “suck out the whole social graph” and target potential voters. They would then use that data to do things like append their email lists.

When Facebook found out what they were doing, they were “surprised,” she said.


https://ijr.com/2018/03/1077083-ex-o...n-director-fb/

[Ferd]

I pretty offended by how short the left thinks my memory is.


Barak Obama worked hand in glove with both Google and Facebook to gain Big Data detail to drive his campaigns. It was touted as a new way of doing things.
Now all the sudden such actions is "concerning" "maybe illegal"


well go take a long walk off a short pier. the thing that has the left so utterly whacked out of their minds is that Republicans are catching on and using the LEFTS RULES. they don't like it when the playing field is level.


oh yea and this story comes out right about the time the left figured out the Andrew McCabe firing was generated by the Inspector Generals report .... the IG being an Obama APPOINTEE....


gotta change the narrative.


again. long walk.... short pier... Parana infested waters....

[architech100]

Maybe he is right. This site is more ridiculous than myspace but way more powerful and evil. Unbelievable how creepy big tech has become.

Mark Zuckerberg brands Facebook users

"Facebook uses personal data it collects on members using their on-site activity, location settings and internet connection to target its ads.

The firm uses 98 data points to create 'complete consumer profiles'.

Some of this data is taken from your Faebook profile information, but the social network watches online activity for the rest.

It can 'see' virtually every website you visit if you are logged into Facebook. "

The 98 data points it tracks are:

1. Location
2. Age
3. Generation
4. Gender
5. Language
6. Education level
7. Field of study
8. School
9. Ethnic affinity
10. Income and net worth
11. Home ownership and type
12. Home value
13. Property size
14. Square footage of home
15. Year home was built
16. Household composition
17. Users who have an anniversary within 30 days
18. Users who are away from family or hometown
19. Users who are friends with someone who has an anniversary, is newly married or engaged, recently moved, or has an upcoming birthday
20. Users in long-distance relationships
21. Users in new relationships
22. Users who have new jobs
23. Users who are newly engaged
24. Users who are newly married
25. Users who have recently moved
26. Users who have birthdays soon
27. Parents
28. Expectant parents
29. Mothers, divided by “type” (soccer, trendy, etc.)
30. Users who are likely to engage in politics
31. Conservatives and liberals
32. Relationship status
33. Employer
34. Industry
35. Job title
36. Office type
37. Interests
38. Users who own motorcycles
39. Users who plan to buy a car (and what kind/brand of car, and how soon)
40. Users who bought auto parts or accessories recently
41. Users who are likely to need auto parts or services
42. Style and brand of car you drive
43. Year car was bought
44. Age of car
45. How much money user is likely to spend on next car
46. Where user is likely to buy next car
47. How many employees your company has
48. Users who own small businesses
49. Users who work in management or are executives
50. Users who have donated to charity (divided by type)
51. Operating system
52. Users who play canvas games
53. Users who own a gaming console
54. Users who have created a Facebook event
55. Users who have used Facebook Payments
56. Users who have spent more than average on Facebook Payments
57. Users who administer a Facebook page
58. Users who have recently uploaded photos to Facebook
59. Internet browser
60. Email service
61. Early/late adopters of technology
62. Expats (divided by what country they are from originally)
63. Users who belong to a credit union, national bank or regional bank
64. Users who investor (divided by investment type)
65. Number of credit lines
66. Users who are active credit card users
67. Credit card type
68. Users who have a debit card
69. Users who carry a balance on their credit card
70. Users who listen to the radio
71. Preference in TV shows
72. Users who use a mobile device (divided by what brand they use)
73. Internet connection type
74. Users who recently acquired a smartphone or tablet
75. Users who access the Internet through a smartphone or tablet
76. Users who use coupons
77. Types of clothing user’s household buys
78. Time of year user’s household shops most
79. Users who are “heavy” buyers of beer, wine or spirits
80. Users who buy groceries (and what kinds)
81. Users who buy beauty products
82. Users who buy allergy medications, cough/cold medications, pain relief products, and over-the-counter meds
83. Users who spend money on household products
84. Users who spend money on products for kids or pets, and what kinds of pets
85. Users whose household makes more purchases than is average
86. Users who tend to shop online (or off)
87. Types of restaurants user eats at
88. Kinds of stores user shops at
89. Users who are “receptive” to offers from companies offering online auto insurance, higher education or mortgages, and prepaid debit cards/satellite TV
90. Length of time user has lived in house
91. Users who are likely to move soon
92. Users who are interested in the Olympics, fall football, cricket or Ramadan
93. Users who travel frequently, for work or pleasure
94. Users who commute to work
95. Types of vacations user tends to go on
96. Users who recently returned from a trip
97. Users who recently used a travel app
98. Users who participate in a timeshare

[jfre81]

He wasn't wrong.

[Dockside]

The kind of propaganda pushed by Cambridge Analytica works best on the uninformed...millennials, that means you. Your primary sources of information are from online sources and your friends. Two thirds of the millennial vote went to Trump.

[RosieSD]

Originally Posted by dashrendar4454

does it concern you when the left uses Facebook and social media as well? Or how the regular media can be blatantly biased towards a candidate?

It concerns me when both parties (and it is both parties) try to manipulate voters with half truths and outright lies.

As for the poster above who brought up Obama in reference to me. I'm on record as not being happy with either Obama or Hillary Clinton. That's why I didn't vote for either of them (voted twice against Obama).

You may want to brand me as a troll, but I'm just thinking for myself. You are, of course, free to think for yourself too.

And, ultimately, that is why the whole Cambridge Analytica thing (and other use of data by politicians) concerns me. It's about preserving our individual rights to think for ourselves, regardless of whether or not we agree with each other. If people aren't aware of just how deeply they're being psychologically manipulated, they're not really thinking for themselves.

You are, as I said, free to disagree. I won't take it personally. Nor will I call you a troll.

[Hightower72]

Originally Posted by Dockside

The kind of propaganda pushed by Cambridge Analytica works best on the uninformed...millennials, that means you. Your primary sources of information are from online sources and your friends. Two thirds of the millennial vote went to Trump.

Where did you hear this?

37% of Millennial Electorate vote for Trump | Brookings

[2sleepy]

The video that was shown live is on youtube, it's only 19 minutes long but if you don't want to watch the entire thing skip to 12:11 & watch the last 7 minutes.

https://www.youtube.com/attribution_...eature%3Dshare