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UK academic says data firm helped Trump campaign spread fear

A British propaganda expert who has studied Cambridge Analytica says the company helped Donald Trump's presidential campaign use false statements and anti-Muslim messages to spread fear and resentment in swing states Trump needed to win......»»

Category: topSource: foxnewsApr 16th, 2018

2 of Rudy Giuliani"s associates who helped him dig up dirt on Joe Biden have been charged with campaign finance violations

Reuters Two associates of Rudy Giuliani, President Donald Trump's personal lawyer, were arrested and charged with violating campaign finance laws late Wednesday, The Wall St.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderOct 10th, 2019

Data Behind Fear of Yield Curve Inversions

Source: FRED Blog   FRED can help us make sense of the recent discussions about an inverted yield curve. But first, some definitions to get us started: The yield curve is the difference (or spread) between the yield o.....»»

Category: blogSource: TheBigPictureAug 21st, 2019

Trump looks to rally controversial allies at WH social media summit

Some experts fear President Trump's invite list might legitimize their online tactics — posting incendiary, misleading tweets or videos —entering the 2020 election campaign......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralJul 10th, 2019

Hiring is strong, but wage data show the U.S. still hasn’t fully recovered

Friday's strong jobs report helped allay fear.....»»

Category: topSource: latimesJul 5th, 2019

Global stocks gain after Trump auto-tariff delay, weak data pressures yields

U.S. and European stock indexes gained on Wednesday after news that U.S. President Donald Trump planned to delay tariffs on auto imports, offsetting earlier pressure on equities from weak U.S. and Chinese economic data that helped depress bond yields......»»

Category: topSource: reutersMay 15th, 2019

Cambridge Analytica whistleblower has book deal

The former Cambridge Analytica employee who spoke out on alleged ties between the data firm and the Brexit campaign for Britain to leave the European Union has a book deal......»»

Category: topSource: foxnewsMay 7th, 2019

White economic anxiety evaporated after the 2016 election. Now black economic anxiety is on the rise.

New data show the rise in white Americans who fear for their economic future subsided after the 2016 election of Donald Trump, but now the same sentiment is rising among black Americans......»»

Category: topSource: washpostMar 23rd, 2019

The man at the centre of the Facebook data scandal says it"s "nonsense" that Cambridge Analytica got Trump elected

CBS The scientist at the centre of the Facebook data scandal says it is "nonsense" that the incident helped get Donald Trum.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 23rd, 2018

Professor Apologizes for Helping Cambridge Analytica Harvest Facebook Data

Aleksandr Kogan, the academic who helped harvest tens of millions of Facebook profiles in 2014, said he “never heard a word” of objection from the social media giant......»»

Category: mediaSource: nytApr 22nd, 2018

A Fifth of the Money Spent By Donald Trump’s Reelection Campaign Went to Legal Fees

Including a $93,000 payment to the law firm representing Trump in the Stormy Daniels case. President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign continued to spend a sizable chunk of its money on legal f.....»»

Category: europeSource: fortuneApr 16th, 2018

Payment for Trump Love Child Story Was Illegal Campaign Contribution, Watchdog Alleges in FEC, Justice Department Complaint

Common Cause claims the president's campaign was helped out by funds paid to keep a rumor out of the press......»»

Category: topSource: newsweekApr 12th, 2018

You Helped Create Facebook"s Cambridge Analytica Data Crisis | Opinion

The scandal in which Cambridge Analytica harvested data from millions of Facebook users to craft and target advertising for Donald Trump’s presidential campaign has provoked broad outrage......»»

Category: topSource: newsweekApr 11th, 2018

Facebook suspends another data analytics firm after CNBC discovers it was using tactics like Cambridge Analytica - CNBC

CNBCFacebook suspends another data analytics firm after CNBC discovers it was using tactics like Cambridge AnalyticaCNBCData analytics firm CubeYou used personality quizzes clearly labeled for "non-profit academic research" to help marketers find c.....»»

Category: topSource: googlenewsApr 8th, 2018

Ex-Cambridge Analytica worker to cooperate with DOJ probe

The computer expert who alleges a trove of Facebook data was improperly used to help President Donald Trump's campaign in the 2016 election says he will cooperate with a Justice Department investigation......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralApr 8th, 2018

Facebook suspends another data analytics firm

Data analytics firm CubeYou uses personality quizzes and apps clearly labeled for "non-profit academic research" to aid marketers in finding customers......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralApr 8th, 2018

Facebook suspends another data analytics firm

Data analytics firm CubeYou uses personality quizzes and apps clearly labeled for "non-profit academic research" to aid marketers in finding customers......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralApr 8th, 2018

Ex-Cambridge Analytica employee to cooperate with DOJ probe

The computer expert who alleges a trove of Facebook data was improperly used to help President Donald Trump's campaign in the 2016 election says he will cooperate with a Justice Department investigation......»»

Category: topSource: foxnewsApr 8th, 2018

Facebook suspends Canadian firm AggregateIQ amid data mining scandal

Whistleblowers say AggregateIQ worked on the campaign for Great Britain to exit the European Union.....»»

Category: topSource: business-standardApr 8th, 2018

Data breach menace: Facebook suspends Canadian political firm AggregateIQ

British Columbia's privacy commissioner is separately investigating AggregateIQ over whether the company had broken provincial personal privacy rules for its role in the Brexit campaign.....»»

Category: topSource: business-standardApr 7th, 2018

Twitter sold Cambridge Analytica researcher public data access

Twitter Inc. sold data access to the Cambridge University academic who also obtained millions of Facebook Inc. users’ information that was later passed to a political consulting firm without the users’ consent......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralApr 29th, 2018