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......»»
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.....»»
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.....»»
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......»»
Hiring is strong, but wage data show the U.S. still hasn’t fully recovered
Friday's strong jobs report helped allay fear.....»»
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......»»
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......»»
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......»»
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.....»»
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......»»
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.....»»
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......»»
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......»»
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.....»»
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......»»
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......»»
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......»»
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......»»
Facebook suspends Canadian firm AggregateIQ amid data mining scandal
Whistleblowers say AggregateIQ worked on the campaign for Great Britain to exit the European Union.....»»
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.....»»
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......»»