Posted on 03/28/2018 6:58:00 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Facebook now faces myriad legal actions for its apparent misuse of private data on its members. But one possible legal problem that isn't getting any attention involves whether Facebook (FB) made, and the Obama campaign accepted, illegal "in-kind" contributions to Obama's 2012 re-election effort.
As we noted earlier, the Obama campaign's use of Facebook data dwarfed anything Trump did. Cambridge Analytica purchased data from an academic, who gathered it in 2014 through an app that said the data would only be used for academic purposes. There's no question that was misleading.
But by the time the general election rolled around, the Trump campaign had dumped Cambridge as a consultant, which means the data Cambridge bought had no impact on the general election.
In contrast, the Obama campaign's use of Facebook was massive, and even more intrusive. About a million people let the campaign gather not only data on themselves, but on all their friends, who didn't know their data was being harvested as well — a number that could easily have reached 190 million, which, at the time, was about equal to every active Facebook user in the U.S.
Obama's tech gurus were able to match this rich treasure trove of personal data — likes, dislikes, photos, etc. — with other databases, creating the largest and most detailed profiles on voters ever assembled.
And the campaign aggressively used its unique access to influence millions of people the campaign identified as "persuadable," sending them highly targeted campaign messages that appeared to come from their Facebook friends, rather than the Obama campaign.
Obama's people saw this as a massive advantage, telling the press after the election that it was "the most groundbreaking piece of technology developed for the campaign."
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Collusion.
And, what about Clinton? What did they do to help Clinton? I think their collusion in 2008 and 2012 is going to come out but they like to focus on Trump instead. The bigger share of data—likely intentional—was to Obama and Clinton. That will be the scandal. And violate FTC and FEC law. Will anyone be charged, convicted, go to jail?
How much manipulation is going on? I find, for example, my wife, making rather absurd comments about Trump and others. Find her news comes via Facebook and others. They present very biased news. Maybe items that match things she’s looked at or expressed about... exaggerating her concerns and fears? Like local news causing people to freak out over a little snow or rain, put multiple locks on their doors. Be afraid, be very afraid.
Interesting. Thanks for posting. BUMP.
Would it matter if it did? Ad long ad Xuckerbrtg remains a Libturd in good standing, that is to say, as long as he keeps funneling money into demonicRAT campaigns, he will remain free as a bird.
Remember Barney Frank’s sister in the White House with CLinton? Every morning faxing out the talking points that were pure propaganda? Well, think that times a billion. That is what Facebook is.
BOTH parties colluded to violate the Constitution in 2008 when they installed an ineligible usurper in the White House.
Both 2008 and 2012 were elaborate election plays with known outcomes.
We only thought we had a choice.
The Kenyanesian Usurpation was planned.
It’s be okay, they are home-growed, not Ruskies!
When democrats are caught lying, cheating and stealing, people yawn. Democrats just being democrats. When republicans are caught, they’re gone. Until democrats face the same consequences, America will continue to be diseased.
Facebook is liberal.
Ergo, Facebook broke the law.
It’s what liberals do.
Of course, the Republicrats break no laws whatsoever.
Zip, zero, nada. /s
The uniparty did what the uniparty wanted to until Trump came along.
Bill Clinton took on Microsoft. Why can’t Trump take on Facebook?
Nobody in the media or government would give a damn if he did. That’s the problem.
Bkmrk
Of course they did. But it's not like they were helping Republicans or anything, so no big deal...
Post it on FB and I bet the Bot’s remove it.
Aha!
Somebody must have read my post from Monday:
Here is my question... Was this really exactly the same thing?I assume that the Trump campaign paid Cambridge Analytica for their data analysis services.
Did the Obama campaigns pay Facebook for their data, or did Facebook make it an "in-kind donation" to the Obama campaign?
-PJ
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