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This from the Guardian: Christopher Wylie - Why I broke the Facebook data story – and what should happen now
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Well worth the read if you are interested in how pervasive was the political corruption surrounding the compromise of Facebook data information and its use in both the American election and the Brexit vote as well.
As far as the US is concerned, let's not forget that our own election of a PotUS who lost the popular-vote is also of consequence to any functional democracy, which makes us wonder if we are indeed one ...
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The whistleblower at the centre of the Cambridge Analytica storm asks if Britain will now address the hard issues which it has raised
I’m disappointed, but I also understand it. It is extremely uncomfortable to consider that our democracy may have been corrupted. That potential crimes may have taken place – some of them on Facebook’s servers – that seem to be beyond the reach of law. It’s why I testified last week to parliament. It’s why I have given three binders of evidence about Vote Leave to the UK Electoral Commission and information commissioner’s office.
That evidence proved enough for Facebook to take action and suspend AIQ to investigate. Will Britain now take this evidence seriously?
Because this is not just about data. In Britain, we have strict spending limits for elections. It’s what has kept Britain from following the path of American politics, where elections are the sport of billionaires and corporate interests.
Beyond data, there are two more issues at stake here: overspending and coordination between campaigns. The law forbids campaigns from coordinating, to forestall the potential for shell entities and overspending vehicles. In the digital age, where political campaigns use Facebook as their predominant tool, it’s difficult to enforce. And when four different campaigns – Vote Leave, BeLeave, Veterans for Britain and the DUP – all used the same data firm, AIQ, it’s pretty much impossible.
My intention here, is to set out the issues – and the evidence – as simply as possible.
Well worth the read if you are interested in how pervasive was the political corruption surrounding the compromise of Facebook data information and its use in both the American election and the Brexit vote as well.
As far as the US is concerned, let's not forget that our own election of a PotUS who lost the popular-vote is also of consequence to any functional democracy, which makes us wonder if we are indeed one ...
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