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Re:The Cambridge Analytica scandal isn’t a scandal: this is ... by randomname2 on Monday March 19, 2018 @05:08PM (#16623194)
A former Obama campaign official is claiming that Facebook knowingly allowed them to mine massive amounts of Facebook data — more than they would’ve allowed someone else to do — because they were supportive of the campaign.

In a Sunday tweet thread, Carol Davidsen, 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. But she also claimed they didn’t stop them once they found out:

https://ijr.com/2018/03/1077083-ex-obama-campaign-director-f...

Re:The Cambridge Analytica scandal isn’t a scandal: this is ... by bigiain on Monday March 19, 2018 @06:26PM (#16623862)
It doesn't matter which side of the political fence you sit - this is _clearly_ un-democratic.

<snark>What country is going to come to The US's aid and send in troops to "restore democracy"?

Re:The Cambridge Analytica scandal isn’t a scandal: this is ... by mattmcknight on Monday March 19, 2018 @07:30PM (#16624411)
How is ad targeting undemocratic?
Re:The Cambridge Analytica scandal isn’t a scandal: this is ... by bigiain on Monday March 19, 2018 @07:51PM (#16624562)
"claiming that Facebook knowingly allowed them to mine massive amounts of Facebook data — more than they would’ve allowed someone else to do — because they were supportive of the campaign."

That's how.

Re:The Cambridge Analytica scandal isn’t a scandal: this is ... by lmm on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @05:57AM (#16627146)
That tells you that Facebook is undemocratic, not that America is.
Re:The Cambridge Analytica scandal isn’t a scandal: this is ... by gaius on Monday March 19, 2018 @05:17PM (#16623266)
Right. That’s what this boils down to. Facebook was backing Hillary, and their candidate lost. Now they need a scapegoat to deflect the blame for failing to deliver.

For the record I was for Bernie.

Re:The Cambridge Analytica scandal isn’t a scandal: this is ... by jessaustin on Monday March 19, 2018 @09:04PM (#16625003)
I convinced multiple members of my family to vote for Bernie, and then DNC wiped their asses with our votes.