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A comment on FTC rules 5-0 that Cambridge Analytica engaged in deceptive practices [pdf]. Parent comment

Re:FTC rules 5-0 that Cambridge Analytica engaged in decepti... by rsynnott on Friday December 06, 2019 @05:44PM (#21726770)
> Nix said that his company uses honey traps, bribery stings, and prostitutes, for opposition research

VERY NORMAL DIGITAL AD AGENCY THINGS.

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Re:FTC rules 5-0 that Cambridge Analytica engaged in decepti... by etaioinshrdlu on Friday December 06, 2019 @06:34PM (#21727163)
It is possible Nix made all that up as a weird form of bragging to close a sale to a sleazy customer. I couldn't find any actual evidence to the contrary. This isn't my theory, it is literally what a CA employee told me in person.
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Re:FTC rules 5-0 that Cambridge Analytica engaged in decepti... by rsynnott on Saturday December 07, 2019 @09:57AM (#21730566)
In the immortal words of Mandy Rice-Davies, “well, he would, wouldn’t he”.

People quite rarely say “why, yes, my employer does crimes”.

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Re:FTC rules 5-0 that Cambridge Analytica engaged in decepti... by PixyMisa on Friday December 06, 2019 @07:43PM (#21727630)
Ah, I see you've worked with SEO companies too.
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