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Justice

(7,185 posts) Thu Oct 26, 2017, 06:01 PM Oct 2017

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CA used its own database + voter information collected from FB + news publishers 2 help trump

"Cambridge Analytica used its own database and voter information collected from Facebook and news publishers in its effort to help elect Donald Trump, despite a claim by a top campaign official who has downplayed the company’s role in the election."

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/oct/26/cambridge-analytica-used-data-from-facebook-and-politico-to-help-trump?CMP=share_btn_tw

Worked with Trump from June 2016 thru election.

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CA used its own database + voter information collected from FB + news publishers 2 help trump (Original Post) Justice Oct 2017 OP

LOL, I thought you meant California! LisaM Oct 2017 #1

That puzzled me too. Note to self; open up reply before exhaling. politicaljunkie41910 Oct 2017 #2

Me too! BigmanPigman Oct 2017 #3

So did I. Control-Z Oct 2017 #4

I would appreciate a little clarification in your subject line (maybe periods after the C and A) Brother Buzz Oct 2017 #5

Don't use "CA" -- I thought it was California ananda Oct 2017 #6

Please spell out "Cambridge Analytica" in your subject line rather than using very misleading "CA" diva77 Oct 2017 #7

knr triron Oct 2017 #8

LisaM

(27,801 posts)

1. LOL, I thought you meant California!

Reply to Justice (Original post)

Thu Oct 26, 2017, 06:04 PM

Oct 2017

Which just seemed odd.

politicaljunkie41910

(3,335 posts)

2. That puzzled me too. Note to self; open up reply before exhaling.

Reply to LisaM (Reply #1)

Thu Oct 26, 2017, 06:09 PM

Oct 2017

BigmanPigman

(51,584 posts)

3. Me too!

Reply to LisaM (Reply #1)

Thu Oct 26, 2017, 06:24 PM

Oct 2017

Control-Z

(15,682 posts)

4. So did I.

Reply to LisaM (Reply #1)

Thu Oct 26, 2017, 06:39 PM

Oct 2017

And I was ready to be really pissed off.

Brother Buzz

(36,416 posts)

5. I would appreciate a little clarification in your subject line (maybe periods after the C and A)

Reply to Justice (Original post)

Thu Oct 26, 2017, 06:46 PM

Oct 2017

My great state is adversarial to everything Cambridge Analytical represents.

ananda

(28,858 posts)

6. Don't use "CA" -- I thought it was California

Reply to Justice (Original post)

Thu Oct 26, 2017, 06:55 PM

Oct 2017

nt

diva77

(7,639 posts)

7. Please spell out "Cambridge Analytica" in your subject line rather than using very misleading "CA"

Reply to Justice (Original post)

Thu Oct 26, 2017, 06:59 PM

Oct 2017

Thank you.

triron

(21,998 posts)

8. knr

Reply to Justice (Original post)

Fri Oct 27, 2017, 01:47 PM

Oct 2017

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