Category: Cambridge Analytica

  • Faking It – Data, media and manipulation

    Faking It – Data, media and manipulation

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    Martyn Richard Jones

    Brussels, 12th May 2019

    It has recently been revealed that political campaigns are taking the unprecedented step of hiring the services of consulting companies that will assist them in reaching, convincing and influencing voters.

    This is a scandalous abuse of power, privilege and technology.

    Big Data and data science are being used on a massive scale to manipulate political elections, control voter behaviour and to undermine constitutional democracy and the rule of law.  There is no doubt about this; I read it on the internet. (more…)