Posted on 03/28/2018 7:16:26 AM PDT by IBD editorial writer
Elections: Facebook now faces myriad legal actions for its apparent misuse of private data on its members. But one possible legal problem that isn't getting any attention involves whether Facebook (FB) made, and the Obama campaign accepted, illegal "in-kind" contributions to Obama's 2012 re-election effort.
As we noted earlier, the Obama campaign's use of Facebook data dwarfed anything Trump did. Cambridge Analytica purchased data from an academic, who gathered it in 2014 through an app that said the data would only be used for academic purposes. There's no question that was misleading.
But by the time the general election rolled around, the Trump campaign had dumped Cambridge as a consultant, which means the data Cambridge bought had no impact on the general election.
In contrast, the Obama campaign's use of Facebook was massive, and even more intrusive. About a million people let the campaign gather not only data on themselves, but on all their friends, who didn't know their data was being harvested as well — a number that could easily have reached 190 million, which, at the time, was about equal to every active Facebook user in the U.S.
Obama's tech gurus were able to match this rich treasure trove of personal data — likes, dislikes, photos, etc. — with other databases, creating the largest and most detailed profiles on voters ever assembled.
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This bears a very intense investigation.
“Did Facebook Break The Law To Help Obama Win In 2012?”
Gee, I hope so.
Yes.
Maxipad Waters verified this.
Zuckerberg already Admitted on TV that they did, why isn’t he in Jail??
Make the fine YUGE. Several companies also have done illegal activities. Maybe POTUS can also reduce the national debt BIGLY.
if THE QUESTION NEEDS TO BE ASKED, THEN THE ANSWER IS KNOWN.
Didn’t break the liberal law.
Facebook is not letting me post the article.
$$$$$$$$$
Especially in light of that private dinner meeting Obama (and his most trusted adviser, Valerie Jarrett) had with tech company CEO’s back on February 17, 2011. And the companies whose CEO’s were at that dinner included Apple, Cisco Systems, Facebook, Google, Netflix, Oracle Systems, Twitter and Yahoo!.
There is no doubt in my mind they did.
Let’s apply the same standards the Left uses against our President: Make the assumption that yes, they are guilty then work backwards to make everything fit our conclusion.
I kicked FB to the curb a long time ago.
Facebook is not letting me post the article.
I cannot post it here, so put this into google.
“They go out and find the morons for me.”
The Big Guy does 400 million dollars business with fb.
They are going to weed him out real soon now!
In a few days, the article may move to acceptable sites to link?
BOTH parties colluded to violate the Constitution and give US the Kenyanesian Usurpation.
They both wanted the Constitution changed without the hassle of amending it. They both wanted to run ineligible candidates.
2008 and 2012 were faux elections with McCain and Romney willingly playing the role of Designated Loser.
Precedent Obama is not a natural born citizen.
Children of foreign nationals inherit the nationality of their foreign national parent(s).
Naturally, having multiple nationalities precludes being a natural born citizen.
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