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Zuckerberg - Obama Campaign Scraped Data From Users Who Downloaded App – Also Users’ Friends Who...
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Posted on 04/10/2018 10:57:30 AM PDT by davikkm

Zuckerberg’s testimony does not address fully that Obama’s reelection campaign scraped data from users who downloaded the Obama 2012 app, and from those users’ friends.  The users’ friends did not give consent - these people were simply unaware their data was being used by the Obama campaign analytics.

The former director of Obama for America’s Integration and Media Analytics shop, explained that the political bias within Facebook allowed her to continue the use of Facebook user’s data without their consent.  Facebook had to realize they were violating the rights of their users but failed to care.

Here is Zuckerberg’s testimony before Congress and his excuse making statements:

http://docs.house.gov/meetings/IF/IF00/20180411/108090/HHRG-115-IF00-Wstate-ZuckerbergM-20180411.pdf

Here is an excerpt:  “We face a number of important issues around privacy, safety, and democracy, and you will rightfully have some hard questions for me to answer. Before I talk about the steps we’re taking to address them, I want to talk about how we got here.

(Excerpt) Read more at investmentwatchblog.com ...


TOPICS: Government; Politics
KEYWORDS: 115th; blogtrash; clickbait; datamining; hearings; obama2012; obamacampaign; obamadatabase; zuckerberg; zuckerbergscandal
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To: davikkm

I get a lot of stuff online, for which I have never been asked to consent.

Trump
Local, State GOP
Various conservative orgs


41 posted on 04/10/2018 1:24:04 PM PDT by truth_seeker
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To: davikkm

That there is called “COLLUSION!”


42 posted on 04/10/2018 1:26:27 PM PDT by SgtHooper (If you remember the 60's, YOU WEREN'T THERE!)
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To: davikkm

The Magic Oreo and everyone under him have gotten away with everything: murder, treason, theft, conspiracy, you name it. I am actually shocked they did not do much more like the left constantly clamored for.


43 posted on 04/10/2018 1:56:59 PM PDT by shanover (...To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them.-S.Adams)
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To: Lakeside Granny

Dear Lord.. How long is this thing going to last?
Oh wait.. its over? Nah, couldn’t be so lucky.


44 posted on 04/10/2018 3:02:44 PM PDT by DivineMomentsOfTruth ("There is but one straight course, and that is to seek truth and persue it steadily." -GW)
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