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143: Dirty Data Dump [Liar Liar pt.2: Cambridge Analytica]

Updated: Feb 26


Have you ever looked someone up online to get a better sense of who they are? What data did you use? Americans have thousands of data points about themselves floating online, and some companies are more than happy to collect that data and use it however they see fit. Cambridge Analytica used it to try to influence elections all over the world. The scandal shocked the world when it came to light, but how illegal was their data collection? And how effective were they at influencing people’s behavior? This week we get into all of the Dirty Data.


Chapters

00:00:00 Catch-Up

00:37:41 Dirty Data Dump

00:46:16 The Birth

00:54:59 Wait... So what are they doing?

01:00:14 Trinidad and Tobago: A Case Study

01:04:55 Sink or Swim

01:13:22 SCL America? Cambridge Analytica

01:22:56 Bringing in the Ringer

01:27:48 Changing the Game

01:37:06 From the Battlefield to the Pollbox

01:46:05 Brexit

01:56:26 Cruz Campaign

02:06:08 Trump Campaign

02:09:47 Whistleblowing

02:21:12 The Hearings

02:23:08 Brittany Kaiser

02:32:21 Testimony

02:37:33 Should this be Allowed?

02:48:26 Legacy


Photos Referenced

Christopher Wylie photographed for Cambridge Analytica whistleblowing story - courtesy of Antonio Olmos for The Observer
Christopher Wylie photographed for Cambridge Analytica whistleblowing story - courtesy of Antonio Olmos for The Observer
Brittany Kaiser, former Director of Business Development of Cambridge Analytica testifying to the Commons Culture Committee on Apr 17, 2018 - courtesy of the Associated Press
Brittany Kaiser, former Director of Business Development of Cambridge Analytica testifying to the Commons Culture Committee on Apr 17, 2018 - courtesy of the Associated Press
Alexander Nix, former CEO of Cambridge Analytica, photographed before a hearing in London in the summer of 2018 - courtesy of Tolga Akmen for Agence France-Presse - Getty Images
Alexander Nix, former CEO of Cambridge Analytica, photographed before a hearing in London in the summer of 2018 - courtesy of Tolga Akmen for Agence France-Presse - Getty Images

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