Cambridge Analytica

Political Consulting

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Industry:Political Consulting

Headquarters:London, United Kingdom

Founded:January 1, 2013

Overview

British political consulting firm that harvested data from up to 87 million Facebook profiles without consent to build psychological profiles for political targeting. The firm was paid $6.2 million by the Trump 2016 campaign and embedded staff with digital strategist Brad Parscale. Founded with $15 million from hedge fund billionaire Robert Mercer, with Steve Bannon on its board. Dissolved in 2018 following the Facebook data scandal.

Key Facts

Status

active

Industry

Political Consulting

Headquarters

London, United Kingdom

Founded

January 1, 2013

Connections

Database ID

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References

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Revealed: 50 million Facebook profiles harvested for Cambridge AnalyticaNews

Facebook data breach, political targeting, Trump campaign

"Cambridge Analytica harvested personal information from millions of Facebook users without consent to build psychological profiles for political targeting."

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Cambridge Analytica

Contents

Overview

Key Facts

Key People

Stephen Kevin Bannon

Network & Connections

Stephen Kevin Bannon

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