> This is completely different. Cambridge Analytica deliberately lied and deceived users about the intention of the application they created to harvest information about users:
Yes, but lots of apps are deceptive about what they do with data.
> Cambridge Analytica is also in the business of using manipulation and psychological techniques to convince users of an outcome. And this isn't something I'm making up, the CEO of Cambridge Analytica peddles this as the potential of his platform: https://youtu.be/n8Dd5aVXLCc
That's called advertising. Obama's campaign did the same thing (and so did every other modern political campaign).
> The most damning aspect is his naked promotion of misinformation under the newspeak of "Behavioral Communication" where he suggests comparing the effectiveness of using "Private Beach" vs "Sharks Sighted" as a deterrent.
That one is actually somewhat significant, although it's not clear that lying is exactly a novelty in politics.
Yes, but lots of apps are deceptive about what they do with data.
> Cambridge Analytica is also in the business of using manipulation and psychological techniques to convince users of an outcome. And this isn't something I'm making up, the CEO of Cambridge Analytica peddles this as the potential of his platform: https://youtu.be/n8Dd5aVXLCc
That's called advertising. Obama's campaign did the same thing (and so did every other modern political campaign).
> The most damning aspect is his naked promotion of misinformation under the newspeak of "Behavioral Communication" where he suggests comparing the effectiveness of using "Private Beach" vs "Sharks Sighted" as a deterrent.
That one is actually somewhat significant, although it's not clear that lying is exactly a novelty in politics.