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The Cambridge Analytica Whistleblower's Inside Story of How Big Data, Trump, and Facebook Broke Democracy and How It Can Happen Again
Book • 2019
In this book, Brittany Kaiser provides an eyewitness account of the rise and fall of Cambridge Analytica.
She reveals how the company, funded by conservative billionaire Robert Mercer, exploited weaknesses in privacy laws to manipulate voters in both Britain and the United States.
Kaiser discusses her initial idealism and her later realization of the unethical practices within the company, which led her to become a whistleblower.
The book highlights the risks to democracy posed by the unregulated data industry and argues for the necessity of legal oversight to protect data privacy and democratic processes.
She reveals how the company, funded by conservative billionaire Robert Mercer, exploited weaknesses in privacy laws to manipulate voters in both Britain and the United States.
Kaiser discusses her initial idealism and her later realization of the unethical practices within the company, which led her to become a whistleblower.
The book highlights the risks to democracy posed by the unregulated data industry and argues for the necessity of legal oversight to protect data privacy and democratic processes.
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Kara Swisher as the author of the book, detailing her experience as a whistleblower in the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
Kara Swisher as the author of the book, detailing her experience as a whistleblower in the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
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