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by AlexandrB 987 days ago
> cambridge analytica level style access to American social data.

Have you read/seen any of the follow up[1] on the CA scandal? Basically CA couldn't do most of the things they promised they could do with the data they collected. Their supposed ability to manipulate the public was effectively a "fake it till you make it" startup pitch. I find it funny that it keeps getting brought up as a worst case scenario when it seems like it was a nothingburger.

[1] https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-213-rewriting-...