Why “analytica” is being discussed
The most recent Hacker News stories and comments contributing to this topic's mentions.
I think the Cambridge Analytica scandal was a big deal, and even used it to reinforce and reprioritize some privacy-focused initiatives at a past job. But I heard some credible…
by keeda · Sep 26, 2026
My understanding of the story [1] is the CA claimed it was collecting data for psychology research, then turned around and used the data for political consulting. > Cambridge An…
by Manuel_D · Sep 26, 2026
From the article: "Jurors also found Facebook misled the public about investigations into data brokers following the Cambridge Analytica scandal, finding the company liable for…
by mapontosevenths · Sep 26, 2026
Cambridge Analytica didn’t break the TOS. If you go find the original ones it’s all about defending Facebook. Basically you can’t give our data to a competitor or build one. The…
by lesuorac · Sep 26, 2026
You may be missing the actual crimes. You're right that the tools were hype, and that they didn't work. So why, despite knowing that Cambridge Analytica tools were useless, did…
by mapontosevenths · Sep 26, 2026
> the only reason that Cambridge Analytica had that open graph information available is because communities like Hacker News begged again and again for Facebook to open the grap…
by JimDabell · Sep 26, 2026
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