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Brittany Kaiser is an American data rights activist, former business development director at Cambridge Analytica, and co-founder of the Own Your Data Foundation. She became widely known as a whistleblower after revealing the company's misuse of Facebook data to influence elections.
Known for: Targeted: The Cambridge Analytica Whistleblower's Inside Story of How Big Data, Trump, and Facebook Broke Democracy and How It Can Happen Again
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Targeted: The Cambridge Analytica Whistleblower's Inside Story of How Big Data, Trump, and Facebook Broke Democracy and How It Can Happen Again
In this memoir, Brittany Kaiser, a former director at Cambridge Analytica, exposes the inner workings of the data analytics firm that influenced elections around the world. She recounts how personal data was weaponized to manipulate public opinion, particularly during the 2016 U.S. presidential election and the Brexit referendum. The book offers a firsthand account of the ethical and political implications of big data, social media, and digital surveillance in modern democracy.
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Early Career and Political Engagement
Before Cambridge Analytica, before the media firestorm, before the courtroom and whistleblower tag, I was a young idealist enthralled by the possibilities of digital campaigning. My entry point was Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign — a stunning demonstration of how technology, data, and social media coul...
From Targeted: The Cambridge Analytica Whistleblower's Inside Story of How Big Data, Trump, and Facebook Broke Democracy and How It Can Happen Again
Joining Cambridge Analytica
When I first met representatives of Cambridge Analytica, the company seemed visionary. They spoke a language I understood — data empowerment, precision communication, audience engagement. I was told their analytics could help clients understand people better, target messages more efficiently, and ul...
From Targeted: The Cambridge Analytica Whistleblower's Inside Story of How Big Data, Trump, and Facebook Broke Democracy and How It Can Happen Again
About Brittany Kaiser
Brittany Kaiser is an American data rights activist, former business development director at Cambridge Analytica, and co-founder of the Own Your Data Foundation. She became widely known as a whistleblower after revealing the company's misuse of Facebook data to influence elections.
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