Kim Brace of Washington - based
Election Data Services Inc. doesn't like to predict numbers of seats more than ten years in advance.
Detailed information about precisely how the population has shifted within the state won't be released until February or March, said Kimball Brace, president of
Election Data Services, a political consulting firm specializing in census data analysis.
Not exact matches
U.K. PMI
services data also came in lower than expected as a national
election has derailed investment decisions and higher inflation has hit households, Reuters reported.
Indeed SCL
Elections worked with Facebook over this period to ensure that they were satisfied that SCL
Elections had not knowingly breached any of Facebook's Terms of
Service and also provided a signed statement to confirm that all Facebook
data and their derivatives had been deleted.
With Facebook facing a wave of public backlash over how it has handled user
data over the years — a backlash that was kicked off two weeks ago with the revelation that
data analytics firm Cambridge Analytica had worked on targeted
election campaigns using personal and private Facebook
data — the company today announced a new set of changes to help users find and change their privacy settings, as well as download and delete whatever
data has been collected through Facebook's network of social media
services.
Bombshell reports in The New York Times and the Guardian this past weekend revealed that the
data that allegedly formed the foundation of Cambridge Analytica's
election toolset was obtained by violating Facebook's terms of
service, while Facebook itself failed to confirm the deletion of the
data.
Cambridge Analytica, a
data analytics firm that helped Donald Trump win the 2016 presidential
elections, violated its Terms Of
Service by exploiting personal information of some 50 million Facebook users.
The WFP only a few
election cycles back was under investigation for its research arm,
Data and Field
Services.
Cuomo made the party sweat it out in 2010 while he delayed accepted its endorsement due to a US attorney's office investigation into the actions of its now defunct for - profit arm,
Data and Field
Services, in the 2009 NYC
elections.
On the heels of Wylie's revelations, the UK's Channel 4 is in the midst of broadcasting a five - part exposé including undercover footage of recently suspended Cambridge Analytica CEO Alexander Nix offering to engage in not just microtargeting and
data services, but also the dark arts of propaganda, entrapment, and other illicit tactics to win
elections.
Cambridge Analytica CEO Alexander Nix offering to engage in not just microtargeting and
data services, but also the dark arts of propaganda, entrapment, and other illicit tactics to win
elections.
Though the WFP was not without its low points in 2011: the shuttering of its controversial for - profit arm
Data and Field
Services on Oct. 26 and the loss of WFP - endorsed candidate David Weprin in the NY - 9 special
election.
The «high note» to which Levitan is referring is actually the result of a combination of things, including the fact that the WFP was cleared of wrongdoing in connection with its for - profit arm,
Data & Field
Services, during the 2009
election cycle by the US attorney's office.
It includes creating an
election support center to provide technical expertise to county boards of
elections, giving boards access to threat mitigation
services and hardware, providing vulnerability assessment to make sure voting machines are protected, and requiring counties to report
data breaches to the state.
The Working Families Party is celebrating the end of a protracted legal battle over its efforts in the 2009 NYC
elections that lead to the demise of its for - profit arm,
Data & Field
Services, but ultimately resulted in no charges against the labor - backed party.
Cuomo made the WFP sweat in 2010 when he initially declined to accept the party's nomination, in large part due to the fact that it was under investigation by the US attorney's office for work done by its now - defunct for - profit arm,
Data & Field
Services, during the 2009 NYC
elections.
In February,
Data and Field
Services settled a lawsuit brought by Randy M. Mastro, a former deputy mayor who is now an
election lawyer, that alleged that the Working Families Party had unfairly helped Deborah Rose, the winning candidate in a Staten Island City Council race.
The party is under investigation by the US attorney's office for work done by its for - profit arm,
Data & Field
Services, in the 2009
elections.
At the time, the WFP was under investigation by the US attorney's office in connection with work done by its now defunct for - profit arm,
Data & Field
Services, in the 2009
election cycle, and then - state Attorney General Cuomo was running for governor on a platform that included an anti-corruption plank.
Adler is looking into allegations that City Council member Debi Rose, who was backed by the WFP, received improper support from the party's for - profit campaign arm,
Data and Field
Services, during the 2009
election that made her the council's first black lawmaker from Staten Island.
The Working Families Party has been under investigation by the Manhattan U.S. attorney since last winter for work done by its for - profit arm,
Data and Field
Services, in the 2009
elections.
The WFP is under investigation by the Manhattan U.S. attorney for work done by its for - profit arm,
Data and Field
Services, in the 2009 city
elections.
Indeed SCL
Elections worked with Facebook over this period to ensure that they were satisfied that SCL
Elections had not knowingly breached any of Facebook's Terms of
Service and also provided a signed statement to confirm that all Facebook
data and their derivatives had been deleted.
When it subsequently became clear that the
data had not been obtained by GSR in line with Facebook's terms of
service, SCL
Elections deleted all
data it had received from GSR.
With Facebook facing a wave of public backlash over how it has handled user
data over the years — a backlash that was kicked off two weeks ago with the revelation that
data analytics firm Cambridge Analytica had worked on targeted
election campaigns using personal and private Facebook
data — the company today announced a new set of changes to help users find and change their privacy settings, as well as download and delete whatever
data has been collected through Facebook's network of social media
services.
The hashtag #DeleteFacebook is trending on Twitter, after it was revealed that the social network somewhat unwittingly shared
data for as many as 50 million people with Cambridge Analytics, a firm that provided
services to the Trump
election campaign.
Wylie went public in mid-March 2018 with revelations that Cambridge Analytica improperly acquired
data from millions of Facebook users, and then used that information to psychologically profile people in an attempt to manipulate the 2016
election; their
services had been retained by Donald Trump's campaign, he said.
Paul - Olivier Dehaye, co-founder of PersonalData.IO, a
service that helps individuals regain control over their personal
data, also giving evidence to the committee, added that he had heard reports that Muresan was being paid by an Indian billionaire who wanted Congress to lose
elections.
Make America Number One paid more than $ 1.2 million to Cambridge Analytica during the 2016
election cycle for services including campaign management consulting, web services, and «data acquisition services,» according to filings with the Federal Election Com
election cycle for
services including campaign management consulting, web
services, and «
data acquisition
services,» according to filings with the Federal
Election Com
Election Commission.
Addressing a presser on Thursday, he insisted that the Congress has used the
services of Cambridge Analytica, which has been accused of harvesting people's
data from platforms like Facebook unlawfully to influence
elections in different countries.
On Tuesday, Cambridge Analytica whistelblower Christopher Wylie in a London court said that Congress might have taken
services of the
data mining and analysis company during
elections.
During the 2016
election campaign, it had approached political parties in the country to set up «the most sophisticated political research and
data hub» besides developing a mobile app and undertaking several kinds of research
services.
Even though Cambridge Analytica's Indian partner Ovleno Business Intelligence (OBI), owned by Amrish Tyagi, son of senior JD (U) leader KC Tyagi, lists BJP, Congress and JD (U) as its clients on its website, all the parties had said they have not used the
data firm's
services in
elections.
Soon after the
data leaks scandal broke out, both Congress and BJP accused each other of using the
services of
data firm Cambridge Analytica to influence
elections in India.
This
data, which was sold to Cambridge Analytica against Facebook's terms of
service, reportedly informed the firm's
election ad targeting toolset used by the campaign of President Donald Trump and others.