Sentences with phrase «by political campaigns»

The 501 c 4's have been used by political campaigns to avoid existing donor disclosure laws.

Phone vendors are usually employed by political campaigns and other interest groups to promote a candidate or a cause.

It was one of the largest and most aggressive advertising campaigns ever undertaken by a political campaign on those social platforms.

Congressional staff members and state legislators (and their staff) may qualify, except for any period of time that they are employed by a political campaign.

«The ICO has been investigating the SCL Group and Cambridge Analytica as part of a wider investigation into the use of personal data and analytics by political campaigns, social media companies and others.

The data firm's London office was raided by U.K. authorities on Friday as part of an investigation into the misuse of personal information by political campaigns and social media companies, including Facebook, Cambridge Analytica, and its parent company, SCL.

Cambridge Analytica reportedly incorporated the data in ad - targeting tools used by political campaigns including President Donald Trump's winning 2016 bid.

The Get - Out - The - Vote Google Surge Growing sophistication of search advertising by political campaigns in 2009 was also evident in the increased use of a Google ad tactic known as the Google surge or blast.

We are not discussing people to whom the basic knowledge about global warming have not yet filtered down, but people whose knowledge is distorted by a political campaign of doubt and disinformation; not ignorance as a passive state, but as something actively produced.

The FEC recently ruled that bitcoin can be accepted as a donation by political campaigns and organizations.

This is exacerbated by the political campaigning process in the United States which favors extremism, and low voter turnout such that the most passionate and motivated voters - generally the most extreme - are the most represented.

This technology is particularly well - suited for, but by no means limited to, web - based advertisement by political campaigns, as well as associating politically important demographic information with individuals as they browse the web, without exposing personal identifiable information about that individual.

His research deals with political communication, the use of digital networked technologies by political campaigns, and the implications new information and communication technologies have for legacy news media organisations.

Dakin, who criticized the Obama campaign's 2008 Neighbor to Neighbor program on similar grounds, said voters should have the right to opt out of being contacted by political campaigns.

In a statement released by his political campaign, Mejias said he would be completely exonerated of the charges.

The McCain campaign wrote to Youtube (in a letter described by Lawrence Lessig as «fantastic») suggesting that all take - down requests against a video uploaded by a political campaign be reviewed before the takedown is effected.

Trump's surprise win has meant boom times for Cambridge, which is now in hot demand by political campaigns and corporate clients across the globe.

The UK data regulator is investigating Facebook, along with 29 other companies, as it probes the use of data by political campaigns following the Cambridge Analytica scandal, and has warned it may take «enforcement action.»

Update: A spokesperson for the ICO said is investigating 30 organizations, including Facebook, as part of its probe into the use of personal data and analytics by political campaigns, parties, social media companies and other commercial actors.

The data firm's London office was raided by U.K. authorities on Friday as part of an investigation into the misuse of personal information by political campaigns and social media companies, including Facebook, Cambridge Analytica, and its parent company, SCL.

Cambridge Analytica reportedly incorporated the data in ad - targeting tools used by political campaigns including President Donald Trump's winning 2016 bid.

Congressional staff members and state legislators (and their staff) may qualify, except for any period of time that they are employed by a political campaign.

The social - media company is also contending with fallout in the U.K., where the government's privacy watchdog early Saturday completed a seven - hour search of Cambridge Analytica's London offices as part of a larger investigation into the use of personal data and analytics by political campaigns, social media companies and other businesses.

NBC's Chuck Todd put it most dramatically when he described how the press corps felt «outmanned» by the political campaigns, since they had fewer resources than before to cover more of everything — bigger campaigns, more states in play, more videos, more spin emails, more citizen activists, etc..

The 501 (c)(4) s have been used by political campaigns to avoid existing donor disclosure laws, but the commission decided to require not - for - profits to make their donors public.

LONDON (AP)-- Britain's information regulator said Saturday it was assessing evidence gathered from a raid on the office of data mining firm Cambridge Analytica, part of an investigation into alleged misuse of personal information by political campaigns and social media companies like Facebook.

«This is one part of a larger investigation by the ICO into the use of personal data and analytics by political campaigns, parties, social media companies and other commercial actors,» it said.

British Prime Minister Theresa May says allegations that Facebook users» data was improperly used by political campaigns are «very concerning.»

The trove of data on which the firm relied, providing everything from a user's relationship status to their education history, is increasingly being used by political campaigns and candidates to target voters.

LONDON (AP)- Britain's information regulator said Saturday it was assessing evidence gathered from a raid on the office of data mining firm Cambridge Analytica, part of an investigation into alleged misuse of personal information by political campaigns and social media companies like Facebook.