Sentences with phrase «collected for political purposes»
Not exact matches
The researcher hired by Cambridge Analytica, Alexandr Kogan, told Facebook and his app's users that he was collecting information for academic purposes, not for a political data firm owned by a wealthy conservative.
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Crucially, the Court declined the plaintiffs» request to overturn a 1977 ruling in Abood v. Detroit Board of Education that allowed teachers unions to collect agency fees from nonmembers for costs related to «collective bargaining, contract administration, and grievance adjustment purposes» but forbid them to use such funds for political or ideological purposes.
Teachers» unions also joined their labor brethren nationwide to chip in at least $ 20 million to beat a proposal that would have have made it harder to collect dues for political purposes.
Under Abood, public sector unions could collect «agency fees» from nonmembers, but those funds could not be used for ideological or political purposes.
«This is just one part of a larger investigation into the use of personal data for political purposes and we will now need time to collect and consider the evidence.»
Confirming the warrant earlier Friday, the UK Information Commissioner's Office said the operation was «just one part of a larger investigation into the use of personal data for political purposes,» adding that it «will now need time to collect and consider the evidence.»
At the time, Kogan told Facebook he was collecting the information solely for academic purposes, but he did not reveal that his research would be handed over to Cambridge to use in political campaigns.