Sentences with phrase «for political purposes which»

Back in Europe, the UK's data watchdog, the ICO, was already investigating Facebook as part of a wider investigation into data analytics for political purposes which it kicked off in May 2017.

And, as soon as the Marxist party seizes power, it manufactures an official history for political purposes which are even worse.

Last month the UK's data protection agency obtained a warrant to enter and search the offices of Cambridge Analytica — as part of an ongoing investigation into the use of data analytics for political purposes which it kicked off in May 2017.

Not exact matches

The researcher Aleksandr Kogan was banned from the platform for creating the quiz app that was able to access 50 million user profiles, which he then shared with Cambridge Analytica, after claiming the app was for academic purposes, not political ones.

The Apple chief has also called for stronger data privacy regulations in light of the scandal, which saw the data of 50 million Facebook users improperly harvested and used for political purposes.

«It should be troubling — to «progressive» Catholics as well as others — that political operatives like John Podesta, who has been associated with Clinton campaigns and administrations for decades, admits that his organization set up (with funding from the Koch Brothers... I mean, George Soros) groups with the purpose of promoting a «revolution» — a «Catholic Spring» — «in which Catholics themselves demand the end of a middle ages dictatorship and the beginning of a little democracy and respect for gender equality in the Catholic church.»

If you ask a conservative for a statement of his political convictions, he may well say that he has none, and that it is the greatest heresy of modernity is precisely to see politics as a matter of conviction: as though one could recuperate, at the level of political purpose, the consoling certainty which once was granted by religious faith.

In a country in which the vast majority of citizens pray and believe in God, it surely matters, for purposes of legitimation of power and authority, whether or not God and the Bible, the highest authorities and sources of ideals known to those citizens, are invoked to legitimate political authority.

The one that those old white midieval men decided which gospels to include and which to exclude for political purposes.

«Executive,» «laborer,» «Catholic,» «Southern Baptist,» «Jew,» «Democrat,» «Republican,» «Socialist,» for example, are proper designations of occupational, religious, or political affiliation, but may under undemocratic pressures become class symbols which divide people into comprehensive separate groups for other than occupational, religious, or political purposes.

In its new zombie formulation, however, the idea would be that anyone who acts old in their personal life is Old for political purposes — which leads us back to the need for follow - through in our thinking on the Aristotelian middle class.

Information, which is central to responsible citizenship, is distorted for political purposes both within exploited third - world countries and within the United States.

Hence, the use of technology for good purposes runs into three tough problems at once: (1) balancing private wants and social needs; (2) harmonizing the plans made by individual experts with the decisions of the public as a whole; and (3) devising long - range policies in a political system which responds best to immediately felt needs, fears, and wants and which has a generally ill - informed electorate.

For while the media, and particularly television, serve mainly as mediators of the culture, the political and economic interests of the media controllers pass the culture through discreet but generally well - defined filters which are effective in serving their own purposes, namely reinforcing the economic status quo and suppressing challenge in the form of specific critique or overall diversity.

For example, the similarity of today's collapse of traditional values to the challenge which the «front generation» of the 1920's (veterans of the trenches of World War I) made to all the traditions of state and culture that had held Europe together for so many years; or the comparison between Hitler's anti-semitism and the cynical use of racism for political purposes in the political campaigns of George Wallace and others; or the similarity between American actions in Indo - China and European imperialism in Africa at the turn - For example, the similarity of today's collapse of traditional values to the challenge which the «front generation» of the 1920's (veterans of the trenches of World War I) made to all the traditions of state and culture that had held Europe together for so many years; or the comparison between Hitler's anti-semitism and the cynical use of racism for political purposes in the political campaigns of George Wallace and others; or the similarity between American actions in Indo - China and European imperialism in Africa at the turn - for so many years; or the comparison between Hitler's anti-semitism and the cynical use of racism for political purposes in the political campaigns of George Wallace and others; or the similarity between American actions in Indo - China and European imperialism in Africa at the turn - for political purposes in the political campaigns of George Wallace and others; or the similarity between American actions in Indo - China and European imperialism in Africa at the turn - of.

Space does not permit elucidation of the specific principles on which they worked, but it may suffice for our purpose to note that the law, the shari`a, as built up by the founders and generations of commentators, embraces all the rules of God's prescription for the conduct of men — domestic life, political and social activities, religious and ritual duties.

He accused Martin Amidu of pursuing a political agenda under the guise of an anti corruption campaigner adding that it defeats the main purpose for which he went to court.

According to New York law, state - level campaign contributions can be used for «any lawful purpose,» but they «shall not be converted by any person to a personal use which is unrelated to a political campaign or the holding of a public office or party position.»

She says the committee, which is formed as a not - for - profit 501c4, is using rules intended to protect givers to charitable and civil rights concerns as a «cloak» to «shield from disclosure» names of donors who give money for more purely political purposes.

She added that a bill is being brought forward on data protection that will give tougher powers to the Information Commissioner's Office - which scrutinises the use of the public's private data for political purposes - to ensure organisations comply.

But the conversion of the excellent report of the Sole Judgment Debt Commissioner into a political White Paper for electioneering purposes to be published under the supervision of the office of the Attorney - General demonstrates how low we have come in this country in terms of the only constitutionally established office within the executive branch which by hallowed tradition and practice is to defend and uphold the liberty of every individual and the rule of law in its quasi-judicial decision making process.

ECDC Executive Director Quinn Bushen explained that the committee believes Republicans in the clerk's office have violated the county's social media policy, which states employees, interns, and others working on behalf of the county can not use official social media handles for political purposes.

While the taxpayer - funded mailers can not officially be used for political purposes, incumbent legislators like Felder — who spent $ 67,177.50 on mail expenses between April 1, 2017 to September 30, 2017 — use the funds to promote their office's activities which helps stave off challengers.

Senate Democratic official added: «There are no plans to print this at the taxpayers expense because it won't allow us to use public funds for political purposes to retake the Senate, which is what most of what our public funds are used for.»

It found that she had misused Commons stationery and publicly - funded first - class pre-paid envelopes by using them to send out hundreds of circular letters for «political purposes», in which she boasted of achievements by the «Labour Government».

The former Liberal Democrat leader Sir Menzies Campbell, the MP for North East Fife, who made a similar recommendation for a new Scottish conference in 2012, said it would be «a remarkable opportunity for Scotland as a whole — not just the political parties — to create a relationship with the rest of the UK which to all intents and purposes would be federal».

Several veteran lawyers who have read Section 107.3 of the Civil Service Law, which prohibits state employees from allowing political donations in state facilities «occupied for any governmental purpose,» say they warn or would advise their political clients to stay off the track for fund - raising.

(b) Each Democratic organization shall have a written constitution which provides among other things (i) that the annual election of officers be by a secret ballot of the members of the organization; (ii) that membership in the organization be open to all enrolled Democrats residing in the political subdivision for which the organization is to function; (iii) that there be periodic financial reports to the membership, with at least one report each year and that the receipts and expenditures of the organization may be reviewed upon the written request of any member of the organization at a reasonable time and place fixed by an officer of the organization designated for that purpose; (iv) that endorsement of all candidates for party position or public office in the party primary be by a secret ballot of the members of the organization.

In the context of systemic risk due to banking panics, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has the political effect of giving bankers an overpowering incentive to influence the Federal Reserve System's Federal Open Market Committee and the Federal Reserve Board of Governors to implement system wide policies for extension of credit which socialize and cartelize the banking sector to work towards its own common purpose.

«The housekeeping accounts are used for partisan political purposes, which is not legal.»

Democratic District Attorney Madeline Singas has asked Donna Myrill, the Republican - appointed county investigations commissioner, to examine whether the postcard violates the state constitution and county code of ethics, which forbid the use of government resources for political purposes.

Some are suggesting that this breaches section 6 (b)(ii) of the GLA code of conduct which states that the mayor «must, when using or authorising the use by others of the resources of your authority,... ensure that such resources are not used improperly for political purposes (including party political purposes)».

She says the Committee, which is formed as a not for profit 501 C 4, is using rules intended to protect givers to charitable and civil rights concerns as a «cloak» to «shield from disclosure» names of donors who give money for more purely political purposes.

The ad, which is reaching homes in the congressional district in Queens and parts of Brooklyn, was criticized by Weprin and the firefighters» union as being in poor taste and using the Sept. 11 attacks for political purposes.

The sense that conservatism has a moral purpose, that the Conservative Party is its political expression, and that it is for everyone who agrees with that purpose is indispensible not only if that party is to win in 2015, but if it is ever again to become Britain's natural party of government (which, at present, is Labour).

In real terms, these rules which exist in virtually every jurisdiction, include laws and regulations which forbid the unauthorized use of state resources for political purposes, contributions from dubious sources, violation of campaign funding limits as prescribed by enabling laws, the use of money to influence voters and election outcomes, non-disclosure of campaign spending, abuse of media, broadcasting and political advertising rules, and rules on declaration of assets, academic qualifications, health and other disclosures and internal party guidelines and rules.

The first, filed by a city resident and a member of the Hartford City Council, alleged that Coleman improperly used his annual taxpayer - financed update for political purposes and his campaign against Wooden, which is not allowed under state statutes.

«The evidence we've uncovered so far indicates that this is a sham, the housekeeping accounts are used for partisan, political purposes which are not legal.

«In the light of the above, you are advised to strictly adhere to Section 99 (1) of the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended), which stipulates that for the purpose of this Act, the period of campaigning in public by every political party shall commence 90 days before polling day and ends 24 hours prior to that day.

Cuomo said the purpose of the bus tour was to help inform women voters that abortion is a campaign issue this year, and help increase female voter turnout statewide for the Women's Equality Party, which he said he hoped would become a political force in Albany this November.

«The Special Adviser's Code of Conduct clearly states that Special Advisers «must not:... ask civil servants to do anything which is inconsistent with their obligations under the Civil Service Code» and that they «should avoid anything which might reasonably lead to the criticism that people paid from public funds are being used for party political purpose».

He'd presented the app to Facebook and to its users as a project gathering for academic research, but then had turned around and given it to a company that had not been named or identified, and which sought to use the data for political, not academic, purposes.

Whether our purposes are to network with business opportunities or network for social or political purposes, we are reaching a point where the use of eLearning will be needed in order to tame and harness the forces of technological change, pedagogy, and change management which are creating a perfect storm as mentioned earlier.

Utilizing a social design approach in which participating teachers and the researcher co-construct student learning cycles focused on the analysis, design, and sharing of digital political narratives, the study will highlight the literacy aspects of participatory politics and its implications for re-imagining the nature and purpose of civic expression.

His observations during that campaign of the power and influence of the unions in our state led him to found the Education Alliance, a group dedicated to assisting independent school board candidates as well as authoring, qualifying, and chairing the 1998 Proposition 226, which would have required unions to receive permission to use their members» dues for political purposes.

The term «Federal share» means 80 per centum, except that it shall mean 90 per centum for the purposes of part C of title I of this ACT and as specifically set forth in section 301 (b)(3): Provided, That with respect to * payments pursuant to part B of title I of this ACT to any State which are used * to meet the costs of construction of those REHABILITATION facilities identified in section 103 (b)(2) in such State, the Federal share shall be the percentages determined in accordance with the provisions of section 301 (b)(3) applicable with respect to that State and that, for the purpose of determining the non - Federal share with respect to any State, expenditures by a political subdivision thereof or by a local agency shall, subject to such limitations and conditions as the Secretary shall by regulation prescribe, be regarded as expenditures by such State.

The problem is that it would defeat the very purpose of gerrymandering, which is one of the rewards for gaining the upper hand as a political party.

The artist is also driven to display how the tribally sanctified spaces in which those forms of worship and spirited performance takes place are Black pocket - universes of intense energy, eloquence and illumination — ones that exist in simultaneous alignment and detachment from the poetics of Black political and popular culture but are as well - organized as those realms around the acquisition and consumption of material wealth for culturally redemptive purposes.

One is serious in its interest in social and political issues, like what Brecht and Weill were doing with their work that served socially, politically useful purposes, and the other is playful and humorous, which was insightfully brought up in Lynne Cooke's excellent catalogue essay for your show at the Stedelijk van Abbemuseum in the Netherlands [Allan McCollum: The Art of Duplicitous Ingemination, 1989]?

And by the way, why should a government that does not agree with the «consensus» political agenda, continue funding post modern «science,» the express purpose of which is to provide PR support for that agenda?