Cambridge Analytica specialized in creating powerful profiles of users based on their likes and
other public data.
The full report (which you receive as a PDF) includes the company name, city, state, Wysk ID number, business type, trade names, old legal names, and
other public data available from government sources such as formation information, good standing status, secured transactions, and federal tax lien notices.
DocketAlarm mastered the Pacer maze and then
other public data sources to provide analytical profiles on judges, parties, law firms, and attorneys, identifying win rates, time to decision, and other outcome - indicative factors.
This information can be helpful because you can cross-reference it against
other public data to get a full picture of any potential conflicts of interest a director or executive may have.
(e.g., songs downloaded), a trajectory of the mobile device (e.g., places traveled), or
other public data available from the mobile device (e.g., pictures shared).
Teams are mining several
other public data sets of metagenomes and already identifying tens of thousands more microbial species, says Hugenholtz.
The lab is also working with the Breast Oncology Program at UCSF to make this data part of an adaptive clinical trial called I - SPY, which lets researchers identify the most effective therapies based on patient molecular profiling, and is collaborating with members of the UCSF Institute for Computational Health Sciences (ICHS) to put these and
other public data into a centralized database that clinicians can access through an app to help make the most appropriate treatment decisions.
Not exact matches
Web scraping and
other alternative
data collection practices are already fueling debate over what constitutes nonpublic information and insider trading — and whether investors can misuse information even when it's
public and legally obtained.
• Since 2010, the NSA has used metadata augmented with
other data from
public, commercial, and
other sources to create sophisticated graphs that map Americans» social connections.
Amazon Web Services's flagship cloud storage service, known as S3, holds nearly twice as much customer
data as the top seven
other public cloud providers combined, according to Gartner's latest research.
HP, like Microsoft (MSFT), IBM, and
other long - timers, hope that business customers want hybrid cloud that lets them keep some applications and
data in a company - maintained cloud and
others in a
public cloud where infrastructure is shared.
Even more concerning is that Brown linked to
data that was already
public and
others had already linked to,» Burnett said.
Sara now creates customized strategies for DDCA's clients, integrating cutting - edge targeting and
other data - driven approaches to help them achieve their
public policy objectives.
Oracle has said it runs its
data centers on Oracle Exadata servers, which are turbocharged machines that differ fundamentally from the bare - bones servers that
other public cloud providers deploy by the hundreds of thousands in what is called a scale - out model.
It relies upon 13 expert
data sources, including assessments from the World Bank, the African Development Bank and the World Economic Forum, to determine levels of bribery, diversion of
public funds, use of
public office for private gain and
other issues of corruption.
With this investment, Kabbage — a company that combines machine - learning algorithms,
data from
public profiles on the internet and
other factors to rate and then loan small businesses money — will expand its lending products and services.
Perhaps it was an inflated sense of
public trust, an attitude of invincibility, or an unwillingness to own up to responsibility that led Zuckerberg, COO Sheryl Sandberg and
other Facebook executives to take a painfully long time to formulate a response to the news that
data firm Cambridge Analytica gained access to millions of its users»
data three years ago.
These risks and uncertainties include: Gilead's ability to achieve its anticipated full year 2018 financial results; Gilead's ability to sustain growth in revenues for its antiviral and
other programs; the risk that private and
public payers may be reluctant to provide, or continue to provide, coverage or reimbursement for new products, including Vosevi, Yescarta, Epclusa, Harvoni, Genvoya, Odefsey, Descovy, Biktarvy and Vemlidy ®; austerity measures in European countries that may increase the amount of discount required on Gilead's products; an increase in discounts, chargebacks and rebates due to ongoing contracts and future negotiations with commercial and government payers; a larger than anticipated shift in payer mix to more highly discounted payer segments and geographic regions and decreases in treatment duration; availability of funding for state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs); continued fluctuations in ADAP purchases driven by federal and state grant cycles which may not mirror patient demand and may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; market share and price erosion caused by the introduction of generic versions of Viread and Truvada, an uncertain global macroeconomic environment; and potential amendments to the Affordable Care Act or
other government action that could have the effect of lowering prices or reducing the number of insured patients; the possibility of unfavorable results from clinical trials involving investigational compounds; Gilead's ability to initiate clinical trials in its currently anticipated timeframes; the levels of inventory held by wholesalers and retailers which may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; Kite's ability to develop and commercialize cell therapies utilizing the zinc finger nuclease technology platform and realize the benefits of the Sangamo partnership; Gilead's ability to submit new drug applications for new product candidates in the timelines currently anticipated; Gilead's ability to receive regulatory approvals in a timely manner or at all, for new and current products, including Biktarvy; Gilead's ability to successfully commercialize its products, including Biktarvy; the risk that physicians and patients may not see advantages of these products over
other therapies and may therefore be reluctant to prescribe the products; Gilead's ability to successfully develop its hematology / oncology and inflammation / respiratory programs; safety and efficacy
data from clinical studies may not warrant further development of Gilead's product candidates, including GS - 9620 and Yescarta in combination with Pfizer's utomilumab; Gilead's ability to pay dividends or complete its share repurchase program due to changes in its stock price, corporate or
other market conditions; fluctuations in the foreign exchange rate of the U.S. dollar that may cause an unfavorable foreign currency exchange impact on Gilead's future revenues and pre-tax earnings; and
other risks identified from time to time in Gilead's reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC).
They do this by scouring
public records and
other financial
data.
Meanwhile,
other data and jobs would go to
public cloud, which is shared infrastructure owned and run by a third - party provider, whether it's Amazon (AMZN) Web Services, Microsoft (MSFT), Azure, Google (GOOG) Cloud Platform or IBM SoftLayer.
Aside from hiding from the
public the fact that Cambridge Analytica took hold of a treasure trove of user
data from Facebook accounts sans their permission, new scathing discoveries now show that the company was collecting
other stuff as well.
They also collect trade credit information and
data from the
public record to evaluate small businesses, but their report is heavily weighted to how a business interacts with banks and
other traditional lenders like credit card providers.
The lack of
data was out of step with a company that obsessively tracks and analyzes every bit of
data it can get its hands on and
other major tech companies, most of whom have been making annual reports available to the
public since 2014.
Since it was revealed that Cambridge Analytica improperly accessed the personal
data of millions of Facebook users, one question has lingered in the minds of the
public: What
other data did Dr. Aleksa
Still, their systems and
data would be key, analysts say, for China's ambitions to build a broader «social credit» system that would track people's financial activities, police records and
other public behavior.
ARI is a national, not - for - profit, non-partisan
public opinion research foundation established to advance education by commissioning, conducting and disseminating to the
public accessible and impartial statistical
data, research and policy analysis on economics, political science, philanthropy,
public administration, domestic and international affairs and
other socio - economic issues of importance to Canada and its world.
The pro forma consolidated balance sheet
data gives effect to (i) the automatic conversion of all of our outstanding shares of convertible preferred stock
other than Series FP preferred stock into shares of Class B common stock and the conversion of Series FP preferred stock into shares of Class C common stock in connection with our initial
public offering, (ii) stock - based compensation expense of approximately $ 1.1 billion associated with outstanding RSUs subject to a performance condition for which the service - based vesting condition was satisfied as of December 31, 2016 and which we will recognize on the effectiveness of our registration statement in connection with this offering, as further described in Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus, (iii) the increase in accrued expenses and
other current liabilities and an equivalent decrease in additional paid - in capital of $ 187.2 million in connection with the withholding tax obligations, based on $ 16.33 per share, which is the fair value of our common stock as of December 31, 2016, as we intend to issue shares of Class A common stock and Class B common stock on a net basis to satisfy the associated withholding tax obligations, (iv) the net issuance of 7.6 million shares of Class A common stock and 5.5 million shares of Class B common stock that will vest and be issued from the settlement of such RSUs, (v) the issuance of the CEO award, as described below, and (vi) the filing and effectiveness of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation which will be in effect on the completion of this offering.
Important factors that may affect the Company's business and operations and that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to, operating in a highly competitive industry; changes in the retail landscape or the loss of key retail customers; the Company's ability to maintain, extend and expand its reputation and brand image; the impacts of the Company's international operations; the Company's ability to leverage its brand value; the Company's ability to predict, identify and interpret changes in consumer preferences and demand; the Company's ability to drive revenue growth in its key product categories, increase its market share, or add products; an impairment of the carrying value of goodwill or
other indefinite - lived intangible assets; volatility in commodity, energy and
other input costs; changes in the Company's management team or
other key personnel; the Company's ability to realize the anticipated benefits from its cost savings initiatives; changes in relationships with significant customers and suppliers; the execution of the Company's international expansion strategy; tax law changes or interpretations; legal claims or
other regulatory enforcement actions; product recalls or product liability claims; unanticipated business disruptions; the Company's ability to complete or realize the benefits from potential and completed acquisitions, alliances, divestitures or joint ventures; economic and political conditions in the United States and in various
other nations in which we operate; the volatility of capital markets; increased pension, labor and people - related expenses; volatility in the market value of all or a portion of the derivatives we use; exchange rate fluctuations; risks associated with information technology and systems, including service interruptions, misappropriation of
data or breaches of security; the Company's ability to protect intellectual property rights; impacts of natural events in the locations in which we or the Company's customers, suppliers or regulators operate; the Company's indebtedness and ability to pay such indebtedness; the Company's ownership structure; the impact of future sales of its common stock in the
public markets; the Company's ability to continue to pay a regular dividend; changes in laws and regulations; restatements of the Company's consolidated financial statements; and
other factors.
In 2016, the ACLU in California also discovered through a
public records investigation that social media surveillance companies like Geofeedia were improperly exploiting Facebook developer
data access to monitor Black Lives Matter and
other activists.
According to its July 2016 publication The
Data Revolution: The Big Deal About Big
Data, GSAM observes that «investors have access to an enormous amount of information on every
public company — information that can potentially influence stock prices and
other investment opportunities».
The
data relied upon is sourced from
public records, or statistical calculations («Sources») and that the model results and
other information provided in the Consumer AVM reports are provided on an «as is, as available» basis with all faults and defects.
Your credit score is determined mostly by how you've managed your debt over the years — but
other data,
public records such as unpaid tax bills, also shapes that vital number.
Appraisers use
public data to check the home's sales history, pricing trends in the area, the balance between supply and demand, zoning, and
other numbers that affect values.
Your Facebook information, including your name, photo & any
other personal
data you make
public on Facebook will appear with your comment, and may be used on TravelPulse.com.
Patrick Ruffini, a co-founder Echelon Insights, a Republican - leaning digital analytics and research firm, said the
public outrage this week over the disclosures about Cambridge Analytica «feels like a double standard» against the backdrop of how the Obama campaign and
other Democratic and Republican political operatives sought to use Facebook
data during the 2012 and 2014 election cycles.
We may obtain information about you from
other sources, including commercially available sources, such as
data aggregators and
public databases.
Since its creation in 2001, the Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Foundation has raised close to $ 2 billion from a vast global network that includes corporate titans, political donors, foreign governments and
other wealthy interests, according to a Washington Post review of
public records and newly released contribution
data.
Because these companies are collecting such personal
data on you — potentially who you're messaging and when, your browsing and search history, your online purchases, your
public profile information, among
other details of your digital life — they should be transparent about what they're collecting, how they're share it with advertisers and third parties, and how it's being used to serve you targeted ads.
And if it were analyzed, it is unlikely that any government would care, because by that point it would be out of date, even more irrelevant than it is already, and the departments that analyze
public data are even more resource - strapped than any of the
other groups mentioned.
The results of such inquiries could be made available not only to churches and their agencies but also to
other relevant
publics for whom such
data would be useful.
When you engage in certain activities on this site, such as registering for a membership, submitting
data, posting content in discussion forums or
other public areas, filling out a survey, or sending us feedback, we may ask you to provide certain information about yourself by filling out and submitting an online form.
«The inquiry held hearings around Australia, received over 250
public submissions and obtained vast quantities of
data, information and documents from Coles and Woolworths,
other retailers, Metcash and many suppliers.»
Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive
data through Byrne Dairy
public message boards, this information may be collected and used by
others.
If there's no reasoning behind fading the heavy
public favorite
other than the
data, it seems like you might have an issue in the future because it could just be a trend.
By analyzing our historical archive of NFL betting trends
data, we've found that whenever the
public loads up on one NFL team, it's been historically profitable to bet the
other side of that matchup.
Sports Insights betting trends
data is taken from real bets placed by the
public at actual sportsbooks, unlike
other sites who can only provide betting consensus
data.
This is done intentionally by some, and it is merely done unintentionally by
others who are so cloaked in their ideology that they can not discern the difference between expressing
data and extrapolating
public policy prescriptions, for instance, as a result.
By utilizing our
public betting
data from seven contributing sportsbooks, we're able to see which teams the
public is loading up on and then take the
other side.
Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive
data through Challenge Success
public message boards, this information may be collected and used by
others.
We thank the North American Registry of Midwives Board for helping facilitate the study; Tim Putt for help with layout of the
data forms; Jennesse Oakhurst, Shannon Salisbury, and a team of five
others for
data entry; Adam Slade for computer programming support; Amelia Johnson, Phaedra Muirhead, Shannon Salisbury, Tanya Stotsky, Carrie Whelan, and Kim Yates for office support; Kelly Klick and Sheena Jardin for the satisfaction survey; members of our advisory council (Eugene Declerq (Boston University School of
Public Health), Susan Hodges (Citizens for Midwifery and consumer panel of the Cochrane Collaboration's Pregnancy and Childbirth Group), Jonathan Kotch (University of North Carolina Department of Maternal and Child Health), Patricia Aikins Murphy (University of Utah College of Nursing), and Lawrence Oppenheimer (University of Ottawa Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine); and the midwives and mothers who agreed to participate in the study.