tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post1214694408321635678..comments2024-03-26T13:27:26.499+00:00Comments on Zelo Street: Fawkes Attacks Cadwalladr - Oh What A GiveawayTim Fentonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00726447899972084146noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post-77151793866235033532019-06-08T12:22:30.926+01:002019-06-08T12:22:30.926+01:00Perhaps Staines is approaching his " Waffer t...Perhaps Staines is approaching his " Waffer thin mint" moment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post-66531244868617131282019-06-07T19:55:39.431+01:002019-06-07T19:55:39.431+01:00@Adrian Kent
Trump, Farage, Arron Banks as victims...@Adrian Kent<br />Trump, Farage, Arron Banks as victims !<br />Get away with your look over there crap about effectiveness.<br />Stick to The Spectator.O O O'Hanraha'hanrahannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post-15305332819262840092019-06-07T16:55:35.442+01:002019-06-07T16:55:35.442+01:00While I loath Fawkes/Stains etc, as a data scienti...While I loath Fawkes/Stains etc, as a data scientist I'm rather sceptical of the Cambridge Analytica furore. There is no public evidence that the algorithms produced by CA actually work. All we have (and I’ve asked Cadwaladr this directly) is “why would they spend all that money if they didn’t” – which isn’t really good enough.<br /><br />Pretty much everyone involved has a motive to exaggerate their dastardly effectiveness.<br /><br />Cambridge Analytica and their associated companies of course do – it’s good for business. The likes of Banks and the dark money providers do too as it wouldn’t be a good look for them to be exposed as victims of snake-oil salesmen, Facebook do as targeted marketing is their USP, Remain/Clinton do as it deflects attention from their appalling campaigning, and Cadwaladr and the Observer do as their effectiveness increases the impact of their stories. (“Election Swung by Dark Money” stories trump “Bloated, Desperate and a bit Thick Billionnaires Scammed By Techy Kids”)<br />Adrian Kentnoreply@blogger.com