Cambridge Analytical Low-Tech Fisticuffs

摘要

Last fall, the political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica gained fame as the group of nerdy British data scientists that helped Donald Trump get elected. The firm says it's able to use its "psy-chographic data models" to sway undecided voters by targeting people's social media profiles and serving up messages and ads based on their perceived biases. Cambridge Analytica now hopes to leverage that success-and its ties to Trump-to do more business with the U.S. government. Working from offices just blocks from the White House, it's been pitching itself to defense and national security agencies. In February it signed a $500,000 U.S. State Department contract to fight radicaliza-tion of young people abroad.