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Mon Mar 26, 2018, 02:37 PM
Mar 2018

What is covered in passing here is the debth of relationship between SCL Elections, Cambridge Analytica and AggregateIQ.

There have already been a number of major journalistic revelations about the ties between Cambridge Analytica and AggregateIQ. But as recounted by former CA employee and current whistleblower Christopher Wylie to Observer journalist Carole Cadwalladr, claiming “AIQ wouldn’t exist without me,” it is reported to have started with a recruitment effort:

“‘When I became research director for SCL [the parent company of Cambridge Analytica] we needed to rapidly expand our technical capacity and I reached out to a lot of people I had worked with in the past.’ That included Jeff Silvester, his former boss, who lived in Wylie’s home town…[Silvester] then set up AIQ with his business partner, Zack Massingham, to work on SCL and later Cambridge Analytica projects. ‘Essentially it was set up as a Canadian entity for people who wanted to work on SCL projects who didn’t want to move to London. That’s how AIQ got started: originally to service SCL and Cambridge Analytica projects,’ said Wylie. Last March, when the Observer started asking questions about the connection between Cambridge Analytica and AIQ, the former removed ‘SCL Canada’ and Massingham’s phone number from its website and said that AIQ was a ‘former IT contractor’.”

The additional information reported by Cadwalladr that SCL Elections, the parent company of Cambridge Analytica, owns AggregateIQ’s intellectual property “in perpetuity” helps to further make clear the significance of the Gitlab subdomain’s contents. While Cambridge Analytica may operate as an independent from, distinct from AggregateIQ, the working relationship appears to be much closer - as evidenced in the tale of an app, contained in the exposed repository.

https://www.upguard.com/breaches/aggregate-iq-part-one?hs_amp=true&__twitter_impression=true

There's more to come out on this I'm sure. This reads like it's the beginning in a larger report on the topic. Even if not, this is important information for the prosecutors investigating this matter.

Edit for clarity.




Oh please...... BigOleDummy Mar 2018 #1
Yeah baby! lagomorph777 Mar 2018 #68
Not the sharpest tools Blue Owl Mar 2018 #2
Is this guy a reliable source? AJT Mar 2018 #3
new to me kpete Mar 2018 #12
He's highly reputable in his field. herding cats Mar 2018 #14
Thanks herding cats kpete Mar 2018 #15
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Yes, thank you. I expanded hoping someone would be able to Hortensis Mar 2018 #72
oh how i would love to see a re-vote on brexit. mopinko Mar 2018 #4
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This part d_r Mar 2018 #5
I have been SO waiting for someone to connect those dots on the server dameatball Mar 2018 #11
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I am still not getting the Spectrum Health connection. dameatball Mar 2018 #21
I think d_r Mar 2018 #29
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It's her hubby's BumRushDaShow Mar 2018 #41
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The Amway guy is her brother-in-law!!!! BumRushDaShow Mar 2018 #44
Yes d_r Mar 2018 #64
The Database of Truth??? peggysue2 Mar 2018 #23
The OP's tweeter said he sent it to "the authorities" BumRushDaShow Mar 2018 #37
Bannon Is beyond screwed. And he WILL roll over...there's no Gin in The Joint Volaris Mar 2018 #50
That is the beauty of this because . . . peggysue2 Mar 2018 #54
My most fervent wish..... SergeStorms Mar 2018 #60
"Go Directly to Jail. Do Not Pass Go. Do Not Collect $200." 🤣 sprinkleeninow Mar 2018 #66
I am believing Lulu KC Mar 2018 #6
Chuckle. KPN Mar 2018 #19
Agree didn't Cruz campaign manager boast they had the best nice targeting campaign in history? grantcart Mar 2018 #24
r'd poboy2 Mar 2018 #8
Is this for real? workinclasszero Mar 2018 #9
Seems England & Canada have been making the connections BumRushDaShow Mar 2018 #17
I checked the one link to gizmodo workinclasszero Mar 2018 #20
And CA was involved in Cruz's campaign BumRushDaShow Mar 2018 #28
What a tangled web they weaved... workinclasszero Mar 2018 #30
I posted some links in a different thread sortof showing how it kicked off BumRushDaShow Mar 2018 #34
K&Red it workinclasszero Mar 2018 #39
Here is a retrospect BumRushDaShow Mar 2018 #43
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It seems BumRushDaShow Mar 2018 #56
What might happen here? Like Donald Trump becoming president? The horror! Nitram Mar 2018 #67
This is like a foreign language to me. Can anyone.. PearliePoo2 Mar 2018 #10
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He found not only the source code for all the dirty tools CabalPowered Mar 2018 #16
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This sounds like good news, especially "forensic evidence of multiple crimes" can be... PearliePoo2 Mar 2018 #25
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I know! Thank you! n/t Lulu KC Mar 2018 #35
Looks like an intentional breach/pass through to avoid a direct link bigbrother05 Mar 2018 #26
I doubt it. CA would be worse off if they left data open for anyone to access blake2012 Mar 2018 #38
Only if people can find the needle in the haystack. tinrobot Mar 2018 #59
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Help me.... Lulu KC Mar 2018 #33
It is related but went deeper BumRushDaShow Mar 2018 #46
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Makes me wonder whether someone like Rachel will try to tackle this now BumRushDaShow Mar 2018 #53
Yes, it is. There's more, but that's what opens more doors for prosecutors. herding cats Mar 2018 #49
Kick and Rec Hekate Mar 2018 #45
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I hope someone mirrored that data neohippie Mar 2018 #57
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If This Guy Found It As Publicly Available Information. . . ProfessorGAC Mar 2018 #73
I have actually heard of him.. too long a story to tell Thekaspervote Mar 2018 #65
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Geeezzuzzz, what a score. We should all have figured this type of thing goes on.. vkkv Mar 2018 #70
Makes sense to me nolabels Mar 2018 #71
What's illegal, though? I mean, this is an interesting discovery, but a quick skimming of it xor Mar 2018 #74
Kick! UCmeNdc Mar 2018 #75
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