Mindf*ck : Cambridge Analytica and the plot to break America
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Published
New York : Random House, [2019].
Physical Desc
269 pages ; 25 cm
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Northwest Reno Library - Adult Nonfiction
324.973 WYLIE 2019
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324.973 WYLIE 2019
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Downtown Reno Library - Adult Nonfiction
324.973 WYLIE 2019
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324.973 WYLIE 2019
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Cambridge Analytica Ltd.
Data mining -- Political aspects.
Elections -- Corrupt practices -- United States.
Information warfare -- Russia (Federation).
Internet in political campaigns.
Political consultants.
Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 2016.
Social media -- Political aspects.
United States -- Politics and government -- 2009-2017.
Whistle blowing.
Wylie, Christopher.
Data mining -- Political aspects.
Elections -- Corrupt practices -- United States.
Information warfare -- Russia (Federation).
Internet in political campaigns.
Political consultants.
Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 2016.
Social media -- Political aspects.
United States -- Politics and government -- 2009-2017.
Whistle blowing.
Wylie, Christopher.
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Published
New York : Random House, [2019].
Format
Book
Language
English
Notes
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For the first time, the Cambridge Analytica whistleblower tells the inside story of the data mining and psychological manipulation behind the election of Donald Trump and the Brexit referendum, connecting Facebook, WikiLeaks, Russian intelligence, and international hackers. Mindf*ck goes deep inside Cambridge Analytica&;s &;American operations,&; which were driven by Steve Bannon&;s vision to remake America and fueled by mysterious billionaire Robert Mercer&;s money, as it weaponized and wielded the massive store of data it had harvested on individuals&;in excess of 87 million&;to disunite the United States and set Americans against each other. Bannon had long sensed that deep within America&;s soul lurked an explosive tension. Cambridge Analytica had the data to prove it, and in 2016 Bannon had a presidential campaign to use as his proving ground. Christopher Wylie might have seemed an unlikely figure to be at the center of such an operation. Canadian and liberal in his politics, he was only twenty-four when he got a job with a London firm that worked with the U.K. Ministry of Defense and was charged putatively with helping to build a team of data scientists to create new tools to identify and combat radical extremism online. In short order, those same military tools were turned to political purposes, and Cambridge Analytica was born. Wylie&;s decision to become a whistleblower prompted the largest data-crime investigation in history. His story is both exposé and dire warning about a sudden problem born of very new and powerful capabilities. It has not only laid bare the profound vulnerabilities&;and profound carelessness&;in the enormous companies that drive the attention economy, it has also exposed the profound vulnerabilities of democracy itself. What happened in 2016 was just a trial run. Ruthless actors are coming for your data, and they want to control what you think.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Wylie, C. (2019). Mindf*ck: Cambridge Analytica and the plot to break America . Random House.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Wylie, Christopher. 2019. Mindf*ck: Cambridge Analytica and the Plot to Break America. Random House.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Wylie, Christopher. Mindf*ck: Cambridge Analytica and the Plot to Break America Random House, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Wylie, Christopher. Mindf*ck: Cambridge Analytica and the Plot to Break America Random House, 2019.
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