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[1] Cadwalladr, C., Graham-Harrison, E., 2018. Revealed: 50 million Facebook profiles harvested for Cambridge Analytica in major data breach. The Guardian 89yba+. purl.org/INRMM-MiD/z-IZIKUI4L

[2] The Guardian, 2018. Cambridge Analytica whistleblower: “We spent $1m harvesting millions of Facebook profiles”. In: YouTube. Google Inc., California, United States. purl.org/INRMM-MiD/z-ZJTHYRXE

the Guardian · Revealed: 50 million Facebook profiles harvested for Cambridge Analytica in major data breachWhistleblower describes how firm linked to former Trump adviser Steve Bannon compiled user data to target American voters• How Cambridge Analytica’s algorithms turned ‘likes’ into a political tool

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