A political consulting firm, Cambridge Analytica harvested personal data from millions of Facebook users without consent. It created psychological profiles to target voters with tailored ads, influencing elections like the 2016 U.S. presidential race. Political campaigns and strategists benefited, using micro-targeting to sway public opinion and voter behavior.
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