New White House National Security aide has Cambridge Analytica ties

[Tanuki]

https://www.politico.com/amp/story/2018/04/02/kirsten-fontenrose-trump-cambridge-analytica-parent-company-493245?__twitter_impression=true

"A newly appointed Trump national security council aide and longtime behavioral change analyst worked until recently for the parent of Cambridge Analytica, the controversial political data company whose role in Donald Trump’s presidential campaign is drawing scrutiny for its alleged improper use of private Facebook data.
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But her work for Cambridge’s parent company, SCL Group, underscores the firm’s influence in Trump’s Washington, even as critics say that its government contracts deserve additional scrutiny because of the company’s often-controversial work overseas.

It also sheds light on how SCL Group has quietly but aggressively exploited the U.S. government’s outsourcing of some intelligence, military and diplomatic efforts to private contractors, in part by hiring former national security officials like Fontenrose, and Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, who went on to become Trump’s first national security adviser.
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The London-based SCL group combines behavioral research and communications methods, a formula that its subsidiary, Cambridge Analytica, says it uses to powerful effect in campaign and elections. The 2016 Trump campaign paid Cambridge Analytica at least $5.9 million to shape its digital media strategy, although former Trump campaign officials have downplayed the company’s role in the wake of revelations that the company was given improper access to data of about 50 million Facebook users.

The political action committee founded by President Trump’s incoming national security adviser, John Bolton, also hired Cambridge to develop psychological profiles of voters with data harvested from Facebook profiles, according to a report published by The New York Times.

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SCL boasts of its numerous intelligence, military and civilian contracts for the U.S. government, in many cases to influence human behavior using some of the same high-tech digital messaging techniques that the firm used in the 2016 election. Its website says it provides “data, analytics and strategy to governments and military organizations worldwide,” including “behavioral change programs in over 60 countries.”
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A Cambridge company official said Thursday that Fontenrose had worked there as recently as a month ago but had no further comment.

After Trump took office in January 2017, SCL Group was a constant presence in Washington, lobbying to win new intelligence, defense and civilian contracts across multiple U.S. government agencies. The Washington Post reported in February 2017 that SCL’s effort was being driven by a former aide to Flynn, and that Flynn himself had served as an adviser to the company in its efforts to expand its contracting work.

Other newly hired former government officials also helped in that expansion effort, according to a former Cambridge Analytica official.

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In March 2017, Fontenrose accompanied SCL’s UK-based chief executive officer, Nigel Oakes, on a visit to the Pentagon to meet with Department of Defense staff, according a BuzzFeed report, which suggested the two were there to drum up more business for the company.".....(more)

[Wellstone ruled]

1. Ugly right quick.

[triron]

2. Watch this story about CA

[FarCenter]

3. Looks like she worked for SCL, but not for CA.

SCL Group is largely funded to do propaganda by the CIA, State Department, MI6 and Ministry of Defense.

[Hortensis]

4. We're in a huge battle for power and the future of our nation.

The position of the kleptocrat forces CA/SCL works for becomes more dangerous as they near their goal, but they have no intention of losing.

No one should be surprised that they are maneuvering more people into power.

(SCL is the parent company of CA.)

[bobbieinok]

5. They are unbelievably blatant in thei contempt for 'we the people'!!