I really like this Wikipedia approach to news: An explainer piece you can contribute to, both by asking the right questions and by providing answers. This one on Palantir’s links to Cambridge Analytica is far from comprehensive, but I’m pretty sure some among could contribute to make that happen.

From Weekly Filet #268, in March 2018.

Palantir and Cambridge Analytica: what do we know?

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💔 Some older links might be broken — that's the state of the web, sadly. If you find one, ping me.

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