Data Leak: Cambridge Analytica Whistleblower says ‘I Believe’ Congress Was A Client’

The Cambridge Analytica Data Leak case, there has been a ruckus in India. The war of words is continuing between the ruling BJP and the Congress. In the meantime, Whistleblower Christopher Wiley, who revealed the data leak case, on Tuesday claimed that Cambridge Analycia’s client was perhaps a Congress party. After this disclosure, BJP attacked the Congress. Senior party leader Ravi Shankar Prasad said that the Congress should apologize to the country for lying.

There was also an office of the company in India. ‘ 28-year-old Wiley claimed in his statement in the British Parliament, “I believe that Congress was a client of the company, but I know they used to take all kinds of projects. I do not remember any National Project, but I remember regional projects. India is such a big country that there is a state that too bigger than the UK. Prasad said, ‘Rahul Gandhi was exposed. Congress has used the service of Cambridge A. Does Congress have no confidence in the people of the country? Has he fallen so much to win? Tripura, Nagaland and Meghalaya have shocked him. Let’s say that there is a continuation of allegation and reactions in the BJP and Congress over the past several days when Cambridge Analysts took the service. Congress spokesman Randeep Singh Surjewala, while answering the allegations of Ravi Shankar Prasad, said that Law Minister Prasad is lying constantly. In a press conference, he said, “Law Minister runs away by charging the accused through the TV. Why does not he have his government register FIR in this case? If they have proof they should take action. Actually, they fear that if they are investigated in this case they will be exposed. ‘

It is worth mentioning that the world’s largest social media platform has been confused with Facebook data leaks. It is being claimed that private information was leaked to about 5 million users on Facebook, which benefit Prof. Cambridge Analytica, working for the Trump in the US presidential election. There are allegations that the firm has cracked Facebook user data to manipulate voters’ opinions. Cambridge Analytica is a Big Data Analysis firm in America. This discussion came when it worked for Donald Trap in the US presidential election. It is worth mentioning that in 2016 Donald Trump’s credit for the unexpected victory in the US election was also given to Cambridge Analytta. Cambridge Analytica is a government and military contractor, part of the SCL Group, which works on food issues ranging from food security to political issues. According to the New York Times, Cambridge Analytica was founded in the year 2013, keeping in mind the elections held in the US. Prior to Trump, this company worked for Republican Senator Ted Cruise. Cambridge Analytica offers targeted advertising and other data-related services ranging from consumer research to political and corporate clients. This company has offices in many places, including New York, Washington, London, Brazil, and Malaysia. Founder Christopher Wiley, the founder of Big Data Service, Cambridge Analytica, unveiled its way of working in 2016. However, Wiley left the company in 2014. Wiley has now disclosed how the personal information of 5 million Facebook users was done to manipulate the voter base on the basis of their likes and dislikes.