Christopher Wylie
From QueerBio.com
Country
Canada
Birth - Death
1989 -
Occupation
Activist
Description
Whistleblower for the 2018 scandal revealing that the analytical firm Cambridge Analytica utilized unauthorized Facebook account information to target advertising during the 2016 U.S. Presidential campaign. The revelations triggered high level political investigations into the matter and the companies involved. Former account executive with Cambridge Analytica. Named to Time Magazine's 100 List of Influential People in 2018.
Further Reading/Research
- http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/christopher-wylie-background-1.4583054
- https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/apr/07/christopher-wylie-why-i-broke-the-facebook-data-story-and-what-should-happen-now
- https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/mar/17/data-war-whistleblower-christopher-wylie-faceook-nix-bannon-trump
