SCL Group
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Website | sclgroup Archived January 11, 2019, at the Wayback Machine |
SCL Group
History
In 1990,
Activities
After an initial commercial success, SCL expanded into military and political arenas. It became known for alleged involvement "in military
In 2005, "with a glitzy exhibit" at Defence and Security Equipment International (
SCL's involvement in the political world has been primarily in the
In 2013 it established the subsidiary Cambridge Analytica that worked on the Ted Cruz and Donald Trump campaigns during the 2016 US presidential election and even now the proclaimed associated office in Cairo that opened during the global pandemic of COVID-19. In 2020 it was linked to the Bahraini company named Crow Trading ltd. that was founded by Dr. Mohamed Y. Abdelrahman, an Egyptian scientist in behavioral psychology.[16]
SCL claims that its methodology has been approved or endorsed by agencies of the Government of the United Kingdom and the United States federal government, among others.[17]
Cambridge Analytica
SCL formed
Emerdata Limited
Emerdata Limited was established in August 2017, by many of the people involved in Cambridge Analytica.[20][21][22][23] Emerdata was established in 2017 by the chief data officer and chairman of Cambridge Analytica's parent company SCL Group, which closed operations on 1 May 2018.[24][25][26] Its headquarters in London is in the same building as Cambridge Analytica.[27][28][29] The company was noted as appearing to offer similar services as SCL Group and Cambridge Analytica.[30][31]
Emerdata's board of directors included
Board of directors
As of March 2018, the company had four directors: Roger Michael Gabb,
Closure announcement
On 1 May 2018, SCL Group stated that it would be closing operations because of the Facebook–Cambridge Analytica data scandal.[24] However, its website and staff continued to operate but have subsequently shut down.[46] SCL group is owned by its parent company SCL Elections.[47]
FTC investigation
In 2019 the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed an administrative complaint against Cambridge Analytica for misuse of data, while filing settlements with its former CEO Alexander Nix and app developer Aleksandr Kogan in which they agreed to delete illegally obtained data; the case against the company itself is still ongoing.[48]
Disqualification of Alexander Nix
In 2020 Alexander Nix signed a
See also
- Microtargeting
- Psychographics
- Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections
- Russian interference in the 2016 Brexit referendum
References
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The firm also has deep ties to the British defense establishment and Conservative Party. Its first chairman was Geoffrey Pattie, a defense minister under Margaret Thatcher. In addition to Tunnicliffe, the advisory board has included retired Rear Admiral John Tolhurst and Ivar Mountbatten, the great-nephew of Louis Mountbatten, the military hero and Queen Elizabeth's cousin. Jonathan Marland, a former Conservative Party treasurer who served as a minister for business under former Prime Minister David Cameron, is a shareholder.
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