About Christopher
Christopher Wylie is a British-Canadian data consultant born on 19 June 1989 in Victoria, British Columbia. He studied at London School of Economics and University of the Arts London. He is best known for obtaining and releasing documents to The Guardian that exposed the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica data scandal, which prompted government investigations into privacy and Big Tech practices. Prior to his whistleblowing, he worked as director of research at Cambridge Analytica where he assembled teams to develop psychographic targeting techniques.
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Expert / AcademicArtificial Intelligence For SustainabilityCambridge AnalyticaData PrivacyDisinformation CampaignsFacebook Data ScandalFashion Data AnalyticsPsychographic Targeting
Known for
- Facebook-Cambridge Analytica data scandal whistleblowing
- Psychographic microtargeting research and development
- Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People of 2018
- Testimony to US Congress and British Parliament on data exploitation
- Documentary subject in The Great Hack
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