He set up Cambridge Analytica to work in America, with investment from US hedge fund billionaire Robert Mercer. Controversies Cambridge Analytica has come under scrutiny for its role in elections on both sides of the Atlantic, working on Brexit and Donald Trump’s election team. The UK’s Information Commission also announced on Saturday that it was conducting an investigation into Cambridge Analytica . Cambridge Analytica has denied any wrongdoing. “No data from GSR was used by Cambridge Analytica as part of the services it provided to the Donald Trump 2016 presidential campaign.”

Source: The Guardian March 18, 2018 13:58 UTC