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How the Presidential Candidates Spy on Their Supporters

43 points by elbac 6y ago

Cactus2018 6y ago
Ironic that indicative.com is on multiple blocklists? easyprivacy, adaway, pihole, netguard...
- jaywalk 6y ago
  Just shows that they know all about spying on people.
  - islon 6y ago
    One could argue that if they really knew what they were doing, they wouldn't be in a blocklist in the first place.
    - rtx 6y ago
      Or maybe they did a cost benefit analysis.
- deleted 6y ago
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- aMillz123 6y ago
  They're a customer analytics platform with an SDK available, so their customers can track their websites. That's probably why they're showing up on blocklists, tbf.
- Fnoord 6y ago
  https://archive.is/V0uzc https://archive.is/V0uzc
aMillz123 6y ago
Tracking users isn't new, but it is new to politics. After 2016's analytics and advert debacle, it's interesting to see how both candidates are using analytics this time around.
- mattferderer 6y ago
  Not new to politics either. As mentioned 2012 had a gold mine of new digital sources available. Votizen was pretty interesting at the time. The Democrats had a huge advantage of having a younger & more tech savvy base that used these.
mliebmann 6y ago
We know that we are tracked but it's still interesting to see how campaigns have become more savvy in their use of data.
tquaide5 6y ago
One of the best parts: Time will tell how effective each campaign manages to turn data, analytics, ads, and fundraising dollars into actual votes on Election Day
- jackhack 6y ago
  there is certainly room for savings/efficiency. I've 100% made my mind up, but my mailbox has been BOMBARDED with giant-format postcards promoting the candidates I'm already voting for. These can not be cheap to print and deliver, and as such they are an enormous waste of money; money that could be used to educate/inform/persuade voters who are undecided or registered with a different political party. I wonder if a thousand years from now, archeologists digging tough landfills will see a 4-year-periodically-repeating-layer (like a geological sedimentary layer) of these mailings and wonder "what was that all about?"
BigBalli 6y ago
I feel like the title is misleading. There's no spying, just same tracking and advertising employed but most companies with a digital presence.

43 points by elbac 6y ago

Cactus2018 6y ago

Ironic that indicative.com is on multiple blocklists? easyprivacy, adaway, pihole, netguard...

jaywalk 6y ago
Just shows that they know all about spying on people.
- islon 6y ago
  One could argue that if they really knew what they were doing, they wouldn't be in a blocklist in the first place.
  - rtx 6y ago
    Or maybe they did a cost benefit analysis.
deleted 6y ago
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aMillz123 6y ago
They're a customer analytics platform with an SDK available, so their customers can track their websites. That's probably why they're showing up on blocklists, tbf.
Fnoord 6y ago
https://archive.is/V0uzc https://archive.is/V0uzc

aMillz123 6y ago

Tracking users isn't new, but it is new to politics. After 2016's analytics and advert debacle, it's interesting to see how both candidates are using analytics this time around.

mattferderer 6y ago
Not new to politics either. As mentioned 2012 had a gold mine of new digital sources available. Votizen was pretty interesting at the time. The Democrats had a huge advantage of having a younger & more tech savvy base that used these.

mliebmann 6y ago

We know that we are tracked but it's still interesting to see how campaigns have become more savvy in their use of data.

tquaide5 6y ago

One of the best parts: Time will tell how effective each campaign manages to turn data, analytics, ads, and fundraising dollars into actual votes on Election Day

jackhack 6y ago
there is certainly room for savings/efficiency. I've 100% made my mind up, but my mailbox has been BOMBARDED with giant-format postcards promoting the candidates I'm already voting for. These can not be cheap to print and deliver, and as such they are an enormous waste of money; money that could be used to educate/inform/persuade voters who are undecided or registered with a different political party. I wonder if a thousand years from now, archeologists digging tough landfills will see a 4-year-periodically-repeating-layer (like a geological sedimentary layer) of these mailings and wonder "what was that all about?"

BigBalli 6y ago

I feel like the title is misleading. There's no spying, just same tracking and advertising employed but most companies with a digital presence.