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7 Things to Know About the Trump-Facebook-Cambridge Analytica Scandal

By Michael Gryboski, Editor Twitter

2. Obama Campaign Also Mined Data From Facebook

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during his last press conference at the White House in Washington, U.S. on Jan. 18.
U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during his last press conference at the White House in Washington, U.S. on Jan. 18. | Reuters/Joshua Roberts

During the 2012 presidential election season, President Barack Obama's campaign mined a great deal of personal data from Facebook, according to a former campaign official.

Carol Davidsen, former director of integration and media analytics for Obama for America, stated in a series of posts on Twitter that back in 2012 the Democratic campaign used data from Facebook.

"Facebook was surprised we were able to suck out the whole social graph, but they didn't stop us once they realized that was what we were doing," tweeted Davidsen, as quoted by the Independent Journal Review.

"They came to office in the days following election recruiting & were very candid that they allowed us to do things they wouldn't have allowed someone else to do because they were on our side."

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