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ObserverArt4/05/2018 5:43:58 am PDT

Morning!

So, Mark Zuckerberg is more or less admitting that all US Facebook users had their data used by Cambridge Analytica.

But he said it is his creation and his mistake so he is responsible for the problem.

It will be interesting to see how he gets through this and what he will do to protect the data. He is going to get absolutely hammered by Congress next week. The Democrats are going to be blaming him and the Republicans will try to use him as an excuse for the elections issues but will press him to say it had no bearing.

I think the larger question is can they actually prevent people from using it if that is what many think is his actual business: a huge database that can be used for marketing, social studies, advertising…and of course elections?

Also, will there be a mass exodus of users and if enough people bail, does that skew his data as it may now not represent a true cross section and some people will not give proper info so as not to be followed.

And since I am on social media, how much of an idiot do you have to be have a run-in with Columbus police, then get on Facebook and Twitter and threaten one cop online with your posts?

Well, it lead to his arrest, big surprise there. He was arrested Tuesday and will be arraigned this morning.

Man arrested for posting threats online against Columbus police officer

The Columbus Division of Police has arrested a 20-year-old man for allegedly making threats against an officer online.

Police say Cederic Cooley made threats on Twitter and Facebook on April 1 and 2 to do serious bodily harm to a Columbus police officer.

The threats were originally discovered by an analyst from the New York City Intelligence Unit and sent to Columbus police.

Cooley was arrested without incident on April 3.

Police said the officer had recent law enforcement encounters with this suspect and wrote multiple criminal charges against Cooley for violations during those encounters.

“This investigation has determined that Cederic Cooley intended to seriously harm the officer for discharging his lawful duties,” police said.

Proof having online access does not help with one’s intelligence. Something we have learned about one Donald Trump.