Spokesman says company had no ‘commercial contracts’ in Australia, despite having a local business nameCambridge Analytica says it holds no data on Australians, despite local outpostCambridge Analytica has said it holds no data on Australian individuals and has no local business contracts, despite setting up an Australian entity in 2015 and meeting with prospective clients including members of the Liberal party. On Tuesday Guardian Australia revealed the business name Cambridge Analytica had been deregistered in Australia the previous night. The spokesman said Cambridge Analytica had “not executed any client work in Australia nor entered into any contracts of any type” in Australia. Photograph: SCL websiteHe confirmed the Cambridge Analytica business name – which he registered without the global company’s permission – and the SCL Group Australia website were connected. He had contacted Cambridge Analytica and the company’s global business development manager, Peter Jones, but had not heard back.

Source: The Guardian March 22, 2018 00:33 UTC