I hate to admit it, but I sat in a room with these guys and heard them discuss the Ted Cruz stuff a while back. They spoke incredibly candidly about their intentions and fully acknowledged this was morally questionable. They even offered me work - their cut of the ad spend was huge and there'd be plenty of work for a dev. I think this was before Aggregate IQ was officially a thing... Possibly before they had dedicated developers.
I politely declined. They laughed; it was funny to them to have a conscience about this stuff. I said I'm too burnt out from adtech. I'm glad I was, because earlier in my career I might have been more eager to take on responsibility and make more money.
When this stuff first surfaced, I knew Aggregate was going to come to light. I know a lot of people who've contributed to their ad buying and I know they have no boundaries. We need regulation for these kinds of people.
They were making incredible sums of money for doing this work.
I politely declined. They laughed; it was funny to them to have a conscience about this stuff. I said I'm too burnt out from adtech. I'm glad I was, because earlier in my career I might have been more eager to take on responsibility and make more money.
When this stuff first surfaced, I knew Aggregate was going to come to light. I know a lot of people who've contributed to their ad buying and I know they have no boundaries. We need regulation for these kinds of people.
They were making incredible sums of money for doing this work.