"Public" is basically anything covered in T&C's that users sign in order to join social media platforms, or use mobile apps. That's exactly what CA did. They ha

"Public" is basically anything covered in T&C's that users sign in order to join social media platforms, or use mobile apps. That's exactly what CA did. They harvested data on users after "asking for consent" and sold their services to political parties and private companies to create targeted ads for these people, all unknowingly. SocialObjects sounds a lot like this, is all I'm saying.