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>"The penalty, imposed by Irish data regulators, brings European fines against Facebook’s parent company to more than $900 million since last year."
>"The penalty, imposed by Irish data regulators, brings European fines against Facebook’s parent company to more than $900 million since last year."
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“The CIA has a secret, undisclosed data repository that includes information collected about Americans.” Sens. Ron Wyden and Martin Heinrich “sent a letter to top intelligence officials calling for more details about the program to be _...Read More_
“The CIA has a secret, undisclosed data repository that includes information collected about Americans.” Sens. Ron Wyden and Martin Heinrich “sent a letter to top intelligence officials calling for more details about the program to be _...Read More_
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The “free speech” social network also allowed unlimited access to every public post, image, and video.
The “free speech” social network also allowed unlimited access to every public post, image, and video.
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"The reality is quite simple. Your behavior is your personal currency — that is, unless you’re willing to pay. Our own mental models of experience and perception of value exchange are complex.
"The reality is quite simple. Your behavior is your personal currency — that is, unless you’re willing to pay. Our own mental models of experience and perception of value exchange are complex.
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New York was the world epicenter of the COVID outbreak in April, outpacing even the most affected cities in Italy and Spain- in the months since the epidemic has _...Read More_
New York was the world epicenter of the COVID outbreak in April, outpacing even the most affected cities in Italy and Spain- in the months since the epidemic has _...Read More_
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Every country needs to deeply question its technological motives at this point. " In the race to build the latest hiring app or state-of-the-art mobile banking system, startups and companies lose sight of the people behind each data point. _...Read More_
Every country needs to deeply question its technological motives at this point. " In the race to build the latest hiring app or state-of-the-art mobile banking system, startups and companies lose sight of the people behind each data point. _...Read More_
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Very interesting essay about AI & UBI by Vi Hart. I don't necessarily agree with the conclusions, but it does make interesting points along the way (Data Collectives, MIDs or Mediators of Individuals Data, Data Dignity...)
Very interesting essay about AI & UBI by Vi Hart. I don't necessarily agree with the conclusions, but it does make interesting points along the way (Data Collectives, MIDs or Mediators of Individuals Data, Data Dignity...)
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“Although the database has been deleted by Microsoft, it is still available to researchers and companies that had previously downloaded it. Mr Harvey said it was still being shared on open-source websites.”
“Although the database has been deleted by Microsoft, it is still available to researchers and companies that had previously downloaded it. Mr Harvey said it was still being shared on open-source websites.”
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"A little high school geometry can help you understand the basic math behind movie recommendation engines."
"A little high school geometry can help you understand the basic math behind movie recommendation engines."
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This is a bit obvious but an interesting look into the evidence or data of health issues based on geographic location. There are so many factors that add to the quality of food we consume, education, cost, access, time, the list goes on. On _...Read More_
This is a bit obvious but an interesting look into the evidence or data of health issues based on geographic location. There are so many factors that add to the quality of food we consume, education, cost, access, time, the list goes on. On _...Read More_
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"The potential disparity between the value of personal data and what users receive in return creates space for governments to seek reimbursement on society’s behalf." -- Leonid Bershidsky, Bloomberg, "This Is the Best Way to Tax Google and _...Read More_
"The potential disparity between the value of personal data and what users receive in return creates space for governments to seek reimbursement on society’s behalf." -- Leonid Bershidsky, Bloomberg, "This Is the Best Way to Tax Google and _...Read More_
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Interesting proposal to emphasize data ownership and compensate users for their data. This is something Jaron Lanier has been arguing for also. But I’m skeptical this can lead to practical changes or actual money in people’s pockets. We _...Read More_
Interesting proposal to emphasize data ownership and compensate users for their data. This is something Jaron Lanier has been arguing for also. But I’m skeptical this can lead to practical changes or actual money in people’s pockets. We _...Read More_
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"The report, published last week, investigates how 13 jurisdictions that had used, were using, or planned to implement predictive policing systems were feeding these systems data sullied by “unconstitutional and racially biased stops, _...Read More_
"The report, published last week, investigates how 13 jurisdictions that had used, were using, or planned to implement predictive policing systems were feeding these systems data sullied by “unconstitutional and racially biased stops, _...Read More_