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Leaked email shows how Cambridge Analytica and Facebook first responded in 2015
- venning 9y agoI believe the "(2015)" label is intended for articles from 2015. This article is from 2018, but its contents reference 2015. Perhaps a better title would be "Leaked email shows how Cambridge Analytica and Facebook first responded in 2015".
- sctb 9y agoThanks! We've updated the title.
- Bukhmanizer 9y agoWhat are the rules on whos private data we're allowed to steal and whos we aren't?
- 5_minutes 9y agoI really do think the momentum has become of Facebook’s demise. Another side effect is that any other tech company (like Twitter) might close down their APIs etc even more. One basic problem which I don’t understand from Facebook which could’ve prevented most of all this is: why aren’t the default settings of an account more secure and private?
- dboreham 9y agoIn reality this is probably a buying opportunity. Regular people don't care much whether their minds are being manipulated.
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- madeofpalk 9y agoI don't know... I used to think this, then I talked to 'regular' people (well, as 'regular' as people are that I meet). I know, I know, 'anecdata', but views I tend to get are either split between "Facebook is the worst, can't wait for it to get shut down" vs "It's creepy what all these companies do, but what can I do?".
- type0 9y ago> "It's creepy what all these companies do, but what can I do?" That goes for everything for those with position of power. "It's creepy what all these policemen do, but what can I do?" "It's creepy what all these politicians do, but what can I do?" etc etc In case of FaceBook, whey know what to do. So "Regular people don't care much..." is the correct conclusion as as far as I can see. My anecdata is that I met plenty of people who said "Facebook is the best", then they take a picture of you to upload it there regardless of what anyone thinks (would even tag it by the name). And I can't see how they would change their mind unless it is by public shaming - the same way that smoking has been reduces in many places.
- collingreene 9y ago>I don’t understand ... why aren’t the default settings of an account more secure and private? They are (for the most relevant definition of your question). Specifically a Facebook app you choose to install can no longer see any of your friends information. That was done in 2014 before any of this happened, more details and timeline here: https://www.facebook.com/boz/posts/10104702799873151 https://www.facebook.com/boz/posts/10104702799873151
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- andy_ppp 9y agoThe thing about AI enhanced propaganda is that it will learn exactly what to say to push your buttons and drive you further down a road away from reality towards something people want you to believe. No one is impervious to this and I’ve seen many articles on both left and right that are completely false. We need to be very careful to do proper research on the likely correctness and fact checking of articles, images and even videos before they are shared, but you can go too far the other way if you try to automate this. Social media should probably warn you with algorithms if you share something likely to be false.
- Bjartr 9y agoYou know what I've never seen? An article that teaches how to do effective research like you suggest. Maybe that's what people who want a more reasoned and informed discussion should be pushing, the very resources that would help others become reasoned and informed.
- baq 9y agoisn't this what you're supposed to be taught in high school or even elementary when writing essays?
- nocobot 9y agoIn high school I was told to make up statistics as needed when writing essays. Anecdotal evidence of course but I suspect that many schools do a bad job at this. But I suspect the bigger problem is that the amount of research needed to hold an informed opinion is growing exponentially in many fields.
- perfmode 9y ago> But I suspect the bigger problem is that the amount of research needed to hold an informed opinion is growing exponentially in many fields. Which is why trust becomes more important than ever.
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- ethbro 9y agoIf you ask a liar if they lied... what do you do with the answer you receive?
- irishcoffee 9y agoOk I'll bite: show me someone on this planet who isn't a liar. Now what?
- asveikau 9y agoAn optimist I see. I think there is something of a threshold for "liar", i.e. the implication is that it's habitual, or that the consequences are serious (sometimes, but not always both of those). And there is a huge variation in the trustworthiness or lie-frequency of individuals, that I think would be fairly consistent if you watch the same person over time, then compare them to others. A reasonable person has probably spotted high frequency liars at various points of daily life and made mental notes not to trust them, or the opposite for the opposite traits, and made these determinations correctly. So I think the point is a little facetious.
- forgotmypw 9y agoIs there any way to view the email without going to businessinsider?
- techaddict009 9y agohttps://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5ab2d675a042511a008b4771-2254/screenshot2018-03-21at24522pm.png https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5ab2d675a042511... Link to email snapshot.
- forgotmypw 9y agoThank you very much!
- vinniejames 9y agoWhy is the media acting like this is a new revelation? https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/dec/11/senator-ted-cruz-president-campaign-facebook-user-data https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/dec/11/senator-ted-...