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Facebook giving data to researchers who promise to behave is how we got the whole Cambridge Analytica mess.
by yaacov 6y ago
Facebook giving data to researchers who promise to behave is how we got the whole Cambridge Analytica mess.
- throwaway2048 6y agoI'm sure that's their concern here, not covering their asses.
- chillee 6y agoIn this case, I think the 2 are aligned.
- nerdponx 6y agoNYU Ad Observatory is overseen by a research university with an IRB, and also operates in plain view of the public.
- rmrfstar 6y ago> by a research university with an IRB Let's not forget that Facebook is a company that tormented an employee so severely he killed himself at the office [1]. [1] https://www.vice.com/en/article/qvgn9q/do-not-discuss-the-incident-facebook-told-employee-fired-after-speaking-about-worker-suicide https://www.vice.com/en/article/qvgn9q/do-not-discuss-the-in...