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if you look at the sample image there are data points like "inferred salaries", "inferred years of experience", number of connections (and possibly other stuff)
by streamofdigits 5y ago
if you look at the sample image there are data points like "inferred salaries", "inferred years of experience", number of connections (and possibly other stuff) that somebody may or may not have wanted to advertise to the universe.
the leaking of semi-public data (over which we may have some control) alongside "inferred bits" and behavioral data (over which we don't) and combined with other legally or illegally obtained sources means that individuals are facing an information environment where long held assumptions about who knows what no longer hold.
lots of people still don't seem to realize what a crushing downgrade it is in all senses (economic, social, political) to be a transparent, mined entity with no sovereignty
- dannyw 5y agoWhat do you think is a good solution to this problem?
- streamofdigits 5y agothere are many ways to skin this cat if one was motivated enough to put their mind to it... but some suggestions anyway: never have 700M profiles in one place. decentralization by default - large scale centralization only when absolutely needed and with rigorous controls as a public (or highly regulated) good. never create portable / tradeable behavioral profiles that can be linked to individuals. what can happen will happen and is happening. never offer trivial free services in exchange for significant private data. establish a respectful and healthy client/user relation without hidden third parties in the loop