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It's journalistic malpractice to say "sparking privacy concerns" when it is in fact just the author's opinion. There is no one cited as being concerned. Just th

by wilg 3y ago

It's journalistic malpractice to say "sparking privacy concerns" when it is in fact just the author's opinion. There is no one cited as being concerned. Just that the author thinks the "move" is "likely to spark privacy concerns".

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swatcoder 3y ago
You'll note that there's also no interviewing, no requested comments, and no research besides summarizing widely publicized information from one corporate web page. Holding it to any standard of journalism is a stretch. Nobody calls it out anymore, but this is a blog post.
- bayindirh 3y ago
  Even a good blog post would include research with multiple sources. This is something else. A hit piece, maybe, or a smear campaign.
  - wilg 3y ago
    Yeah, it's just spam.
Vaslo 3y ago
This is pretty common in media, much more noticeable in a lot of political contexts where the author cites something like “concern from the public” when we really it’s just the author and her pals.