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I wonder how easy it will be to bias the samples for profit. Make some bots to submit bogus data that shows that people that consume product XYZ are healthier.
by greggman 12y ago
I wonder how easy it will be to bias the samples for profit. Make some bots to submit bogus data that shows that people that consume product XYZ are healthier. Or, just make the health apps bias the data. Like say company XYZ gives kickbacks to "RecordYourActivity" app in exchange for reporting something that suggests MySnakeOil is good for you.
Of course I guess that kind of thing happens already. Just wondering will this make it worse, better or about the same.
- CHY872 12y agoResponses will likely be correlated to iPhones and AppleIDs in some way, so the spammers won't be able to do much.
- a_c_s 12y agoThe Parkinsons app, for example, correlates symptoms and physical activity. I don't know who would have an incentive to bankroll data skewing. The current crop of apps have nothing to do with rating products.