The New York Times today published an op-ed by the House minority leader calling for "cryptonetworks" in lieu of privacy regulation, without disclosing NYT's financial relationship with the surveillance companies who would benefit most from non-regulation. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/14/opinion/kevin-mccarthy-privacy-blockchain.html …
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This conflict of interest is so pervasive that I genuinely believe the New York Times's editors don't see it. They would never accept it as ethical in any other part of the paper. Because the paper got rid of their Public Editor, the only recourse is to call them out in tweets.
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I called repeatedly on people at the NYT to add specific disclosure of financial relationships to the Privacy Project, and they tacked on the current mealy-mouthed footer that says "read our privacy policy and this vague letter from our publisher". That is unacceptable.
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The New York Times's major ad network partners have all made substantial campaign donations to the author of this piece. (Source: FEC website)pic.twitter.com/R3n3XDXKHp
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Ironically it reads like advocacy for
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(it's not a thing, it's a libertarian's cocaine-fueled dali-esque mash up of words)
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