Facebook's defense that Cambridge Analytica harvesting of FB user data from millions is not technically a "breach" is a more profound & damning statement of what's wrong with Facebook's business model than a "breach".
-
-
If your business is building a massive surveillance machinery, the data will eventually be used & misused. Hacked, breached, leaked, pilfered, conned, "targeted", "engaged", "profiled", sold.. There is no informed consent because it's not possible to reasonably inform or consent.
Show this thread -
Facebook (and Google, too!) have great security teams. Some of the best in the business, no doubt. Full of conscientious people. But they can’t mitigate the business model. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Show this thread -
Informed consent cannot function when we cannot be reasonably informed. https://twitter.com/hshaban/status/975082177061847040 …
This Tweet is unavailable.Show this thread -
Should add my NYTimes piece to this thread. Opaque targeting based on massive surveillance is the problem, and Cambridge Analytica is the symptom du jour. Facebook cut off this pipe because it wants to do all this itself—for a fee! It’s their business. https://mobile.nytimes.com/2018/03/19/opinion/facebook-cambridge-analytica.html …pic.twitter.com/z0DtZGbZPg
Show this thread
End of conversation
New conversation -
-
-
Was there any evidence Obama used the private data targeting angle? Or was it more just using it as a new media channel? Those seem very different.
-
FB, set top (live analytics of television viewing), online aggregators were definitely used by OFA 2012 — their data team talked openly about it.
- Show replies
New conversation -
-
-
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
Mirá
@ceciazul, esta es la autora sobre la que te contaba en clases la semana pasada. Beso! -
gracias! :)
End of conversation
New conversation -
-
-
@BenedictEvans at@a16z also made the point that much of the tech backlash was Trump griping: https://twitter.com/BenedictEvans/status/947518647156719616 … ; like Zeynep, many of my tech friends were activated about these issues well before the election. We worked in social media and saw the dangers.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.