In the big story that exploded last week, and has been doing the rounds for a while. A data analytics / personal profiling / election campaign assistance company used personal and private data they scrapped from Facebook via a researchers quiz app. They then used this in to help influence the US election, and possibly …
Category: Politics
Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace
Following the announcement of the death of John Perry Barlow, I’ve been re-reading some of his writing, particularly the Declaration of the independence of cyberspace, A document that could be said to be the founding of internet culture, even if a bit naive in how the technology would be used. You claim there are problems …
Twitter won’t block world leaders
Twitter, on why they won’t suspend Trump (or other world leaders) accounts. Blocking a world leader from Twitter or removing their controversial Tweets would hide important information people should be able to see and debate. It would also not silence that leader, but it would certainly hamper necessary discussion around their words and actions. World …