Sharing on Facebook seems harmless. But leaked documents show how it may help spread misinformation.
Facebook employees repeatedly warned of the role resharing content plays and offered myriad solutions only to see their suggestions ignored, documents show.
(This text is very long. Maybe too long. You can find a PDF and an EPUB of it below.The current version of this text will always live at https://web3.tante.cc) By tante tante@tante.ccVersion 1.0Date: Dec 17th 2021License: CC-BY-SA 4.0 Introduction I had hoped that I wouldn’t have to write this thing, that blockchains and NFTs and […]
Just re-upping this from Sept 21. Apple & Google remove, at the request of the Russian govt, Navalny's Smart Voting app. This interfered with a number of human rights.We should be asking Apple & Google about their commitments to human rights. Cos clearly $$$$$ is the priority. https://t.co/Q9WbQzQ16E pic.twitter.com/5fH8Yawqlo— Privacy Matters (@PrivacyMatters) December 23, 2021
[VISUAL] The Overlapping Infrastructure of Urban Surveillance, and How to Fix It
If you could take a cross-section of the average city block, you would see the ways that the built environment of surveillance—its physical presence in, over, and under our cities—makes the various types of surveillance an entwined problem that must be combatted through entwined solutions. We decided to create a graphic to show how—from overhead to underground—these technologies and legal authorities overlap, how they disproportionately impact the lives of marginalized communities, and the tools we have at our disposal to halt or mitigate their harms.
Man finds Apple AirTag tracker on his Dodge Charger
An Apple Air Tag is priced at four for $100 right now. You can stick them anywhere – attaching by Bluetooth to a phone to track, whatever they’re stuck on.
Access Denied: Faulty Automated Background Checks Freeze Out Renters – The Markup
Computer algorithms that scan everything from terror watch lists to eviction records spit out flawed tenant screening reports. And almost nobody is watching
MMitchell (@mmitchell_ai) Tweeted: Let's read through the lines of Google's responses around discriminating against Black women, shall we? 🧵
Let's read through the lines of Google's responses around discriminating against Black women, shall we? 🧵 https://t.co/pmJ2z4fPy5— MMitchell (@mmitchell_ai) December 17, 2021
Special Report: Amazon partnered with China propaganda arm
Amazon.com Inc was marketing a collection of President Xi Jinping's speeches and writings on its Chinese website about two years ago, when Beijing delivered an edict, according to two people familiar with the incident. The American e-commerce giant must stop allowing any customer ratings and reviews in China.
AI Companies, Researchers, Engineers, Scientists, Entrepreneurs, and Others Sign Pledge Promising Not to Develop Lethal Autonomous Weapons
AI leaders have, for the first time, taken concrete action against lethal autonomous weapons, signing a pledge to “neither participate in nor support the development, manufacture, trade, or use of lethal autonomous weapons.”
UXers should be the most comfortable talking about privilege, racism, homophobia, white supremacy, xenophobia, etc. because being human-centered demands moments of grief & discomfort. Failure to do so reinforces a shallow point of view on the human experience & encourages apathy.— Vivianne Castillo (@vcastillo630) June 23, 2019
New developments in technology—from the printing press to television—have long facilitated our capacity for “absent presence,” enabling us to escape t…
Modern times in Estonia. A robot which had become stuck in the snow, saw me coming, and asked with a synthesised voice whether I could help out. So I did, and both of us carried on with our day. pic.twitter.com/4H7SbwVn6t— IllimarLepikvonWirén (@iLepikVonWiren) December 7, 2021