20 Jun

“Computational Propaganda Worldwide: Executive Summary”

“We’re very excited to announce the launch of our case study series on computational propaganda in 9 different countries. The Computational Propaganda Research Project at the Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, has researched the use of social media for public opinion manipulation.”

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13 Jun

“Persuasive proof that America is full of racist and selfish people”

““Google is a digital truth serum,” Seth Stephens-Davidowitz, author of Everybody Lies, told me in a recent interview. “People tell Google things that they don’t tell to possibly anybody else, things they might not tell to family members, friends, anonymous surveys, or doctors.””

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05 Jun

“Feds look to experimental light-field cameras to ID drivers at the border”

“Facial recognition systems have made huge technological leaps in recent years — offering definitive identification in seconds, from as far as 350 meters away — but there’s one scenario where they still fall short: the car.”

Read: Feds look to experimental light-field cameras to ID drivers at the border

02 Jun

“Airbnb hosts reject guests with disabilities more often, researchers say”

“Airbnb hosts have already been found to discriminate against guests with “black-sounding” names, and now it sounds like host discrimination extends to guests with disabilities as well. Guests who didn’t disclose a disability received “pre-approval” from an Airbnb host 74.”

Read: Airbnb hosts reject guests with disabilities more often, researchers say

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