Putting the focus on Cambridge Analytica allows Facebook to say: “We’ve already tamped down on third-party apps. Nothing to see here… move along!” But the dangers of surveillance capitalism aren’t primarily about third-party apps or limited to Facebook. https://t.co/3fJPYUH3oA pic.twitter.com/dxPxPQjiuV
— Arvind Narayanan (@random_walker) August 11, 2019
The media uses the terms Cambridge Analytica “breach” or “hack”. But these words minimize Facebook’s role in what happened. The fact that your personal information could be exfiltrated by any app installed by any of your friends was an intentional feature of Facebook, not a bug. https://t.co/FQIfiHsJWz
— Arvind Narayanan (@random_walker) August 11, 2019
My new post: 8 Things You Need to Know About Surveillancehttps://t.co/RQHaKYusqi pic.twitter.com/bfMTDRG3SM
— Rachel Thomas (@math_rachel) August 7, 2019
Nope. Scientists need to remember that their public mission is to present the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. Or quit and become a lawyer.
— Chris Chambers (@chrisdc77) August 7, 2019
This advice, in particular, is esp. bad and is why we have publication bias, and why so much science doesn’t replicate https://t.co/WBZKPt4X0v pic.twitter.com/bwNxjyUXms
For those arguing that only the message matters, not the messenger nor their motivations, consider a more extreme example: Russian trolls brought up valid points about racism in USA
— Rachel Thomas (@math_rachel) August 4, 2019
The NYT could have found plenty of ppl other than Thiel to write about China AI ethics issues
Not being given space in the New York Times is not suppression of speech. If it was, most of us (including me) would be having our speech suppressed. Being in NYTimes provides Thiel with additional reach & legitimacy.
— Rachel Thomas (@math_rachel) August 3, 2019
Thread 👇🏼. A billionaire who is profiting off of ICE raids doesn't need the additional platform of the @nytimes (particularly when they don't disclose his conflict of interests) https://t.co/nUH3MHVsG0
— Rachel Thomas (@math_rachel) August 2, 2019
Stop using term "fake news":
— Rachel Thomas (@math_rachel) July 26, 2019
- covers many different things: lies, rumors, misinfo, conspiracies, hoaxes, propaganda
- co-opted by politicians & used to attack the press
- most of it is not news: it is memes, videos, social posts
- most of it is misleading, not fake@cward1e pic.twitter.com/m5xVy9MV7i
Slides from Socially Responsible NLP tutorial @TheWebConf 2019 @vinodkpg @rfpvjr https://t.co/VoVaPzytme pic.twitter.com/S8lEQsh4k6
— Rachel Thomas (@math_rachel) July 25, 2019
Facebook asks users to add their phone numbers for 2-factor authentication, then misuses that info to target ads. Researchers at Northeastern uncovered this by signing up as an advertiser and finding many clever tricks to reverse-engineer FB's targeting. https://t.co/EDvVJmkDIW pic.twitter.com/au5qZEGZrx
— Arvind Narayanan (@random_walker) July 18, 2019
Renee DiResta @noUpside has written that we need to define disinformation as a cybersecurity problem, not a content problem: https://t.co/3FiIbh5xMS
— Rachel Thomas (@math_rachel) July 16, 2019
P.S. Journalists, stop treating Thiel like an Oracle. He lies (or makes mistakes, depending on your interpretation) on a regular basis and is not who anyone should turn to for impartial commentary on anything AI-related.
— Miles Brundage (@Miles_Brundage) July 16, 2019
