July 7, 2014
Facebook is always trying to alter people’s behavior, says former data scientist
The NSA Is Targeting Users of Privacy Services, Leaked Code Shows
If you use Tor or any of a number of other privacy services online or even visit their web sites to read about the services, there’s a good chance your IP address has been collected and stored by the NSA, according to top-secret source code for a program the NSA uses to conduct internet surveillance. There’s also a good chance you’ve been tagged for simply reading news articles about these services published by Wired and other sites.
If you use Tor or any of a number of other privacy services online or even visit their web sites to read about the services, there’s a good chance your IP address has been collected and stored by the NSA, according to top-secret source code for a program the NSA uses to conduct internet surveillance. There’s also a good chance you’ve been tagged for simply reading news articles about these services published by Wired and other sites.
Facebook is always trying to alter people’s behavior, says former data scientist
We’re hardly ever fast to wake up to what might be going on with our data. But once in a while, we’re suddenly roused and make a noise. Such has been the case with the revelations surrounding Facebook’s manipulation of the News Feeds of almost 700,000 people in order to see if it would make them happier or sadder, depending on the content presented. Now, a former member of Facebook’s Data Science team has revealed that, for much of its existence since 2007, the team operated with seemingly little supervision.
We’re hardly ever fast to wake up to what might be going on with our data. But once in a while, we’re suddenly roused and make a noise. Such has been the case with the revelations surrounding Facebook’s manipulation of the News Feeds of almost 700,000 people in order to see if it would make them happier or sadder, depending on the content presented. Now, a former member of Facebook’s Data Science team has revealed that, for much of its existence since 2007, the team operated with seemingly little supervision.
Germany Arrested A Suspected ‘US Spy’ Who Admitted Ties To An Investigation On Snowden
German authorities have arrested a German man employed by the domestic intelligence agency (BND) on suspicion of spying for the United States, two politicians with knowledge of the affair told Reuters on Friday.