The Dark side of the internet
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Karen Mao
MY INTERNET ISN'T YOUR INTERNET
The algorithms that control the internet
Why PRIVACY online matters
A future without secrets
ANONYMITY
Not any more
BUT I'VE DONE NOTHING WRONG,
WHAT DO I HAVE TO HIDE?
The study
I still have nothing to hide
- Dangerous hobbies
- Have a family
- Can you think of others?
"Publicly available information gives access to privately available information"
Public information
From a source such as Facebook
- Name
- Place of birth
- Date of birth
PERSONALISED advertising
In 2054
Doesn't just benefit us
Facial COMPOSITIONS
MY INTERNET ISN'T YOUR INTERNET
The algorithms that control the internet
How do we get out information online?
echo chambers &
Filter Bubbles
The news room
People can make ethical decisions
echo chambers
- Imgur
What is worse than a social network echo chamber?
A filtered echo chamber
Facebook filter
"A squirrel dying in front of your house may be more relevant to your interests right now than people dying in Africa" Mark Zuckerberg
Google filter
Even when logged out there are 57 signals that google use to personalise your search.
An example
Not just the like of google
Concerned yet?
One final example
Flash crash of 2:45
Find out more
Alessandro Acquistis TED talk: Why privacy matters
Veritasium : The problem with Facebook
Veritasium: Facebook Fraud
Kevin Slavin TED talk: How algorithms shape our world
Eli Pariser TED talk: Beware online 'filter bubbles'
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