[spintreebob]

In politics, religion, business, education, all aspects of life ... we need to be aware of the assumptions that go into the algorithms that control the information we consume. Information is power. He who controls the algorithms controls the information and controls what we will know in the future.

We accept the Bible as truth. Everything else needs to be verified. Trust but verify.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Someone show me how what Cambridge Analytica did was in any way illegal.

[Ken H]

“If we’ve learned anything from Cambridge Analytica and the 2016 U.S. elections, it’s that it is surprisingly easy to reverse-engineer public opinion, to influence outcomes and to create a world where data, targeting and bots lead to a false sense of consensus.”

[snaps fingers] But of course! It was algorithms that cost Hillary the election!

[dhs12345]

Makes you wonder if the more vulnerable will fall for it.

It just makes me angry that my Internet searches are being tracked and information used to sell me stuff.

[GOP Poet]

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[21twelve]

Awhile ago I read a good article about “information” - and how even with the internet, we still don’t have complete freedom of information, as so much of it is tailored to our past interests.

[Luke21]

‘What’s the latest Trump scandal making the headlines?”

These asshats work this stuff into everything.

[Retvet]

It used to be called brain washing!