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Class #7 – David Marshall “From Celebrity to Persona Studies: Making Sense of the era of Digital Fame”
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News of the Week; October 30, 2017
The Future of Truth and Misinformation Online Cambridge Analytica used data from Facebook and Politico to help Trump How People Approach Facts and Information US Cross-Border Data Deal Could Open Surveillance Floodgates Turnbull denies new facial recognition measures amount to ‘mass surveillance’ Would you share your internet for cash?
News of the Week; October 25, 2017
DIGITAL Demers v. Yahoo Inc: Québec Court Confirms that Québec Consumer Law Applies to Free Online Services Google Removed Catalonian Referendum App Following Spanish Court Order Another Court Rejects ‘Material Support To Terrorists’ Claims Against Social Media Sites–Gonzalez v. Google (Eric Goldman) Controversial “Gripe Site” Protected (Again) by the Communications Decency Act and Defeats Novel […]
News of the Week; October 18, 2017
DIGITAL It’s 11 p.m., do you know where your ads are?: B.C. businesses and schools hurry to distance themselves from controversial media organizations after activists raise alarm over advertising with Breitbart and others An open letter to Mr Bezos, Mr Pichai and Mr Zuckerberg to tear down Breitbart News New Whistleblowers Highlight How Russia’s Information […]
News of the Week; October 11, 2017
DIGITAL Catalan independence websites blocked by Spanish government in bid to stop referendum: ‘Blocking domain name servers is doing what Turkey does and what China does and North Korea does’ The Disturbing Rise Of Cyberattacks Against Abortion Clinics Iran Cracks Down On Movie Pirates In The Most Inception-Esque Manner Possible Russia Moves to Block Cryptocurrency […]
October 16 Presentation – Asia Schmok
Algorithmic Responsibility and Regulation (or lack thereof) Presentation Outline Videos: TED Talks – What FACEBOOK And GOOGLE Are Hiding From The World – The Filter Bubble https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6vM4dhI9I8 Anil Dash on The Web We Lost https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KKMnoTTHJk Readings: Digital Market Manipulation by Ryan Calo http://www.gwlr.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Calo_82_41.pdf
October 16 Presentation: Rosanna, Le Min, Hailey
Outline for Oct. 16 Presentation by Rosanna Chung, Le Min Cheong, and Hailey Mah Readings: Can Apple’s iPhone X Beat Facial Recognition’s Bias Problem? (Wired) How Russia’s New Facial Recognition App Could End Anonymity (The Atlantic) Video: How Does Facial Recognition Work? (7:26), BBC Earth Lab
News of the Week; October 4, 2017
DIGITAL Bad Info Follows Every Tragedy. Don’t Fall For It Google’s Top Stories Promoted Misinformation About the Las Vegas Shooting From 4Chan Google admits citing 4chan to spread fake Vegas shooter news: 4chan was, for some reason, counted among Google News’ “authoritative” sources. The Death Loop This “Ghost Gun” Machine Now Makes Untraceable Metal Handguns […]