Download: Episode 34.
This week, Audrey and I chat about Uber’s latest shenanigans, Facebook’s report about “information operations” on its platform, the creepy Amazon Look and more. Enjoy!
Show Notes
Uber
- Uber’s C.E.O. Plays With Fire – NYTimes.com
- Uber’s ‘fingerprinting’ of iPhones after users delete app has sparked an FTC complaint – The Washington Post
- Torching the Modern-Day Library of Alexandria – The Atlantic
- Facebook says it will act against ‘information operations’ using false accounts | Reuters
- facebook-and-information-operations-v1.pdf
- Facebook to fight fake news groups
Amazon Look
- Amazon Wants to Put a Camera and Microphone in Your Bedroom – Motherboard
- Zeynep Tufekci on Twitter: “With this data, Amazon won’t be able to just sell you clothes or judge you. It could analyze if you’re depressed or pregnant and much else. https://t.co/irc0tLVce9”
Unroll.me
- Unroll.me’s CEO is ‘heartbroken’ that users are upset their data was sold to Uber – The Verge
- My Comments on the Unroll.Me // Uber Situation – Perri Chase – Medium
- I worked for a company that nearly acquired unroll.me. At the time, which was ov… | Hacker News
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