4/10: Algorithms, Data Mining, Profiling, and Rateocracy

Class

1. Report on Andrews and Silverman

2. How bad is it? Check:

• This advertising from data-aggregator Acxiom: https://vimeo.com/166527182 and its accompanying handout: https://www.acxiom.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/BRO-AbiliTec_web.pdf

• "Big data meets Big Brother as China moves to rate its citizens"

3. Watch/Discuss: Zeynep Tufekci,  “We're Building a Dystopia Just to Make People Click on Ads” (TED Talk and transcript) https://www.ted.com/talks/zeynep_tufekci_we_re_building_a_dystopia_just_to_make_people_click_on_ads?language=en

4. Midterm Review, or How Well Am I Doing in this Class?

For next class

• Watch the documentary Terms and Conditions http://laguardia.kanopystreaming.com/video/terms-and-conditions-may-apply-1

If that link does not work, here is the YouTube version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIiLoT4Po-c

• Browse: “The NSA Files.” https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/the-nsa-files