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What’s the most absurd/invasive thing that tech platforms do or have done that sounds made-up but is actually true?
LT: for instance, the reveal that Facebook is outing sex workers. https://gizmodo.com/how-facebook-outs-sex-workers-1818861596
When Uber used “God view” to impress party goers. https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2014/10/03/god-view-uber-allegedly-stalked-users-for-party-goers-viewing-pleasure/#60bd3a3d3141
That time Amazon deleted Orwell’s books from the Kindle... http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/technology/2009/07/why_2024_will_be_like_nineteen_eightyfour.html
That time admin was using learning analytics to encourage students to drop out... http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/education/bs-md-college-analytics-20160611-story.html
Platform records students’ deleted answers to personal questions... https://twitter.com/hypervisible/status/833656209710387200
Companies use “big data” to determine which employees will get sick. https://twitter.com/wsj/status/699741329232936962
That time Google "accidentally" collected data from open networks... https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2010/may/15/google-admits-storing-private-data
That time Uber used their data to calculate one-night stands... http://money.cnn.com/2014/11/25/technology/uber-prostitutes/index.html
Those times when commercials emit signals only your phone can hear... https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/11/beware-of-ads-that-use-inaudible-sound-to-link-your-phone-tv-tablet-and-pc/
That time an email unsubscribe service scanned people's emails and sold the info to Uber.... https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/24/technology/personal-data-firm-slice-unroll-me-backlash-uber.html?mtrref=www.google.com
Those times schools instituted iris scanners in their cafeterias.... https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/virginia-commonwealth-iris-scanner_us_55bbd29ae4b0b23e3ce2d000
That time a platform offered facial recognition to churches.... https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2015/07/24/skipping-church-facial-recognition-software-could-be-tracking-you/?utm_term=.932dc7970d1d
That time a California "gang database" listed children one year and under as members of a gang. http://beta.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-calgangs-audit-20160811-snap-story.html
That time tech companies colluded to suppress workers' wages.... https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/apr/24/apple-google-settle-antitrust-lawsuit-hiring-collusion
That time Apple slowed down the iPhone, but it totally wasn't so you would get frustrated and buy a new phone... https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/12/apple-is-already-getting-sued-after-admitting-it-slows-down-old-iphones
That time a site used facial rec so people could find "sex doppelgängers" of people they know... https://www.theverge.com/2016/9/23/13028094/cam-girl-facial-recognition
That time Facebook told advertisers they could identify teens who feel “worthless” or “insecure.” https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/technology/2017/may/01/facebook-advertising-data-insecure-teens ht @Alphababay
That time a group of bros actually called themselves “Dopamine Labs” and had the stated purpose of getting you addicted to apps. https://twitter.com/iethics/status/947603393115123712
That time Facebook tested user loyalty by forcing their app to crash. http://www.cbc.ca/news/trending/facebook-android-app-crash-1.3390941 ht @fearmywrench
That time....all the time. https://twitter.com/ubiquity75/status/948233103939485696
