The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Short Honk: Does Amazon Have Facebook Data? I read “Facebook Gave Device Makers Deep Access to Data on Users and Friends.” The write up mentions Amazon as a company given “access to vast amounts of its users’ personal information.” So the answer appears to be “Yes.” I assume that the NYT report is “real” news. …
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Fake News May Be a Forever Feature According to the story: For $13, a Buzzfeed reporter was able to buy the longstanding Facebook profile of a fake 23 year old British woman living in London with 921 friends and a deep, plausible dossier of activities, likes and messages. The reporter’s contact said they could supply …
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Why Is Amazon Chasing DoD Work? Next week I will describe some of our findings from what has been our Amazon “policeware” research. On June 5, 2018, I will post a video snippet from my presentation and issue a short article in this blog. Other Arnold Posts on Amazon Below the Fold
One View of the Amazon Game Plan I noted this passage: No company owes it to others to allow people to build direct competitors to their own product. I think companies using Amazon’s plumbing will want to do a bit of strategizing using “What if” questions to spark discussion.
Cambridge Analytica Bankrupt: What Company Is Next on the Firing Line? Cambridge Analytica has declared bankruptcy. What outfit is next to be pushed to center stage? Facebook? Perhaps. The founder of Facebook has an opportunity to answer questions before England’s law makers soon. Very soon. And Google?
Law Enforcement and Big Data The job of being an officer of the law has never been harder, but many on the tech side are trying to make it easier. But, as with most innovations, this might make life harder. Confused? Join the club. A recent spate of big data law enforcement innovations are due …
Short Honk: Online Translation Services I read “Five of the Best Free Online Translators to Translate Foreign Languages.” Not a great headline, but I pulled out the list of services. Here they are with links:
