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Ian Forrester

Scientists Are Just as Confused About the Ethics of Big-Data Research as You | WIRED - 0 views

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shared by Ian Forrester on 22 May 16 - No Cached
  • Ian Forrester on 22 May 16
     
    "When a rogue researcher last week released 70,000 OkCupid profiles, complete with usernames and sexual preferences, people were pissed. When Facebook researchers manipulated stories appearing in Newsfeeds for a mood contagion study in 2014, people were really pissed. OkCupid filed a copyright claim to take down the dataset; the journal that published Facebook's study issued an "expression of concern." Outrage has a way of shaping ethical boundaries. We learn from mistakes."
Ian Forrester

Inaudible ultrasound commands can be used to secretly control Siri, Alexa, and Google N... - 1 views

www.theverge.com/...rasound-hack-siri-alexa-google

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shared by Ian Forrester on 09 Sep 17 - No Cached
  • Ian Forrester on 09 Sep 17
     
    Is your digital assistant taking orders behind your back? Scientists from China's Zheijiang University have proved it's possible, publishing new research that demonstrates how Siri, Alexa, and other voice-activated programs can be controlled using inaudible ultrasound commands.
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