[kwlug-disc] GMail, profile photo, and privacy: HOW'd it DO that?!?

Doug Moen doug at moens.org
Thu Jan 21 19:09:26 EST 2021


This is not "emotionally touching", but I think it is a nice summary of the issues.
https://teachprivacy.com/10-reasons-privacy-matters/

On Thu, Jan 21, 2021, at 5:46 PM, Mikalai Birukou via kwlug-disc wrote:
> 
> > Google's Neural Network is smart in some cases, and stupid in others.
> >
> > In a bygone era, a family member would travel, and email the others
> > their itinerary from whatever booking site they used. Others in the
> > household would then get alerts on their phone: reminder for flights
> > and weather in the destination city.
> >
> > It can't tell the difference between the person traveling and others
> > that have received the itinerary in their inbox.
> >
> > Happened several times over a couple of years, so not just a one time 
> > glitch.
> 
> Is there a catalog of such events documented.
> 
> Some of us have to find verbally concise and emotionally touching, 
> evidence supported reasons to why someone should care about privacy. 
> (Damn tilted PR field.) For example, I have to remember these actual 
> "biblical stories". I can --help for git to recall nuances. But where 
> can I find these human stories?
> 
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