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

Mikalai Birukou mb at 3nsoft.com
Thu Jan 21 19:29:44 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/

This site is a good resource, thank you.

The following picture shows that tells story about attaching photo to 
email: 
https://teachprivacy.com/store/product/cartoon-algorithmic-transparency/

>>> 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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