I'm creating a new thread to talk about this issue, because I think it's an important one.
Facebook told me multiple times that Ad Observer collects and publishes data on users who hadn't consented.
It was such a damning allegation, I wanted to know whose data they meant. 1/x
Facebook told me multiple times that Ad Observer collects and publishes data on users who hadn't consented.
It was such a damning allegation, I wanted to know whose data they meant. 1/x
https://twitter.com/issielapowsky/status/1372907495367315457
I pushed until they confirmed they were talking about advertisers' public Pages, not private users' accounts.
Had I published their statement outright, it would have been misleading or at least incomplete and damaging to the NYU researchers. protocol.com/nyu-facebook-r…
Had I published their statement outright, it would have been misleading or at least incomplete and damaging to the NYU researchers. protocol.com/nyu-facebook-r…
It reminded me of how much tech cos control the narrative around researchers intent.
The most glaring example of this was the vilification of the Cambridge Psychometrics Centre after the Cambridge Analytica scandal, which I covered for WIRED here: wired.com/story/the-man-…
The most glaring example of this was the vilification of the Cambridge Psychometrics Centre after the Cambridge Analytica scandal, which I covered for WIRED here: wired.com/story/the-man-…
I don't say this to pat myself on the back. Any other day I might have published their statement, published Laura's denial and moved on, figuring Facebook has more technical insight than I do. But I'm glad I didn't! And it's a reminder not to take vague statements at face value.
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