The explosion of digital video has created an unprecedented level of choice for viewers. Netflix VP of Product Innovation Todd Yellin and his team devised a system to cut through the clutter and match viewers with the stories they’ll love.
“It’s understandable that people are wary of sharing their personal data with third party companies, but in the case of advertising the majority of data that is used is non-personally identifiable information. The use of data serves a purpose to ensure that users are suggested products that are more relevant to them, and so that media companies understand how to market to the correct audience.
“Once people realise what’s happening, I can’t imagine there won’t be pushback.”
Brad Templeton argues that we’re all a part of a surveillance apparatus that would be beyond the imagination George Orwell. The problem, he says, is the belief that privacy and security are mutually exclusive. Templeton is a Board Member and Former Chair of Electronic Frontier Foundation and the Track Chair for Computing at Singularity University.
Sir Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web 25 years ago. So it’s worth a listen when he warns us: There’s a battle ahead. Eroding net neutrality, filter bubbles and centralizing corporate control all threaten the web’s wide-open spaces. It’s up to users to fight for the right to access and openness. The question is, What kind of Internet do we want?
“I don’t have one single photograph of her, even though we spent the better part of our youth together. She never let anyone take pictures of her. Now that she is gone. I wish more than ever I had some sort of records of our time together. A proof of our love. But I have none.
But it is not entirely true (…).”
A short film about what is called « webcam hacking ».
Federico Zannier has data mined himself and sold his own personal data on Kickstarter. But how much is he worth?
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