Lie Machines
1 Oct 2020
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Professor Philip N. Howard, Director, Oxford Internet Institute
Technology is breaking politics – what can be done about it? Artificially intelligent “bot” accounts attack politicians and public figures on social media. Conspiracy theorists publish junk news sites to promote their outlandish beliefs. Campaigners create fake dating profiles to attract young voters. We live in a world of technologies that misdirect our attention, poison our political conversations, and jeopardize our democracies. With massive amounts of social media and public polling data, and in depth interviews with political consultants, bot writers, and journalists, Philip N. Howard offers ways to take these “lie machines” apart.
[Event Summary] The Ethics and Politics of Digital Human Remains
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[Event Summary] Eye Controlled Gaming
In support of the presentation on Eye Controlled Gaming Kirsty has the following videos that are worth taking a look at.
Play Minecraft with your eyes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgibEGdjt9Y
Becky plays Minecraft
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erBEKmA5Zx8
Ian “Meet a Minecrafter” (this is the one that failed during the presentation)
We’re back! Our April meeting has been re-instated using GoToWebinar
The BCS Oxon Committee has been working with BCS HQ to investigate the practicalities of running virtual meeting.
I am glad to say that our experimentation with GoToWebinar has been relatively successful, although you may need to bear with us as we become more proficient!
Therefore I am please to announce that our April meeting has been re-instated using GoToWebinar. Thanks to Kirsty McNaught for kindly volunteering to be our guinea pig.
You will need to register for the event via: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3731373434581081868
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
We hope to see you there!
[Event Summary] Tracking the Trackers: Your privacy vs Online ads!
Online Security Privacy Tips from Dr Jason Nurse:
Privacy-focused browsers?
- Brave – https://brave.com/
- Firefox – https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/
Can your browser be fingerprinted?
- Panopticlick – https://panopticlick.eff.org/
Want to find out more about what companies know about you, or opt out of online tracking?
- Google – https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated
- Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/ads/preferences
Want to opt out of mobile tracking (via your phone’s advertising AD ID)?
- A Simple Way to Make It Harder for Mobile Ads to Track You – https://www.wired.com/story/ad-id-ios-android-tracking/
Why Amazon, Facebook and Google don’t need to listen to your conversations?
- Amazon, Facebook and Google don’t need to spy on your conversations to know what you’re talking about – https://theconversation.com/amazon-facebook-and-google-dont-need-to-spy-on-your-conversations-to-know-what-youre-talking-about-108792
Want to find out about that research study into online UK trackers?
- Behind the scenes: a cross-country study into third-party website referencing and the online advertising ecosystem – https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186%2Fs13673-017-0121-6
Want more privacy tech?
- Tools from EFF’s Tech Team – https://www.eff.org/pages/tools
Want some general information on privacy?
- Privacy International – https://privacyinternational.org/