<div dir="auto">You raise critical issues Emmanuel and Coach.<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">It seems Facebook is starting to take critical action. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family:sans-serif">Christopher Wylie (@chrisinsilico) tweeted at 2:37 pm on Sun, Mar 18, 2018:</span><br style="font-family:sans-serif"><span style="font-family:sans-serif">Suspended by @facebook. For blowing the whistle. On something they have known privately for 2 years. <a href="https://t.co/iSu6VwqUdG">https://t.co/iSu6VwqUdG</a></span><br style="font-family:sans-serif"><span style="font-family:sans-serif">(<a href="https://twitter.com/chrisinsilico/status/975335430043389952?s=03">https://twitter.com/chrisinsilico/status/975335430043389952?s=03</a>)</span><br style="font-family:sans-serif"><br style="font-family:sans-serif"><span style="font-family:sans-serif">Get the official Twitter app at <a href="https://twitter.com/download?s=13">https://twitter.com/download?s=13</a></span><br></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family:sans-serif"><br></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family:sans-serif">Ali Hussein </span></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Sun, 18 Mar 2018, 1:47 am Emmanuel Chebukati via kictanet, <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>The cock has indeed come home to roost.</div><div><br></div><div>For me, it is time social media giants stopped telling us what data is being requested by an app (i.e. friends, statuses, etc) and started telling us what the app wants to do with the data (targeted advertising, political persuasion, etc). This is because users are not aware of the possibilities when they voluntarily give out their data.</div><div><br></div><div>See this form when applying for a Twitter Dev account clearly requesting use-cases for data to be collected:</div><div><img src="cid:ii_jevxw4nb1_16236101cc1345ce" width="562" height="375"></div><div><br></div><div><div>Since they have the use-case information, why not leave it to the user to decide which use cases they’re comfortable with and opt out of those they’re not? Then find a way way to manage use-case changes and inform the users thereto.</div><div><br></div><div>I, for instance, may be comfortable with my data being used for targeted advertising of a local coffee shop but not for academic research.</div><div><br></div><div>As for Cambridge Analytica, without condoning their behavior - especially lying about the use-cases of the data -, I pose the question: Where do we draw the line between political persuasion and manipulation of voters? Politicians are allowed to persuade voters to their side but when does it become wrong - especially on digital platforms?</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Regards,</div></div><div><br></div><div>EC</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Mar 17, 2018 at 10:01 PM, Timothy- Coach- Oriedo via kictanet <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto">The cock has finally come home to roost? </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">As Data Scientists, we have for long pointed out Cambridge Analyticas dirty hands in mining data below is a statement from facebook newroom today detailing the extent of their aberration that's led to their subsequent suspension. Problem is there are a myriad of other apps out there still mining information from our phones and modelling nuanced targeted advertising that influences our decisions subliminally.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><a href="https://newsroom.fb.com/news/2018/03/suspending-cambridge-analytica/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://newsroom.fb.com/news/2018/03/suspending-cambridge-analytica/</a></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">My previous articles that mentioned their work....</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><a href="https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/africa/2017-07-17-kenyas-social-media-election-attack-ads-and-data-mining/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/africa/2017-07-17-kenyas-social-media-election-attack-ads-and-data-mining/</a><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><a href="https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/analysis/Why-data-driven-news-generation-reporting-has-come--age/539548-3810070-j3drfu/index.html" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/analysis/Why-data-driven-news-generation-reporting-has-come--age/539548-3810070-j3drfu/index.html</a></div>
<br>_______________________________________________<br>
kictanet mailing list<br>
<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><br>
<a href="https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet</a><br>
Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/kictanet" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/kictanet</a><br>
Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/</a><br>
Domain Registration sponsored by <a href="http://www.eacdirectory.co.ke" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">www.eacdirectory.co.ke</a><br>
<br>
Unsubscribe or change your options at <a href="https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/echebukati%40gmail.com" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/echebukati%40gmail.com</a><br>
<br>
The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development.<br>
<br>
KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.<br>
<br></blockquote></div><br></div>
_______________________________________________<br>
kictanet mailing list<br>
<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><br>
<a href="https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet</a><br>
Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/kictanet" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/kictanet</a><br>
Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/</a><br>
Domain Registration sponsored by <a href="http://www.eacdirectory.co.ke" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">www.eacdirectory.co.ke</a><br>
<br>
Unsubscribe or change your options at <a href="https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/info%40alyhussein.com" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/info%40alyhussein.com</a><br>
<br>
The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development.<br>
<br>
KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.<br>
</blockquote></div>