John Scott-Railton ☕

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John Scott-Railton ☕
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Chasing online badness. Senior Researcher at Citizen Lab. Views mine. Also, I like tracking stuck boats. Personal Website: https://www.johnscottrailton.com
JSR's law of data: if you collect it, they will come. Investigators will eventually identify any consumer product that persistently records peoples' activities. One day, they'll show up, requesting access. If the data is consistently helpful, they'll stop asking & start demanding. Once this happens enough the company will probably create a law enforcement portal to simplify access & save customers the trouble... #infosec #police #cybersecurity #privacy #security #crime #surveillance image
NEW: researchers say #TikTok screen time predicts level of pro-#China views on key topics. Why? They say #TikTok boosts pro-#China content & actively suppress criticisms of China. E.g. they find sensitive topics like #Taiwan, persecution of #Uyghurs & #Tibet are buried by pro-#CCP influencer content & irrelevant vids. By NCRI at Rutgers pairing psychological survey research & social media analysis. 📄.pdf #infosec #tiktok #propaganda #infosec #cybersecurity