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When worlds collide

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Talkat Collision 2018 · 2018-04-30..05-03· [privacy-and-compliance, tech-ethics]

speakers

name:Ralph Echemendia
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name:Saul Williams
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name:Mary Aiken
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resources

video:https://youtu.be/4gWblB9CDCw
slides:none on file

summary

Argues that online influence is not vague but measurable: data brokers and up to 4,000 companies harvest and stitch profiles, using hacked databases, dark marketing and facial‑recognition microtargeting to score traits like misogyny or racism from networks and push political propaganda to change votes. Claims attribution is cheap to fake, that a dozen brilliant hackers plus compute can rival a superpower, and urges a precautionary principle for platforms and early digital education for children under two.

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chapters (10)

  1. 0:00The collision of worlds
  2. 4:22Defining the digital shift
  3. 7:07Behavioral manipulation
  4. 10:22The psychology of influence
  5. 13:35Technology and human nature
  6. 17:06Power and responsibility
  7. 19:57The precautionary principle
  8. 22:57The hacker mindset
  9. 25:49Future perspectives
  10. 29:30Final thoughts on awareness

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