Global Investigative Journalism Network (https://archive.gijn.org/tag/cambridge-analytica/)
En un nuevo libro sobre reportajes encubiertos, los profesores de periodismo Andrea Carson y Denis Muller examinan si el engaño es alguna vez un método aceptable para ciertos trabajos investigativos.
In “Democracy Undone: The Authoritarian’s Playbook,” The GroundTruth Project chronicles seven leaders whose instincts and inclinations herald a brand of populist nationalism that, if history is a guide, can lead to authoritarian government. From Brazil to Italy and the US, these global leaders seem to share common “plays,” including weaponizing fear, undermining institutions and targeting outsiders. GroundTruth fellows offer tips for journalists covering this rising authoritarianism.
Channel 4 News показал, как президентская кампания Дональда Трампа в 2016 году использовала личные данные из Facebook и Cambridge Analytica, чтобы удержать чернокожих избирателей от голосования; Consumer Reports обнаружил, что компании мешают людям отказаться от продажи своих данных; а Noteworthy и The Business Post подчеркнули отсутствие четкого регламента в доступе к генетическим данным пациентов.
Personal data is big business, and not only for private firms. Our NodeXL #ddj mapping from September 21 to 27 finds a number of troubling investigations: Channel 4 News revealed that Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign used personal data from Facebook and Cambridge Analytica to deter Black voters from casting their ballot; Consumer Reports found that companies were making it difficult for people to opt out of having their data sold despite a landmark California law that protects individual data rights; and Noteworthy and The Business Post highlighted a concerning lack of clear regulation surrounding access to, and use of, genetic and patient data by private firms.
The New York Times’ Privacy Project highlighted the alarmingly unregulated activity of location data companies collecting data from millions of smartphone users. As the coronavirus pandemic sheds further light on the uses and misuses of location tracking, here’s a deeper look at the project that visualized phones being tracked around the US, from the Pentagon and the White House to the streets of San Francisco.
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ملاحظة من المحرر: منذُ نُشرت هذه المقابلة أول مرة في شهر شباط، ألقى وباء فيروس كورونا المزيد من الضوء على كيفيّةِ جمعِ بياناتِ تتبُّع الموقع والمخاطر المُحتملة لطُرُق استخدامها. تصدر Google تقارير بيانات الموقع المجمعة لإظهار التغيُّر في أنماط حركة الأشخاص في جميع أنحاء العالم، في حين يدقُّ دعاةُ الخصوصيّةِ ناقوس الخطر حول جهود الحكومات للحصول على المزيد من بيانات الموقع من شركات الاتصالات.
A unique collaboration between five international investigative teams and recently-formed Signals Network is offering unprecedented protection to whistleblowers, and has received the backing of famed NSA exposer Edward Snowden. Their first project? A broad call on the misuse of big data. A GIJN report by Rowan Philp.
Breaking the Cambridge Analytica scandal has reinvigorated features journalist Carole Cadwalladr’s belief in journalism and how important it is. She talks with Jacob Phillips about Facebook, social media and the future of investigative journalism.