Étiquette : manipulation (Page 11 of 17)

16 avril 2018 /

«Facebook is bringing « dark posts » into the light in response to the election interference on social media last year, and the new rules will impact all advertisers.On Friday, Facebook revealed a new system of disclosing what groups and companies paid for ads on its platform: Any ads running on Facebook will be readily viewable by anyone.That means no more so-called dark posts, ads that target only a particular set of people but are invisible otherwise because they never appear as posts on a brand or group’s page».

Source : Facebook to Drag Dark Posts Into Light Thanks to Election | Digital – AdAge

27 mars 2018 /

«Les données sont un outil, comme un couteau qui peut être utilisé pour préparer un repas trois étoiles au Michelin ou pour commettre un meurtre. En tant que telles, elles ne sont pas un problème. Mais ce que Cambridge Analytica met au jour est l’échec des législateurs et de la société à mettre des limites à leur utilisation» – Christopher Wylie.

Source : Affaire Facebook-Cambridge Analytica : le lanceur d’alerte s’explique

19 mars 2018 /

«Aleksandr Kogan, the Cambridge University academic who orchestrated the harvesting of Facebook data, had previously unreported ties to a Russian university, including a teaching position and grants for research into the social media network, the Observer has discovered. Cambridge Analytica, the data firm he worked with – which funded the project to turn tens of millions of Facebook profiles into a unique political weapon – also attracted interest from a key Russian firm with links to the Kremlin».

Source : Cambridge Analytica: links to Moscow oil firm and St Petersburg university | News | The Guardian

8 mars 2018 /

«Collins welcomed the cooperation, but noted that Facebook has still not provided all the information it promised. “I look forward to them sharing with us, amongst other information: the exact number of accounts that they have suspended; how they are resourcing their fight against bots; their methodology of how they identify fake accounts; and how they determine what country those accounts come from».

Source : Facebook finds no substantial evidence of Russian meddling in EU referendum | Technology | The Guardian

1 mars 2018 /

«Ce pourrait être la cyberattaque la plus importante ayant visé l’Allemagne. Selon des sources proches des services allemands de renseignement, citées par l’agence de presse DPA, mercredi 28 février, des hackeurs russes se seraient infiltrés dans le réseau informatique de l’administration fédérale, et ce pendant au moins un an».

Source : L’Allemagne attaquée par des hackeurs russes

20 février 2018 /

Credit Adam Maida

«Most Americans are understandably shocked by what they view as an unprecedented attack on our political system. But intelligence veterans, and scholars who have studied covert operations, have a different, and quite revealing, view. ‘If you ask an intelligence officer, did the Russians break the rules or do something bizarre, the answer is no, not at all,” said Steven L. Hall, who retired in 2015 after 30 years at the C.I.A., where he was the chief of Russian operations. The United States “absolutely” has carried out such election influence operations historically, he said, “and I hope we keep doing it.’»

Source : Russia Isn’t the Only One Meddling in Elections. We Do It, Too. – The New York Times

20 février 2018 /

«In this case, Schafer suspects the use of pro-gun control hashtags like #guncontrolnow are being used sarcastically, particularly since they’re often paired with the anti-gun control links. Since the Twitter accounts Hamilton 68 tracks often target right-wing audiences, Schafer believes the trolls are using the message to attract more eyeballs. ‘That allows them to then push content that is more directly related to the Kremlin’s geopolitical agenda’»

Source : Pro-Gun Russian Bots Flood Twitter After Parkland Shooting | WIRED

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