Microtargeting of low-information voters

A very seductive hypothesis: did Cambridge Analytica use its psychographics profiles to…

How I peeked at the personal data a billion dollar company holds about me

Turn, Inc is an internet retargeting firm. It logs online tracks and uses this information to set up auctions for the privilege of showing you advertisements. Among other techniques, it uses browser…

Coursera and keystroke biometrics

MOOC provider Coursera claims it can identify test takers uniquely through its patented keystroke biometrics system. I look under the hood.

Coursera, third party tracking and transatlantic subject access requests

How did Facebook try to manipulate my emotions? I will find out.

In January 2012, Facebook manipulated the news feeds of hundreds of thousands of people, actively attempting to influence their emotional state. I am trying to find out through legal efforts whether Facebook was giving…