Episode 056 — with Mike Rosolio — On Privacy, Facebook and Cambridge Analytica

“If we can freely manipulate behavior via algorithm, then we have to consider that we just don’t have free will.”

Adam J Kerpelman

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3 min readApr 11, 2018

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Sup, Zengineers?

We had this one in the pipeline, and it sure is relevant, so you’re getting it early, and out of order. Enjoy! Mike Rosolio is back again to dominate another episode with Adam & Brian. He may as well be a guest host at this point as this is his fifth appearance on Zengineering Podcast. Welcome back, Mike!

Why, you may be asking, is Mike on Zengineering so much? Is he a good person? Should we trust him? Can he really run a full marathon in less than an hour? Our lawyers told us to say, because, sometimes, up to you, and almost certainly. Now, you’re probably wondering … why all the questions and why the cryptic responses? Well, because we thought it was clever given the topic of this episode! That’s why.

Mike’s here today to discuss with us the idea of privacy, what is it, why it matters (if it does), and how your privacy is handled through modern technology. We’re not sure you’re going to get a clear answer to any of these questions because this is a wildly complex issue that’s getting more complex every day.

Although it’s complicated, it’s also important to discuss, especially these days with major tech companies like Facebook, Equifax, and Cambridge Analytica in the news for potentially mishandling personal data on the internet. Bigger still, is the technology that we’re all so busy consuming arguably being used to manipulate governments worldwide and change economic, political and social regimes? Who knows? Well … we know some. Let’s discuss!!

This is a great episode and Mike, as usual, was a wonderful guest to dive in with. As always, let us know what you like, or dislike in the comments below, rate and review Zengineering on iTunes, and support Zengineering on Patreon.

Cheers,

Adam & Brian