behavioral surplus

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The Unnerving Rise of Video Games that Spy on You – Wired

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The data-richness of video games has also had an impact beyond the video game industry’s attempts to shape player attention…. read more

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Digital Shred: Case Study of a Remote Privacy Literacy Collaboration (Hartman-Caverly, Chisholm, & Glenn)

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This qualitative, evaluative case study details the conceptual framing, development, delivery, and assessment of a privacy literacy workshop called Digital… read more

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Democrats unveil bill to ban online ‘surveillance advertising’ – The Verge

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“The ‘surveillance advertising’ business model is premised on the unseemly collection and hoarding of personal data to enable ad targeting,”… read more

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Invisibly

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Invisibly acts as a personal data broker to enable users to tailor personalization algorithms and  monetize their behavioral surplus. https://www.invisibly.com/home… read more

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Facebook accused of continuing to surveil teens for ad targeting – TechCrunch

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In the latest problem for Facebook/Meta, the adtech giant has been accused of not actually abandoning ad targeting for teens… read more

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Algorithmic Folk Theories and Identity: How TikTok Users Co-Produce Knowledge of Identity and Engage in Algorithmic Resistance (Karizat, Delmonaco, Eslami, & Andalibi)

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Algorithms in online platforms interact with users’ identities in different ways. However, little is known about how users understand the… read more

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The dawn of tappigraphy: does your smartphone know how you feel before you do? – The Guardian

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Ghosh’s work and my taps are part of the new but rapidly developing field called digital phenotyping. It aims to… read more

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