Massive data leaks from Deep Root Analytics

[viper37]

61% of Americans affected

Alarming Detail Other details contained within the publicly available database include people's suspected religious affiliations, their ethnicity, and their political biases. These political beliefs even go as far as to disclose people's opinions on gun control, the right to abortion, and stem cell research. How this data was collected is still somewhat of a mystery, but the level of detail amassed about such a large proportion of the US population is truly alarming. I asked the firm exactly how it had amassed such a massive cache of personal data about US citizens, but DRA ignored my line of questioning.

That's a lot of data.

[CountDeMoney]

PRC already has all that shit.

[derspiess]

I wonder where Seedy stands on all those issues.  He keeps his cards pretty close to his chest.

[CountDeMoney]

I believe in abortion and the death penalty.  Whatever gets traffic moving in the morning.

[Admiral Yi]

The article makes it seems the leaked data was all predictions.  Do I really care if everyone knows what some data mining company predicts what my opinion about gun control is?

[Tonitrus]

It will when the ATF comes to round you up for crimes you might commit or political views that are undesirable to the State.

[Crazy_Ivan80]

61% of Americans affected

Alarming Detail Other details contained within the publicly available database include people's suspected religious affiliations, their ethnicity, and their political biases. These political beliefs even go as far as to disclose people's opinions on gun control, the right to abortion, and stem cell research. How this data was collected is still somewhat of a mystery, but the level of detail amassed about such a large proportion of the US population is truly alarming. I asked the firm exactly how it had amassed such a massive cache of personal data about US citizens, but DRA ignored my line of questioning.

That's a lot of data.

better make sure there's no flying carriers around....

[Oexmelin]

The article makes it seems the leaked data was all predictions.  Do I really care if everyone knows what some data mining company predicts what my opinion about gun control is?

Yes. Because it can allow to predict much more, and because it allows micromanagement of politics, rather than appeals to the common good.

[CountDeMoney]

It will when the ATF comes to round you up for crimes you might commit or political views that are undesirable to the State.

Lulz

[dps]

61% of Americans affected

Alarming Detail Other details contained within the publicly available database include people’s suspected religious affiliations, their ethnicity, and their political biases. These political beliefs even go as far as to disclose people’s opinions on gun control, the right to abortion, and stem cell research. How this data was collected is still somewhat of a mystery, but the level of detail amassed about such a large proportion of the US population is truly alarming. I asked the firm exactly how it had amassed such a massive cache of personal data about US citizens, but DRA ignored my line of questioning.

That's a lot of data.

All that they have to do to find out that info on me is read Languish, no prediction needed. (though I guess some of them are on the old forums that are lost to us now). 

[Ed Anger]

I'm safe. I express at least 3 different positions on major issues. i ride a wave of disinformation.

[11B4V]

61% of Americans affected

Alarming Detail Other details contained within the publicly available database include people's suspected religious affiliations, their ethnicity, and their political biases. These political beliefs even go as far as to disclose people's opinions on gun control, the right to abortion, and stem cell research. How this data was collected is still somewhat of a mystery, but the level of detail amassed about such a large proportion of the US population is truly alarming. I asked the firm exactly how it had amassed such a massive cache of personal data about US citizens, but DRA ignored my line of questioning.

That's a lot of data.

Mormons....

[DGuller]

The article makes it seems the leaked data was all predictions.  Do I really care if everyone knows what some data mining company predicts what my opinion about gun control is?

Yes. Because it can allow to predict much more, and because it allows micromanagement of politics, rather than appeals to the common good.

That's a different issue.  I agree that data science does not serve the common good here, but the genie is out of the bottle.

The concern is that there is already a pretty dystopian level of information about each individual.  That I'm afraid is also just a matter of time before it comes to reality, even without illegal surveillance.

[CountDeMoney]

The concern is that there is already a pretty dystopian level of information about each individual.  That I'm afraid is also just a matter of time before it comes to reality, even without illegal surveillance.

We've discussed this before;  China's been hard at work on it.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/in-a-series-of-hacks-china-appears-to-building-a-database-on-americans/2015/06/05/d2af51fa-0ba3-11e5-95fd-d580f1c5d44e_story.html

http://www.businessinsider.com/china-is-building-a-massive-database-of-americans-2015-6

And if you don't think the Chinese wouldn't consider trying to build a database of every individual American possible, you don't know Chinese strategic thought.  It's about as Chinese as you can get.

[Admiral Yi]

If this data does not serve the common good, then applying the same logic neither do political opinion surveys or really any communication of preference from the electorate to an elected official.