Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) wrote,
Elizabeth Barrette
ysabetwordsmith
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Airbnb Cyberstalking

 Airbnb uses cyberstalking to go through people's social media accounts to see if they're psychopaths.  While the goal of safety is laudable, stalking people all through the internet is the opposite of safe.  And it's not just one business doing this -- it's more and more common.  This contributes to the overall anxiety of people who are constantly being examined and criticized, which is ruinous to health.  And does the algorithm only  exclude people who are objectively dangerous (e.g. criminals)?  Or does it also exclude all the unpopular folks like black people and autistics and poor people and so forth?  AI tends to absorb the bigotry of its programmers, so the outlook is not good.
Tags: cyberspace theory, news, safety
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rhodielady_47

rhodielady_47

January 22 2020, 14:36:50 UTC 1 year ago

Makes me wonder who they're managing to find?
After all, the really dangerous types all know to protect their privacy and generally do.
So that probably leaves a few people who use the internet to do a bit of fussing from time to time and nothing else---and that does not make someone a psychopath!
:^\
ysabetwordsmith

Well ...

ysabetwordsmith

January 23 2020, 06:44:57 UTC 1 year ago

Psychopaths are notorious for being charming and fooling people. They know exactly how to hide their tracks. Or take up professions where psychopathy is admired. Do you think Airbnb is banning politicians, lawyers, and police? I don't. I think they're looking for ways to weed out "undesirables" and just pretending it's for "security."
rhodielady_47

Re: Well ...

rhodielady_47

January 23 2020, 12:36:04 UTC 1 year ago

Good point.
:^|