Cambridge Analytica Leaves Long Trail of Subterfuge, Dubious Dealing
As a kid growing up in the first generation to not know a world without the internet, I had always thought humanity was headed for a golden age of wisdom, learning, and truth for all. That there was no way evil people could control the masses any longer for their own means via ignorance.<p>How sadly wrong I was. It is becoming more and more clear to me that for the average person, technology has become nothing more than another tool for the propagandists of the world to influence their minds. It turns out that having a supercomputer in your pocket at all times does not magically induce the ability for critical thinking.