It’s Not Over Nyet

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🗓️ 15 November 2017

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

More spy terms explained, reasonable/sensible coping strategies for when democracy is under threat, and nyet more puns. This week: how to spot a botnet. How psychometrics sells sneakers - and worldviews. And how to make sure you’re not the useful idiot.

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0:00.0	The use of botnets, not all users can tell.
0:09.8	In the context of elections, voters who are being targeted are genuinely trying to make
0:14.7	up their minds.
0:15.7	Psychometrics, we can categorize people to segment them according to how they like
0:20.3	you to behave, your information environment.
0:22.4	They run those algorithms to try to understand your dreams and your fears.
0:27.2	What does it mean?
0:31.0	Note to self.
0:33.0	When governments start pulling the strings of power with algorithms and bots, we all become
0:39.6	political puppets.
0:41.8	And we all, including you, Mr. President, need to learn how to spot the disinformation
0:48.4	faster.
0:49.4	I'm Anusha Summerodi, your guide to this accelerating world.
0:55.4	It's all kind of confusing.
0:57.5	On the surface, Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump are getting along swimmingly.
1:03.2	After their recent get-together last week, the US President even said he believes Putin
1:07.6	means it.
1:08.6	When the Russian President insists he did not interfere with the American election last
1:13.1	year.
1:14.1	But that statement got the former director of the CIA, John Brennan, pretty upset.
1:19.8	Here's Brennan on CNN.
1:21.8	The Russian threat to our democracy and our democratic foundations is real.
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