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Michael Zimmer
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Michael Zimmer writes MichaelZimmer.org, a personal blog at michaelzimmer.org about data and philosophy. Since 2009, 10 different Hacker News readers have linked it 11 times, most often “Zuckerberg 2010: Having two identities for yourself is [...] a lack of integrity”. The last post was in 2018, but the archive is still widely read.
Too few sampled comments (6) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link this blog's posts on Facebook's real-name policy and Mark Zuckerberg's views on identity, plus supermarket loyalty card privacy and a Facebook dataset post.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 6 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Marquette University • Center for Data Ethics Michael Zimmer, PhD Scholar focusing on digital privacy & surveillance, the ethics of pervasive data & artificial intelligence, and the broader social & ethical dimensions of emerging digital technologies. Globally recognized for his expertise in data, A
Most-linked posts?
- Zuckerberg 2010: Having two identities for yourself is [...] a lack of integrity2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2011-08-05
- Data on 1.2M Facebook users from 2005 (2011) [use archive.org url in thread]2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2016-08-08
What Hacker News says?
It seems they do care, but about actively destroying any idea of privacy. Zuckerberg has said before that he feels people need to be accountable and one way of doing that is forcing us all into a singular identity. https://www.michaelzimmer.org/2010/05/14/facebooks-zuckerber...
Comment linking /2010/05/14/facebooks-zuckerberg-having-two-identities-for-yourself-is-an-example-of-a-lack-of-integrity/
on “Facebook Dating”Submitted Data on 1.2M Facebook users from 2005 (2011) [use archive.org url in thread] as a story · 108 points
HN discussionMark Zuckerberg believes that presenting differing personas to different audiences displays "a lack of integrity"[1] and thus Facebook is deliberately engineered to encourage an individual to present their "true" self to all "friends" equally. [1] http://www.michaelzimmer.org/2010/05/14/facebooks-zuckerberg...
Comment linking /2010/05/14/facebooks-zuckerberg-having-two-identities-for-yourself-is-an-example-of-a-lack-of-integrity/
on “Douglas Rushkoff: I’m thinking it may be good to be off social media altogether”Submitted Having two identities for yourself is an example of a lack of integrity (2010) as a story · 9 points
HN discussionHere's a link: http://michaelzimmer.org/2010/05/14/facebooks-zuckerberg-hav... Zuckerberg thinks that anyone that has two identities for themselves has a 'lack of integrity.'
Comment linking /2010/05/14/facebooks-zuckerberg-having-two-identities-for-yourself-is-an-example-of-a-lack-of-integrity/
on ““Real Names” Policies Are an Abuse of Power”Submitted Zuckerberg 2010: Having two identities for yourself is [...] a lack of integrity as a story · 4 points
HN discussionI loved OkCupid's analysis based on data from their site, and I liked this blog post too :) . Facebook must be absolutely fascinating for researchers, I wonder if they make anonymized datasets available for universities? - Edit: they do https://snap.stanford.edu/data/egonets-Facebook.html http://www.michaelzimmer.org/2011/02/15/facebook-data-of-1-2...
Comment linking /2011/02/15/facebook-data-of-1-2-million-users-from-2005-released/
on “Cat People vs. Dog People”Submitted Facebook releases dataset without sufficient anonymity (and then fixes it) as a story · 4 points
HN discussion> How does a supermarket knowing my personal shopping habits negatively impact me, in concrete terms? Target notifies teen girl's father that she is pregnant: https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2012/02/16/how-targ... Man falsely accused of arson in part because his shopping history included fire starters: https://michaelzimmer.org/2005/02/19/safeway-shopper-card-le... Man claims that supermarket threatened to…
Comment linking /2005/02/19/safeway-shopper-card-leads-to-false-arson-arrest/
on “The poverty of privacy – supermarket loyalty cards”Submitted Trusting Google’s Algorithms to Explain Google’s Algorithms as a story · 1 points
HN discussion> When you use your real identity you behave in a way that you will stand behind. Anonymity goads you into acting in a way that you might feel embarrassed about or regret. People use/present different 'selves' to different people all the time, even without using pseudonymous identities. It's a core part of navigating life. Online pseudonymous handles help facilitate more separation between contexts but it doesn't (n…
Comment linking /2010/05/14/facebooks-zuckerberg-having-two-identities-for-yourself-is-an-example-of-a-lack-of-integrity/
on “Mother is arrested in Bangladesh after son in US criticizes government online”
