Operations, Information & Technology
Michal Kosinski: The End of Privacy
In part one of a three part series, a Stanford GSB professor discusses a controversial algorithm that knows more about you than your best friend.
May 09, 2017
| by
Beth Rimbey
In just minutes online, you leave a rich digital trail behind. Data scientist Michal Kosinski developed a powerful algorithm that collects all those digital crumbs and creates a profile of you so intimate it might even surprise your spouse.
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