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I exposed how online profiling leaves us open to mass persuasion

7 March 2018

David Stillwell revealed how social media lets companies nail your personality as well as a spouse could, leaving you ripe for exploitation – but he sees the upside

A world where cameras are always on may make us less human

18 October 2017

The spread of body cams and smartphones could change who we are by stifling our natural impulse to gossip, misbehave and do really embarrassing stuff

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I exposed how online profiling leaves us open to mass persuasion

A world where cameras are always on may make us less human

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