The Dark Side of Data (Confessions of a Former Data Hitman)
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By Noah JessopEvery few minutes, Michael (names have been changed) heard his office mate’s computer let out of a soft “beep.” He and Trey had stayed late at the office after dinner to see if they could build a detection model — taking in all the data they had: locations, times, correspondence.Every unassuming beep represented something far more sinister: detection of one of the company’s users cheating on their spouse.Satisfied with their work, they parted ways for the weekend. But by Monday, this little experiment had to be shut down: with more training data, the beeps had become more and more frequent — until they became so numerous that the beeps had become a constant droning tone.This was more than a decade ago at one of the #tech giants. Welcome to the dark side of data.I’ve held off on (...)