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Can Facebook data predict your political view? Yes, yes it can
 Can Facebook data predict your political view? Yes, yes it can 1280 1225 Beth Hepple
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If you’ve been keeping up with our insights lately, you will have seen that there’s been a lot of chatter at CitizenMe about how your Facebook persona says a lot…

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The perks of acting your age online… and the risks    
 The perks of acting your age online… and the risks     3453 1913 Claire Hovey
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For many, age is just a number. For others, it’s a mindset that reflects every ounce of maturity and wisdom they’ve squeezed out of each passing birthday. Whatever your feelings…

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Your personal data in your hands – literally
 Your personal data in your hands – literally 765 510 StJohn Deakins
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Why your personal data should be in your hands (or your back pocket) not floating in the cloud Your personal data is, well, personal. As more and more of our…

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What your data tells advertisers about your gender… and why it matters.
 What your data tells advertisers about your gender… and why it matters. 3351 1832 Claire Hovey
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Facebook is more than a pastime for idle thumbs; it’s a multi-billion pound selling platform for brands of all sizes. Facebook gathers all the information you leave behind when you…

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Why it’s important to verify brands and citizens are real
 Why it’s important to verify brands and citizens are real 700 700 StJohn Deakins
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Real, harmonious data sharing CitizenMe is passionate about enabling you to unlock the value of your data on your terms. This value can take many forms. In the current CitizenMe…

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Facebook Privacy Shortcuts
Data and Facebook Privacy: Is it time you had a clean-up?
 Data and Facebook Privacy: Is it time you had a clean-up? 748 748 Beth Hepple
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Personal privacy and data protection is hitting the news big time at the moment, especially in Europe with the introduction of GDPR approaching in May 2018. Companies such as Google…

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Why NetNeutrality Matters – CitizenMe in CityAM
 Why NetNeutrality Matters – CitizenMe in CityAM 1024 565 StJohn Deakins
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Yesterday, CityAM asked us if The US Congress should reconsider the move to scrap NetNeutrality following this weeks day of action. Our answer: Yes! This is economics 101. Infrastructure and service companies…

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Artificial Intelligence: Winning Vs Humanness
 Artificial Intelligence: Winning Vs Humanness 480 294 StJohn Deakins
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Do you care about winning?  It turns out that Artificial Intelligence does too. Google DeepMind has discovered that in highly competitive situations, the more intelligent an AI becomes the more aggressive it’ll…

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“Follow The Bloody Algorithm!”
 “Follow The Bloody Algorithm!” 150 150 StJohn Deakins
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For the first time ever I missed my train last Sunday night. I was traveling up to this weeks Advances In Data Science event in Manchester to talk about algorithms…

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How does Citizenme empower you? By keeping it simple.
 How does Citizenme empower you? By keeping it simple. 640 480 StJohn Deakins
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Firstly, a big thank you to those of you who’ve come along to a focus group session recently!  We’re getting ready to release the next stage of the platform and all of…

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Becoming Aware
 Becoming Aware 640 353 StJohn Deakins
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Last week I was asked why we should be wary about sharing our data (the article appears in today’s CityAM). This jarred with me, not because personal data is scary but because…

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Citizenme : What’s New in August?
 Citizenme : What’s New in August? 640 353 StJohn Deakins
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It’s been awesome to hear such positive feedback now that the citizenme app is on the Apple and Android stores. There are already a few thousand of us citizens and if you’ve…

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