{"id":7567,"date":"2023-10-04T19:34:26","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T16:34:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.whrdmena.org\/?p=7567"},"modified":"2023-10-05T12:13:08","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T09:13:08","slug":"online-privacy-and-safety-are-feminist-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wh.whrdmena.org\/en\/2023\/10\/04\/online-privacy-and-safety-are-feminist-issues\/","title":{"rendered":"Online privacy and safety are feminist issues"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Online privacy and safety are feminist issues<\/h1>\n<p>Twitter\/X will use information from public tweets to help train its machine learning and AI models. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7565 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/wh.whrdmena.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/EN_coverwebsite-300x180.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wh.whrdmena.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/EN_coverwebsite-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wh.whrdmena.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/EN_coverwebsite-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wh.whrdmena.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/EN_coverwebsite-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wh.whrdmena.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/EN_coverwebsite-1536x922.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wh.whrdmena.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/EN_coverwebsite.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>This means Twitter\/X has the right to pirate and modify content using AI then sell it. It&#8217;s also important to remember that since Musk took over, Twitter\/X has access to DMs.<\/p>\n<p>The risk of AI having access to public posts on Twitter, and potentially manipulating or generating content based on that access, raises several concerns and challenges:<\/p>\n<p><b>Privacy Concerns: <\/b>AI systems that have access to public posts may inadvertently expose sensitive information about individuals. While the content is public, it could still be used in ways that violate users&#8217; expectations of privacy. AI could be used to analyze and interpret public posts in ways that infringe on individuals&#8217; privacy. For example, it might be used to predict personal information about users based on their public activity.<\/p>\n<p><b>Misinformation and Disinformation:<\/b> AI systems could be used to generate false or misleading content that appears to come from real users. This could exacerbate the spread of misinformation and disinformation, which is already a significant problem on Twitter (and other platforms).<\/p>\n<p><b>Impersonation: <\/b>AI systems might be used to impersonate individuals, including public figures, by generating content that mimics their writing style and opinions.<\/p>\n<p>To mitigate risks of privacy breaches by Twitter\/X, defenders can take several precautions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">When possible, use pseudonyms and avoid sharing personally identifiable information on your profiles.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Use throwaway email for your account.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Do not use direct messages when discussing sensitive information. Instead, use end-to-end encrypted messaging platforms for more secure communication within activist networks.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Disable location services when tweeting sensitive information from protests or events.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Enable two-factor authentication to secure your accounts.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Regularly review and adjust privacy settings on your Twitter accounts.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Be cautious about the third-party apps you use and what permissions you grant.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Online privacy and safety are feminist issues Twitter\/X will use information from public tweets to help train its machine learning and AI models. This means Twitter\/X has the right to pirate and modify content using AI then sell it. It&#8217;s also important to remember that since Musk took over, Twitter\/X has access to DMs. The [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":7565,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[414,420],"tags":[541],"class_list":["post-7567","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-advocacy-work","category-knowledge-sharing","tag-digital-security"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wh.whrdmena.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7567","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wh.whrdmena.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wh.whrdmena.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wh.whrdmena.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wh.whrdmena.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7567"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/wh.whrdmena.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7567\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7571,"href":"https:\/\/wh.whrdmena.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7567\/revisions\/7571"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wh.whrdmena.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7565"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wh.whrdmena.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7567"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wh.whrdmena.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7567"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wh.whrdmena.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7567"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}