This has been on my mind a lot recently as well. How about we make it the
presentation/discussion topic for the next meetup? (next Thursday if anyone
needs a reminder)
On Wed, Feb 5, 2025 at 9:36 PM, Travis Briggs <[[email protected]](mailto:On
Wed, Feb 5, 2025 at 9:36 PM, Travis Briggs <<a href=)> wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> I think this is a really well written and well researched article on some of
> the challenges with establishing consensus on politically charged topics, the
> dangers of doxing editors, and the possible capabilities of malicious actors
> with access to data brokers/online profiling data.
>
> It certainly makes me wonder, do any of the tools I build or use that "vacuum
> up" Wikipedia data (via APIs and other means) make it possible for these
> threats to exist?
>
> It also makes me reflect on discussions around expiring Quarry query results.
> A major stated goal was to protect editor privacy, but there was pushback
> from technical editors along the lines of "this inconveniences me" and
> "someone could just get the data another way".
>
> Would love to discuss.
>
> Cheers,
> -Travis
> https://slate.com/technology/2025/02/wikipedia-project-2025-heritage-foundation-doxing-editors-antisemitism.html
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