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The Papers 005: Misinformation, Cycling in Dublin, Apologies

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15 Feb 2022 ・ 16 min listen

A fast-paced round-up of recent vulnerability research. This week we cover: susceptibility to misinformation, vulnerable cycling in Dublin, and the apology to the Tasmanian Aboriginal People by the Royal Society of Tasmania and the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery.
information  cycling  vulnerability  apologies  road safety  Royal Society 

The Papers: Edit Wars (On a Wiki)

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19 Nov 2021 ・ 19 min listen

Wikipedia’s backstage is a battlefield. Well, sometimes at least. In this episode we look at the edit wars fermenting in articles on the world’s biggest encyclopedia.
wikipedia  edit war  Berlin  vulnerability  editing  information 

The Papers: Got Phished

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5 Nov 2021 ・ 22 min listen

You've won a prize! Or have you? This week we look at recent developments in phishing research. Think: Do your personal values make you more phishable? And do phishers always run a profit?
phishing  attack  risk  profit  cybercrime  email  vulnerability 

The Essay: Can You See My Slides?

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23 Oct 2021 ・ 19 min listen

Does powerpoint make you dim? We look at the debate, the evidence, the history. We might even throw in a little slideware liberation manifesto.
powerpoint  slides  presentations  cognitive style  communication  information processing  marketing  vulnerability 

The Papers: Big Tech Lobbying

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12 Oct 2021 ・ 18 min listen

Big tech companies are spending precious euros lobbying the European Union to resist, or weaken, regulation of digital markets. A recent report by two lobby-watching groups has the ghastly details.
lobbying  regulation  European Union  digital industry  Big Tech  vulnerability 

The Papers: Algorithmic Accountability

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7 Oct 2021 ・ 20 min listen

How are public sector bodies accountable for using algorithmic systems? We look at a recent report.
algorithms  accountability  public sector  policy  algorithmic systems  automation  government  decision making  vulnerability 

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