India may be witnessing the next ‘WhatsApp election’ — and the stakes couldn’t be higher - The Washington Post

djones's bookmarks 2019-04-25

Summary:

"The ruling party has already been criticized for collecting metadata from the phones of people who install the prime minister’s “NaMo” app." => "The potential for misuse of this data is obvious: A party would be able to target propaganda to affinity groups, giving it an unfair advantage"

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/04/25/india-could-see-next-whatsapp-election-stakes-couldnt-be-higher/

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04/25/2019, 16:08

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04/25/2019, 12:08