New York Times article - How Facebook data is able to be used to determine suicide risk using algorithmic analysis (Dec 2018)

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Last updated: 15 Jun 2022
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A New York Times article showing how Facebook personal data is being used for suicide prevention.  Raises ethical and legal questions.  Demonstrates  the importance of ‘protection’ from a regulator - particularly as the UK leaves the protection of the EU on how such algorithms can be used on personal data.

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