CLEAN : Cambridge Analytica: whistleblower Christopher Wylie speaks out

CLEAN : Cambridge Analytica: whistleblower Christopher Wylie speaks out

Assessment

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Social Studies

10th Grade - University

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The video discusses the impact of disinformation and fake news on individuals, highlighting how people are targeted through state surveillance and profiling by companies like Facebook and Cambridge Analytica. It explores the inversion of profiling work from preventing to encouraging radicalization, emphasizing the dehumanizing aspect of being exploited for profit. The video also touches on global influence, likening it to modern colonialism, and stresses the importance of regulating technology sectors.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a common misconception about state surveillance revealed by Edward Snowden?

It is a temporary measure.

Only criminals are targeted.

Ordinary people are not targets.

Surveillance is only for national security.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do companies like Cambridge Analytica exploit individuals?

By providing unbiased news.

By improving their online experience.

By offering free services.

By targeting their vulnerabilities for profit.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the feeling of outrage among American voters compared to?

Being a voter in Australia.

Being a voter in Canada.

Being a voter in Africa or South Asia.

Being a voter in Europe.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the internet facilitate according to the transcript?

Global peace.

Colonialism 2.0.

Cultural exchange.

Economic equality.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How is Facebook described in the context of tech regulation?

As a communication tool.

As a social network.

As a service.

As an architecture.