Algorithms of Social Manipulation - KDnuggets

Do you know how your apps work? Are you aware of what tech companies are doing in the back with your data? And what's more revealing: do you know which of your action are actually influenced by those apps? When you take a trip with Uber, buy stuff on Amazon, or watch a movie on Netflix: when are you consciously deciding and when are you being heavily influenced? Tech companies are not passively observing your behavior and acting as a consequence: they are influencing your behavior, so you become more predictable.