DNA Profiling and Headline News
I just noticed that, in the US at least, Google (like you need a link) News now allows people to publish opinions and comments along with a story. Initially, however this will be only those individuals participating in the story as explained by Google here;
OK so how will this work for, say, some story about a man whose cat was rescued from a tree. In this situation I take it they would allow either the man or his cat to comment on the story. Perhaps, also the fireman who rescued his cat would also be allowed to have his say as would his mate who held the ladder and any neighbors who made tea for the man in his hour of need. Pretty clear group of well defined roles within this tale. But what happens if there is a story about elections in Pakistan? Surely, if the election is fair, in this situation everyone in Pakistan was a participant and can comment on the story? And how do they check if you really are the participant. Will the police collect names, addresses and Google News username and passwords from people involved in reported incidents so that Google can check later? Perhaps they will take DNA at the scene and Google have some kind of profiling system in place.
I need lunch.
"We'll be trying out a mechanism for publishing comments from a special subset of readers: those people or organizations who were actual participants in the story in question. Our long-term vision is that any participant will be able to send in their comments, and we'll show them next to the articles about the story. Comments will be published in full, without any edits, but marked as 'comments' so readers know it's the individuals perspective, rather than part of a journalist's report."
OK so how will this work for, say, some story about a man whose cat was rescued from a tree. In this situation I take it they would allow either the man or his cat to comment on the story. Perhaps, also the fireman who rescued his cat would also be allowed to have his say as would his mate who held the ladder and any neighbors who made tea for the man in his hour of need. Pretty clear group of well defined roles within this tale. But what happens if there is a story about elections in Pakistan? Surely, if the election is fair, in this situation everyone in Pakistan was a participant and can comment on the story? And how do they check if you really are the participant. Will the police collect names, addresses and Google News username and passwords from people involved in reported incidents so that Google can check later? Perhaps they will take DNA at the scene and Google have some kind of profiling system in place.
I need lunch.
posted by AntToeKnee at 12:09 PM
3 Comments:
This wasn't Google's 'Chief Internet Evengelist' was it by any chance ? I once heard him justify google's compliance with Chinese censorship by explaining that information was like water, and that water had carved the Grand Canyon.
I wish somebody would pay me to talk bollocks.
Not sure who it was. I have a suspicion Google has a higher than average number of such characters.
Maybe Google is Big Brother, now that makes sense.
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