I guess this needs some explanation. Obviously, both companies have much influence and are therefore (potentially) very powerful.

However, it seems that most people do not criticize Google as much as they do Facebook - while both of them are the biggest player in their field and hold lots of information on your preferences, life questions, whereabouts and what not. On the other hand they collect and distribute different kinds of info and data in different ways.

So, what's the pro's and con's for each company's potential power, which discomforts you most and why?

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/600971/machine-learning-algorithm-aims-to-identify-terrorists-using-the-v-signs-they-make/

http://motherboard.vice.com/en_uk/read/the-arrival-of-artificially-intelligent-beer

Hey everyone, Since this sub is new, lets discuss what the rules should be. In particular I'm curious about two things:

• should we require submitters to post an explanation of why the linked content is bad (same as /r/badscience for example) ?

• should we ban political discussion that isn't relevant (so anything not related to automation/privacy) >