Are Your Tweets Ratting You Out? Should They?

British charity Samaritans has pulled their controversial "Radar" app, which was intended to catch potential suicides through their sad-sounding Twitter posts. Privacy advocates around the world thought it was creepy to watch your friends' tweets for phrases like "I hate myself". It turns out that many others monitor what you say on Twitter - for less noble purposes. read more
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Tags: Behavioral Economics Depression Ethics and Morality Media business emotions privacy social emotions social media suicidal ideation suicide surveillance technocreep twitter Source Type: news