When Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) recently conducted a psychological experiment where they altered the news feed content of certain users, making some news feeds appear more positive while some appeared more negative, did this violate the law? As social media becomes more of a method for readers to access news, is it appropriate for the network provider to change the news content without telling those involved? Now a UK data regulator is investigating if Facebook violated data protection law when it allowed researchers to conduct the experiment.
Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.
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