Hi tolerant cpunks,

I tried to send this to libtech but I don't seem to be able to due to personal concerns. I'm now having a bout of amnesia and unlikely to resend it. Here it is if you guys would like it.

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From: Karl <gmkarl@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, Apr 24, 2021, 6:52 AM
Subject: Public user prediction software?
To: liberationtech <liberationtech@lists.stanford.edu>

Mainstream reporting on targeted advertisement technology claim it can actually predict our behavior accurately enough to make it seem like it is surveilling us when it is not.

It also seems to influence our behavior to make us easier to predict; this probably provides revenue to the advertisement algorithms.

What is the state of public behavior prediction software? Is there any public tool that can help people understand this technology by playing with it?