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  • Japanese court ruling to force algorithm "reveal"

    From Big Bad Bombastic Bob@21:1/5 to All on Tue Jul 5 06:02:57 2022
    https://tech.slashdot.org/story/22/07/04/198227/japanese-court-ruling-poised-to-make-big-tech-open-up-on-algorithms

    "Japanese legal experts have said an antitrust case related to a local restaurant website could change how large internet platforms such as
    Google, Facebook and Amazon operate in the country, forcing them to
    reveal the inner workings of their secret algorithms."

    "Japanese legal experts said the outcome may have far-reaching
    implications, as the court requested Kakaku.com to disclose part of its algorithms."

    "Big Tech groups have long argued that their algorithms should be
    considered trade secrets in all circumstances. Courts and regulators
    across the world have begun to challenge that position, with many
    businesses having complained about the negative impact caused by even
    small changes to search and recommendations services."


    This should get interesting...

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  • From Auric__@21:1/5 to Big Bad Bombastic Bob on Tue Jul 5 16:14:51 2022
    Big Bad Bombastic Bob wrote:

    https://tech.slashdot.org/story/22/07/04/198227/japanese-court-ruling- poised-to-make-big-tech-open-up-on-algorithms

    "Japanese legal experts have said an antitrust case related to a local restaurant website could change how large internet platforms such as
    Google, Facebook and Amazon operate in the country, forcing them to
    reveal the inner workings of their secret algorithms."

    "Japanese legal experts said the outcome may have far-reaching
    implications, as the court requested Kakaku.com to disclose part of its algorithms."

    "Big Tech groups have long argued that their algorithms should be
    considered trade secrets in all circumstances. Courts and regulators
    across the world have begun to challenge that position, with many
    businesses having complained about the negative impact caused by even
    small changes to search and recommendations services."


    This should get interesting...

    The algorithm -- the "how" -- I have no problem letting the details stay secret. It's the "what" I'm concerned with: the collected data.

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  • From Big Bad Bombastic Bob@21:1/5 to All on Mon Jul 18 12:23:01 2022
    On 7/5/22 09:14, Auric__ wrote:
    https://tech.slashdot.org/story/22/07/04/198227/japanese-court-ruling-
    poised-to-make-big-tech-open-up-on-algorithms

    "Japanese legal experts have said an antitrust case related to a local
    restaurant website could change how large internet platforms such as
    Google, Facebook and Amazon operate in the country, forcing them to
    reveal the inner workings of their secret algorithms."

    "Japanese legal experts said the outcome may have far-reaching
    implications, as the court requested Kakaku.com to disclose part of its
    algorithms."

    "Big Tech groups have long argued that their algorithms should be
    considered trade secrets in all circumstances. Courts and regulators
    across the world have begun to challenge that position, with many
    businesses having complained about the negative impact caused by even
    small changes to search and recommendations services."


    This should get interesting...

    The algorithm -- the "how" -- I have no problem letting the details stay secret. It's the "what" I'm concerned with: the collected data.


    yeah, but I am hoping that the algorithm that captures the information
    will also reveal what info is (or potentially is) captured and under
    what context. It would also reveal who is capturing such data and
    possibly WHY and how it gets used.

    "far-reaching implications"

    --
    (aka 'Bombastic Bob' in case you wondered)

    'Feeling with my fingers, and thinking with my brain' - me

    'your story is so touching, but it sounds just like a lie'
    "Straighten up and fly right"

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)