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Think Facebook can manipulate you? Look out for virtual reality

  • Written by Elissa Redmiles, Ph.D. Student in Computer Science, University of Maryland
Think Facebook can manipulate you? Look out for virtual realityWhat these people are seeing isn't real – but they might think it is.AP Photo/Francisco Seco

As Facebook users around the world are coming to understand, some of their favorite technologies can be used against them. It’s not just the scandal over psychological profiling firm Cambridge Analytica getting access to data from tens of...

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