Full Name
Shawn Gaynor
Organization
Outsider News
Shawn Gaynor is the publisher and Editor in Chief of the Outsider News, a soon to be launched alternative weekly in San Francisco. He is a long time friend of the Free Press
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Gaslighting the Consumer: How big tech shares your data across platforms
A few months ago a Facebook advertisement piqued my interest about how the company was leveraging my user data to target ads in my feed. What began as a passing curiosity about how the company targets advertising, turned into a deep dive at big tech's hidden and unregulated practices. The research…
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Former Clinton employee owns company at center of campaign data scandal
Editor's Note: The following is an article from The Outsider, by Shawn Gaynor, that establishes connections between Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign and a vulnerable database should raise the obvious question: Is this another "Dean Scream?" The Clintons have a long history of political dirty…
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IDF Jets to the Top of Google News
The State of Israel's propaganda machine soared to new heights this morning as Google News featured a Google Plus post strait from the State of Israel in its news aggregate feed about the the war in Gaza.The post was rapped in a hash tag that gives us a glimpse into what is motivating…
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Firefox users: OKCupid asks you dump your homophobic surfer, dude
OKCupid members arriving at the site via a Firefox browser today are being asked to make a choice and stand up against anti-gay bigotry. At the center of the controversy is Firefox's new CEO, Brendan Eich, who donated money in support of California Prop 8 back in 2008.
Visitors to the site…