This regulation explicitly tasks everyone with responsibilities. The human consequences of those tasks are something we each simply have to be aware of as citizens. I like this study because it renders the obligation explicit, and it raises awareness of the society we are building. It should happen with all regulation.
CCPA Scam – Human subject research study conducted by Princeton University
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#22I'm the person who wrote that blog post. I got an email from a fake person in France who asked several questions about my small social media site's CCPA compliance, then ended the letter with: > I look forward to your reply without undue delay and at most within 45 days of this email, as required by Section 1798.130 of the California Civil Code. I thought I was about to be sued by someone who was the equivalent of a…
Might be worth reaching out to Princeton's IRB?
https://undergraduateresearch.princeton.edu/compliance/human...
Re: CCPA Scam – Human subject research study conducted by Princeton University
#23> reply without undue delay and at most within 45 days of this email, as required by Section 1798.130 of the California Civil Code So I looked this up and it really exists. I wonder if an account holder of a Facebook or Google account can use this law to get actual customer service.
Almost certainly. The law seems pretty clear that they'd have to completely delete all information about if you ask them to.
I guarantee you that they don't even know what all the information about you they have is and even if they wanted to they couldn't actually delete all of it because their systems have so many levels of redundancy to prevent data loss that even intentional deletion is impracticable, at least if you want it to be comprehensive.
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#24Earlier quoted context omitted.
Here's to hoping you're awarded damages for pain and suffering, or at least get a nice settlement.
If there's a settlement, I hope it's in the form of a nice bottle of scotch, and a letter from Princeton apologizing and swearing not to do it again. I'm not out money; I'm out peace of mind.
I just hope there is some incentive for other researchers to not follow in this study's footsteps.
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#25Yep, we got the same. Seriously unethical behavior.
Please explain why this is unethical. The worst case is that you’re simply subject to the law. Presumably you’re abiding by the law. edit: I'm playing devil's advocate. I think the law sucks, the study is weird, and I empathize directly with the blog author. That said, downvoting to 'disagree' without explaining your reasoning is below the grade of this fine institution.
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#26Ross Teixeira, the PhD student that did this, had the brazen nerve to post this lie on Twitter:
Responses to the study have been overwhelmingly positive, and I particularly appreciate the notes of encouragement that some websites have sent. We look forward to sharing results in the coming year, with the goals of identifying best practices and informing future policy making.
https://mobile.twitter.com/RossTeixeira/status/1471249557883...
Re: CCPA Scam – Human subject research study conducted by Princeton University
#27Ross Teixeira, the PhD student that did this, had the brazen nerve to post this lie on Twitter: Responses to the study have been overwhelmingly positive, and I particularly appreciate the notes of encouragement that some websites have sent. We look forward to sharing results in the coming year, with the goals of identifying best practices and informing future policy making. https://mobile.twitter.com/RossTeixeira/sta…
How could you know it's a lie?
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#29I'm the person who wrote that blog post. I got an email from a fake person in France who asked several questions about my small social media site's CCPA compliance, then ended the letter with: > I look forward to your reply without undue delay and at most within 45 days of this email, as required by Section 1798.130 of the California Civil Code. I thought I was about to be sued by someone who was the equivalent of a…
Might be worth reaching out to Princeton's IRB? https://undergraduateresearch.princeton.edu/compliance/human...
Done, thanks. I'm not sure what the difference is between that and their RIA (https://ria.princeton.edu/report-concern), but now I've reported it to both.
Re: CCPA Scam – Human subject research study conducted by Princeton University
#30I'm the person who wrote that blog post. I got an email from a fake person in France who asked several questions about my small social media site's CCPA compliance, then ended the letter with: > I look forward to your reply without undue delay and at most within 45 days of this email, as required by Section 1798.130 of the California Civil Code. I thought I was about to be sued by someone who was the equivalent of a…
I don't understand why you reacted so strongly. I feel like it's not a big deal to receive a message like that; what am I missing?