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leak information

Facebook "likes" can tell a lot about a person.

In a 2013 study, researchers showed they could use Facebook "likes" to correctly predict personal information, including a user's sexual identity and ethnicity.

The researchers could also predict a person's age, intelligence, and opinions about religion and politics. They could identify whether someone is happy or used addictive substances. They could even predict whether an individual's parents would stay together until the person turned 21 years old.

translation

sentence
脸书网的“赞”可以讲出一个人的很多信息。
在2013年的一项研究中,研究人员展示了他们可以利用脸书网的“赞”来正确预测个人信息,包括用户的性别和种族。
研究人员还可以预测一个人的年龄、智商以及宗教和政治观点。它们可以确定某人是否快乐或是使用成瘾物质,甚至可以预测某人是否会与父母同住至21岁。

word:
ethnicity [ 复数 ethnicities ]
英 [eθˈnɪsəti]美 [eθˈnɪsəti]

n. 种族渊源,种族特点

The study was based on information from 58,000 volunteers who provided "likes" to Facebook, the American social media company. The findings were published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

The researchers used computer programs to look for hard-to-establish patterns, such as a link between a love for curly fries and higher intelligence.

The 2013 study found that Facebook users who rated high on Openness often liked Hello Kitty brand products. They also were more likely to be of African-American ancestry and support Democratic Party values.

translation

sentence:
该研究是基于在美国社交媒体公司脸书网上点赞的5.8万名志愿者的信息。研究结果发表在美国国家科学院院刊上。
研究人员使用计算机程序寻找难以查明的模式,例如喜欢扭计薯条和高智商之间的联系。
2013年的这项研究发现,对开放性评价很高的脸书网用户通常喜欢Hello Kitty品牌的产品。他们更可能是非洲裔美国人血统,并支持民主党的价值观。

phrase:
National Academy of Sciences -> 国家科学院
curly fries -> 扭扭薯条:一种螺旋形状的薯条,通常由整个土豆使用专门的螺旋切片器切割而成。
Democratic Party -> 民主党

word:
volunteer ( volunteering, volunteered, volunteers )
英 [ˌvɒlənˈtɪə(r)]美 [ˌvɑːlənˈtɪr]

n. 志愿者,义务工作者;自告奋勇者,主动做某事的人;志愿兵,义勇兵;自生植物;<法律>无因受益人
v. 自愿做,义务做,无偿做;志愿服役,志愿参军;主动提供(信息),主动说出(或建议);自作主张地说,(未经当事人同意)举荐
adj. 志愿(者)的

proceedings
英 [prəˈsiːdɪŋz]美 [prəˈsiːdɪŋz]

n. 诉讼,诉讼程序;(会议、仪式等)议程,活动过程;(会议等的)正式记录

establish ( establishing, established, establishes )
英 [ɪˈstæblɪʃ]美 [ɪˈstæblɪʃ]

v. 建立,设立;证实,确定;发现,找出;使被接受,使得到承认;使(故事的角色)真实;(桥牌)(通过出大牌)使(某)花色所剩的牌都能赢

curly ( curlier, curliest )
英 [ˈkɜːli]美 [ˈkɜːrli]

adj. (头发)卷曲的,鬈曲的;弧形的,螺旋形的;(木材)有皱状纹理的

fry ( frying, fried, fries )
英 [fraɪ]美 [fraɪ]

v. 油煎,油炸;<非正式>(人)被晒伤;<非正式>(被)以电刑处死,坐电椅
n. <美>炸薯条(=french fry);鱼苗,鱼秧;油煎食品;<英>炒杂碎;<美>油炸食品聚餐会

rate
英 [reɪt]美 [reɪt]

n. 速度,速率;比率,率;费用,价格;费率;(英国)地方税,房地产税(rates);<罕>等级
v. 评价,评定;被认为,被列为;<英,非正式> 看好; 对(影片、视频游戏等)分级;划分等级,分等;值得,应得;<英>给(财产)核定应缴地方税款;(机器、发动机等的)额定功率(极限)为;<美,非正式>受器重,受青睐(rate with)

openness
英 [ˈəʊpənnəs]美 [ˈoʊpənnəs]

n. 公开;宽阔;率真

democratic
英 [ˌdeməˈkrætɪk]美 [ˌdeməˈkrætɪk]

adj. 平等的,有民主精神的;民主政体的;(美国)民主党的

Many businesses urge people to log on to their websites with Facebook or other social media accounts. This, in turn, provides companies with a complete picture of the user's birthday, list of friends, schools attended and other personal information.

Marketers often use Facebook "likes" and other digital records to sell products and improve services.

The researchers warned about the possible misuse of digital records and personal information. They said marketers can collect information about large numbers of people without asking for their approval and without them noticing. They said companies, governmental agencies, or even one's Facebook friends could gather data that an individual may not have wanted to share.

translation

sentence:
许多企业推荐人们使用脸书网或其它社交媒体账户登陆自己的网站。这反过来又向各个公司提供了用户的生日、好友列表、就读学校和其他个人信息等全貌。
营销人员通常利用脸书网的“赞”和其它数字记录来销售产品和改进服务。
研究人员警告了滥用数字记录和个人信息的可能性。他们表示,营销人员可以收集大量人员的信息而无需征求他们的批准,也不会让他们得知。他们表示,公司、政府机构甚至是脸书网好友都可能收集个人不愿分享的数据。

phrase:
log on -> 登陆
in turn -> 依次,轮流,相继地;作为回应,作为回报;相应地,类似地
complete picture -> 全貌;完整情况;完整的画面
schools attended -> 所就读的学校

word:
urge ( urging, urged, urges )
英 [ɜːdʒ]美 [ɜːrdʒ]

v. 敦促,催促,力劝;竭力主张,强烈要求;驱赶,鞭策;鼓励,激励(~ sb. on)
n. 强烈的欲望,冲动;推动力

misuse ( misusing, misused, misuses )
英 [ˌmɪsˈjuːz; ˌmɪsˈjuːs]美 [ˌmɪsˈjuːs; ˌmɪsˈjuːz]

v. 错用,滥用;虐待,不公平对待
n. 误用,滥用

approval [ 复数 approvals ]
英 [əˈpruːv(ə)l]美 [əˈpruːv(ə)l]

n. 称许,赞成;批准,许可

Last week, Facebook reported that a private company called Cambridge Analytica did just that with data from its social media website.

Facebook said Cambridge Analytica collected private information, including Facebook "likes," from more than 50 million Facebook users. It said the company got the information from 270,000 people who downloaded a software program described as a personality test. Those individuals agreed to share personal information for a study.

A researcher also took the information of all their Facebook friends, a move that was permitted under Facebook's rules until 2015. The researcher then sold the information to Cambridge Analytica, which used the data during the 2016 election campaign in the United States. The company worked for then candidate Donald Trump. However, a Trump campaign official said the campaign used Republican data sources, not Cambridge Analytica, for voter information.

translation

sentence:
脸书网上周报告称,一家名为剑桥分析公司的私营公司就利用脸书网的数据这么做了。

脸书网称,剑桥分析公司收集了超过5千万脸书网用户的私人信息,其中就包括脸书网的赞。脸书网表示,这家公司从27万名下载了一款个性测试软件程序的用户那里得到了这些信息。这些人同意分享个人信息进行研究。

一位研究人员也收集了他们所有好友的信息,此举符合2015年前脸书网的规定。研究人员之后将这些信息出售给了剑桥分析公司。该公司在2016年美国大选期间使用了这些数据。该公司为当时的总统候选人川普效力。然而,川普的竞选官员表示,竞选采用的选民信息来自于共和党的数据源,而不是剑桥分析公司。

phrase:
described as -> 被描述为
election campaign -> 选举活动

word:
personality [ 复数 personalities ]
英 [ˌpɜːsəˈnæləti]美 [ˌpɜːrsəˈnæləti]

n. 个性,性格;魅力,品格(如活力、友好、幽默等);(地方或事物的)特色;有突出个性的人;名人

permit ( permitting, permitted, permits )
英 [pəˈmɪt]美 [pərˈmɪt]

v. 批准,许可;(使)成为可能;破例做,放纵
n. 执照,许可证;古氏鲳鲹

campaign ( campaigning, campaigned, campaigns )
英 [kæmˈpeɪn]美 [kæmˈpeɪn]

n. (有计划的)活动,运动;战役,战斗
v. 领导(参加)运动,从事竞选活动

candidate [ 复数 candidates ]
英 [ˈkændɪdət]美 [ˈkændɪdət]

n. 候选人,申请者;有望体验(得到)……的人(物);投考者,考生;攻读学位者

Republican
英 [rɪˈpʌblɪkən]美 [rɪˈpʌblɪkən]

adj. 共和党的;北爱尔兰共和主义者的;(美国)支持共和党的
n. (美国)共和党党员;北爱尔兰共和主义者;里帕布利克河(美国西南部河流)

Facebook suspended Cambridge Analytica for violating its rule. And it was considering legal action against the company.

Those measures might not be enough to satisfy U.S. and British officials.

Britain's Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham said she is seeking permission to search Cambridge Analytica's London headquarters. She wanted to see whether Facebook did enough to protect users' personal information about themselves and their friends.

Several U.S. lawmakers want Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg to speak to Congress about the use of its users' information.

translation

sentence:
脸书网因违反规定暂停了剑桥分析公司的服务,并正考虑对该公司发起诉讼。
这些措施可能无法满足美国和英国官员的要求。
英国信息专员伊丽莎白·德纳姆(Elizabeth Denham)表示,她正在寻求搜查剑桥分析公司伦敦总部的授权。他想要看看脸书网是否做出足够努力来保护用户本人及其好友的个人信息。
一些美国议员想要脸书网首席执行官马克·扎克伯格(Facebook chief)到国会就其用户信息的使用接受质询。

phrase:
legal action against -> 对……采取法律行动
information commissioner -> 信息专员
seeking permission -> 寻求授权/ 寻求许可

word:
measure ( measuring, measured, measures )
英 [ˈmeʒə(r)]美 [ˈmeʒər]

n. 措施,办法;适量,适度;判断,衡量;度量单位,计量标准;(酒的)标准量;<美>小节,拍子;象征,迹象;议案,法案;格律单位;计量工具,量器;<古>(尤指庄重或肃穆的)舞蹈,舞步;岩层;(数)除数;(印刷)行宽,页宽
v. 测量;(指尺寸、长短、数量等)量度为;估量,判定(重要性、价值或影响等);走过;显示,记录;用作……的量器

commissioner (also Commissioner) [ 复数 commissioners ]
英 [kəˈmɪʃənə(r)]美 [kəˈmɪʃənər]

n. (政府部门的)首长,长官;(委员会的)委员,专员;警察局局长;〈北美〉体育组织的行政管理人,干事

lawmaker [ 复数 lawmakers ]
英 [ˈlɔːmeɪkə(r)]美 [ˈlɔːmeɪkər]

n. 立法者

congress
英 [ˈkɒŋɡres]美 [ˈkɑːŋɡrəs]

n. 国会,议会;代表大会;美国国会(Congress)

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