"Google users should consider the potential damage the search
engine's new depression questionnaire could do to their digital profile in
the eyes of insurers and employers."
"The knowledge graph reassures the user “No
individual data linking you to your answers will be used by Google without your
consent. Some anonymised data may be used in aggregate to improve your
experience.” In mental health, an area too often overlooked, we can be too
quick to ignore the potential for damage in the seemingly beneficent actions of
those in power. Data allows you to make models and models shape decisions. If
you successfully turn a thing into data you can turn it into a commodity. These
questionnaires, given with consent, may allow Google to confirm its hunches
about who is and isn’t depressed"
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