Saw this on reddit:
https://theintercept.com/2016/04/28/new-study-shows-mass-surveillance-breed…
From the paper
<https://poseidon01.ssrn.com/delivery.php?ID=753074071124064067015124108126089006010045004048003005075122091087089064095002083029126119017036023013055086074065017070067091045045047076049103090096065089019029088069014094126005065070066069027097007119094008090029020087004112003090106003067003084&EXT=pdf>
:
"This case study uses data on English language Wikipedia article view
counts from the online service stats.grok.se, a portal maintained by a
Wikimedia Foundation member. This portal provides access to a range of
Wikipedia analytics, stats, and data.86 In particular, the portal
aggregates Wikipedia article view data on a daily and monthly basis.87 This
data at stats.grok.se has been used in a range of research, including
studies involving market trends, health information access, and
social-political change.88”
Just thought it might be of interest, especially considering WMF’s NSA
lawsuit <https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/03/10/wikimedia-v-nsa/>.
-Ao