If Descartes Applied Counter Deception in Cyberspace

Explore the application of Cartesian doubt in countering deception within cyberspace in this thought-provoking conference talk by Gregory Carpenter at Hack in Paris. Delve into the critical components of recognizing psychological manipulation and learn effective mitigation techniques based on Descartes's stages of doubt. Examine how deception creates unconscious dependencies in victims and how familiarity can root perceptions in physical dependency. Gain insights into the methods used by intelligence and special operations communities worldwide to evaluate information quality. Understand how deceivers exploit physical triggers to generate automated responses, potentially transforming victims into champions of the deception. Discover the long-term effects of deception on the unconscious mind and learn to identify vulnerabilities in human behavior that leave individuals susceptible to exploitation.