we're joined by wired editor-in-chief nick thompson.hank you for joining us. >> glad to be here. >> so much to discuss and you have written some great teachers about facebook over the last year years. let's start with political advertising and the company's position that private companies should not be policing public speech. he agree -- do you agree and do you think it will sustain? >> there so many layers to that question and my opinion is complicated on that. i think in general political advertising on social platforms is a net good and it creates the opportunity for upstart campaigns to challenge incumbents, so i think you should start with the principle that it is a good idea. policy whichook's is that politicians can lie, but citizens cannot is very weird. why would you give politicians more of these rights and citizens? i think it is backwards and strange. do, i think facebook should they should allow political advertisements, but check them just like they do organic content. public dorsey was very in disallowing political ads on

nick thompson has also been promoted. today, he is the deputy chief of mission in bangkok, thailand. he never forgot the help that cook gave to the six americans. he moved to the united states and then in 1985, his family was reunited in boston. finally, bruce langone, a former head of the u.s. embassy in tehran who warned his government ah, aftermit the sh his release he became the vice , president of the national defense university in washington. although now retired, he is the executive director of the national commission of public service. >> looking back, for the 52 of us on the 10th anniversary of the seizure of our embassy, it is a time to remember the fact that eight americans are still hostage, denied of their freedom because of the threat of terrorism in the middle east. ♪ ["tie a yellow ribbon"] ♪ >> air force colonel thomas schaefer was the highest ranking military officer among 52 hostages who were held for 444 days in iran from november 4, 1979, to january 20, 1981. colonel schaefer, who died in 2016 at the

the wired editor-in-chief nick thompson said with cyber crimes on the rise, our personal data remains vulnerable. >> we have come up with smart ways to protect data. and hackers have come up with all kinds of smart ways to get through our protections. your data is held in a bunch of places. and each one of those places needs to be secure. >> the first time those two hackers met in person was after they were arrested. the now face up to 5 years in prison. and the third person involved remains a large. ubers says it is not commenting on the ongoing terminal investigation. >>> gearrin joins us with your halloween forecast. kids are getting to write ready to head outdoors. >> the winds is done which is a big concern of kids are running around. and temperatures will be right where they should be for this time of year. i'm starting off with your general forecast. you will see a temperature range. 49 for the cold spots toward the evening. then 62 if you're going out around 6:00.bo sunset. at's going to happen at 6:12 pm. here's the forecast, looking ahead. we will plate from 6:00 on. for 5:0

cbs news contributor nick thompson is here.d, old days. somebody sits behind a desk and looks at your application. now computers do it. is this flawed? >> it could be flawed. it could be biassed. one of the biggest problems in our time is biases are hard to pick out because they're built into complex algorithmic systems. but there is another explanation. one of the founders of apple makes a lot of money. so if you make a ton of money and your wife doesn't and you apply for separate cards you might get different credit limits because your credit limit is based on your credit score. >> he was saying they weren't segregated. >> he's applying for a different account. that doesn't mean thebiassed. it is that the data we have right now is not the most compelling example. >> can you make alga rhythms transparent? >> it is hard because the computer is making decisions that the human doesn't make. for a lot of ai you say optimize for x, optimize for y. for example, in credit approvals you might say look at all the data and optimize for

nick thompson has also been promoted.help that cook gave to the six americans. he moved to the united states and then in 1985, his family was reunited in boston. finally, bruce langone, a former head of the u.s. embassy in tehran who warned his government ah, aftermit the sh his release he became the vice , president of the national defense university in washington. although now retired, he is the executive director of the national commission of public service. >> looking back, for the 52 of us on the 10th anniversary of the seizure

nick thompson has also been promoted.and. he never forgot the help that cookie gave -- thai to the six americans. he moved to the united states and then in 1985, his family was reunited in boston. finally, bruce langone, a former head of the u.s. embassy in tehran who warned his government not to admit that shaw, after his release from a round, he became the vice president of the national defense university in washington. although now retired, he is the executive director of the national commission of public service. the 52 of back, for us on the 10th anniversary of the seizure of our embassy, it is a time to remember the fact that eight americans are still hostage, denied of their freedom because of the threat of terrorism in the middle east. ♪ announcer: air force colonel thomas schaefer was the highest ranking military officer among 52 hostages who were held for 444 days in iran from november 4, 1979 to january 20, 1981. colonel schaefer who died in 2016 at the age of 85 was held in solitary confinement for more than t

mark the 50th anniversary of the internet with cbs news contributor and "wired" editor in chief nick thompsontered this week. a lot happened in these seven days. we'll be right back. ♪ >>> that will do it for us. don't forget to turn your clocks back, you know, fall back, spring forward? we could all get an extra hour. before we go, let's take a look back at all that mattered this week. have a great weekend. we'll see you on monday. >> bye-bye. >> bye. >> reporter: if you're in the mandatory evacuation zone and you're still there watching this, you're an idiot. get the hell out. >> this has become the new normal. >> thousands of firefighters working 24-hour shifts to put out those hotspots.demanded this vote. >> they don't really want to get to the truth. they want to remove a sitting president. >>> army's delta force took the lead in this raid. >> he died a coward, crying, whimpering, screaming. >> it's going to be a long day in the hot seat for mr mr. muilenburg. >> you're the ceo. the buck stops with you. >> i would walk before i would get on a 737 max. >> i have a keen sense of responsibi

. >> nartor: nick thompson is editor-in-chief of "wired."uch a magazine about what'snd cominghy you should be excited about it. optimism was the defining feature of "wired" for many, many years. s or, as ogan used to be, "change is good." and er time, it shifted a little bit. and now it's more, "we love some of the big issues, andat let's look at some of them critically, and let's look at thgway algorithms are chang the way we behave, for good and for ill."e so, ole nature of "wired" has gone from a champion of t technological chanmore of a observer of technological change. >> so, um, before we start... >> narrator: there are 25 speakers, all named as icons of the last 25 years of technological progress. >> so, why is apple so secretive? >> (chuckling) >> narrator: jony ive, who designed apple's iphone. >> it would be bizarre not to be.ti >> there's this qu of, like, what are we doing heren this life, in this reality? >> narrator: jaron lanier, who pioneered virtual reality. and jeff bezos, the founder of amazon. rt>> amazon was a garage s.