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National Digital Identification – Potential Benefits and Risks [Part 2/2]
By Jason Cheung on May 30, 2019 | Tagged with biometric data, Digital identity, Government Control, identification, online identity
In the previous section, we looked at the concept of national digital identity, as well as what national digital identification looks like in countries around the world. In this section, we will discuss the potential benefits and risks that come with the implementation of national digital identification programs. What are the Potential Benefits of National […]
National Digital Identification – What does National ID Look Like Around the World? [Part 1/2]
By Jason Cheung on May 23, 2019 | Tagged with biometric data, Digital identity, Government Control, identification, online identity
Countries around the world are implementing digital solutions for identifying their citizens and residents. However, the benefits of using national digital identification systems are also met with risks. In this post, we will discuss forms of identification look like, and pose questions around opportunities and pitfalls of its use. What is Identity? First of all, […]
Digital Identity Digest (April 2019)
By Monique Rodrigues on May 14, 2019 | Tagged with Academic Honesty, AI, algorithms., artificial intelligence, bias, Digital identity, Digital Identity Digest, essay mills, Events, facebook, false identity, fingerprint, misinformation, public interest technology, public space, Regulation
Are universities more vulnerable to academic dishonesty? In April, actor Felicity Huffman and 12 other parents decided to plead guilty in the largest-ever college admissions scandal in the U.S. She is accused of paying to falsify her children’s test scores to secure admission to elite colleges. Echoing the scandal, NPR discusses how students are finding […]
A Model for Your Data Double: What Your Behaviour Tells Algorithms
By Jason Cheung on May 7, 2019 | Tagged with algorithms., Data, Data Collection, Data Ownership, Panoptykon, personal data
Have you thought about the impacts of your actions while online? Maybe you have deleted a post that you made in error, or accidentally clicked on an ad while browsing the web. Although these actions were accidental to you, they may have been perceived as intentional actions that characterize your online identity to an algorithm […]
Building Online Communities: Digital Tattoo at the IM Conference 2019
By Monique Rodrigues on May 3, 2019 | Tagged with Building Online Community, Creative Commons, digital tattoo, Digital Tattoo Talks, open academia, open access
This year has been a very special one for the Digital Tattoo team. On the week of April 15, I flew to Toronto from Vancouver to participate on our very first Digital Tattoo Talks. The event was part of the Information and Museum Studies Conference hosted at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Information. This […]
Job-seeking in the Digital Age
By samantha summers on May 1, 2019 | Tagged with Data Collection, employment, job, job seeking
As this academic year draws to a close, students looking toward their graduation with be flooding the job market looking for exciting opportunities to start off their careers. Many of them will head straight to the internet to kick-off their job search, relying on online career seeking services to put them in touch with potential […]
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