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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 […]
In the News: Mozilla’s 2019 Internet Health Report
By Jason Cheung on April 30, 2019 | Tagged with internet, mozilla
Mozilla released their third annual report on the state of the internet and its impact on global society [1]. They asked the following five questions about the internet and identified both positive and negative trends since their report in 2018: Is it safe? How open is it? Who is welcome? Who can succeed? Who controls […]
Book Review: Data and Goliath
By samantha summers on April 26, 2019 | Tagged with big data, Data, data, Data Capitalism, Data Collection, surveillance
Data and Goliath: The Hidden Battles to Collect Your Data and Control Your World Bruce Schneier (2015) Digital Tattoo Rating: 4/5 1 2 3 4 5 Leave it on the shelf Give it a skim An informative read Would give to a friend A must read!!! Summary Once, while talking with Digital Tattoo contributor Elyse, […]
Voice as Identity: Rising Use of Vocal Biometrics
By Jason Cheung on April 24, 2019 | Tagged with biometric data, Digital identity, identity theft, surveillance
In this blog post, we will look at: What are voice biometrics? Why would companies want to start using voice biometrics? Are there risks in using voice biometrics? We may be becoming more familiar, and even more comfortable, with using biometric identifiers for authentication or security keys. A common usage of a type of biometric […]
In Conversation with Open Education Advocate Paul Stacey
By samantha summers on April 19, 2019 | Tagged with open academia, open education, openness
Paul Stacey is a major proponent of open education initiatives. Currently the Executive Director of the Open Education Consortium, Stacey cofounded British Columbia’s open education initiative BCcampus and has worked at Creative Commons. Stacey has dedicated his life to working toward freely accessible education, and proving that open education isn’t just good for students, it’s also […]
Digital Finance Series: Robo-Investing
By defne inceoglu on April 18, 2019 | Tagged with artificial intelligence, commerce, Digital Security, digitization, finance, money, Online Safety, robo-investing, stock trade
On this week’s episode of Digital Tattoo’s Digital Finance Series, contributor Victoria will be talking to us about Robo-Investing. See if you can (or should) trust online services to help you invest in the stock market. As the prevalence of these kinds of companies ramp up, what does it mean for the stock market? Can […]
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