Understanding your Right to Know – FOI 101
September 28 is celebrated as the International Day for Universal Access to Information (IDUAI) and the week around this day is sometimes commemorated as Freedom of Information (FOI) Week. As part of FOI week this year, the BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association (FIPA) where former Digital Tattoo Project Coordinator, Bryan Short is now […]
Unveiling the New Digital Tattoo Site
Have you noticed the Digital Tattoo website has a new look? Can you tell the difference? Over the summer, we decided the Digital Tattoo website needed a new look. We wanted to make it easier to navigate and find the great resources and materials available on the site. This was the main goal of our […]
The Weakest Link(edIn): How I fixed my LinkedIn in a few simple steps
I first created a LinkedIn account in 2012. Like many people with many social media accounts, I created it and then left it dormant for years. I would update it sporadically; perhaps changing a phrase or two, but never giving it the full-on rewrite it needed. I knew it was a bad representation of who […]
Go Open Data Conference 2019: Inclusive, Equitable, Ethical & Impactful
I had the opportunity to attend the Go Open Data Conference or GOOD ’19 hosted this year at the breath-taking Toronto Reference Library in downtown Toronto. Being both a researcher, student and a contributor for Digital Tattoo, the conference included many themes and discussions around data which were of personal interest to me. My companion […]
Job-seeking in the Digital Age
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 Conversation with Open Education Advocate Paul Stacey
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 […]
Recourse for Hacked Data – Part 2
In this second half, we will look at: Are there adequate legal repercussions for losing customer data to hackers? Ways to assess the strength of a potential information fiduciary before doing business and creating an account Critical perspectives Are there adequate consequences for information fiduciaries if they expose my data? The difficulty in establishing liability […]
Recourse for Hacked Data – Part 1
In this two-part blog post, we will look at: What is an ‘information fiduciary’? What you should do when an information fiduciary you trust gets hacked? Are there adequate legal repercussions for losing customer data to hackers? Ways to assess the strength of a potential information fiduciary before doing business and creating an account What […]
When Social Media is Also Work
As a Master of Journalism student, I’m constantly dealing with questions around my private and professional presences on social media. More than being a news source for many people, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and other platforms can be great tools to connect with sources and with the audience. The downside is that we are more […]
Book Review: So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed
So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed Jon Ronson (2015) Digital Tattoo Rating: 5/5 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 Who hasn’t participated in a Twitter-based group-shaming? Who hasn’t retweeted a meme making fun of a celebrity […]
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