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Digital Identity Digest (March 2019)
What are universities doing with all the data they collect about you? The Ubyssey published an article about how UBC intends to use students’ data to provide insights to support teaching and learning through its learning analytics project. Although it sounds like a positive development in education, some people are concerned about whether the extensive […]
Privacy Please! A talk by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada
Not once have I ever read a privacy policy. This is, of course, shameful to admit, especially for a Digital Tattoo contributor. But between the sheer length of privacy policies and the legalese in which they are often written, time spent reading them usually feels like time wasted. If only there were a cheat sheet […]
Digital Identity Digest (February 2019)
Are we more exposed with the incoming 5G tech? Developments in 5G technology have been hitting the headlines over and over this year. In Canada, the diplomatic dispute around the Chinese company Huawei is only one of the layers of the discussion. As CBC reports, this is even impacting a possible government decision to ban […]
Digital Identity Digest (December 2018)
Do the benefits of having a Facebook account outweigh the risks? In December, Facebook hit the headlines once again for a privacy scandal. This time, they revealed that a Photo API bug gave some third-party apps too much access to the photos of up to 6.8 million users. According to their statement, developers might have […]
Declutter Your Data 2019
Happy 2019! The beginning of a new year is a great time to check in with our daily practices and work on forming new healthy habits. Last year, members of Digital Tattoo took part in Mozilla’s Data Detox challenge, where we were given eight daily tasks to help us clean up our digital lives. You can read […]
Digital Identity Digest (November 2018)
Have you ever lied on a dating app? Online dating apps are very popular, but they can have some pitfalls. Irina Manta, a law professor at New York’s Hofstra University and founder of its Center for Intellectual Property Law, wrote to the Washington Post that obtaining sex through fraud on dating apps should be legally […]
Digital Identity Digest (October 2018)
Could facial recognition be a tool for dangerous mass surveillance? An Amazon employee published an anonymous op-ed on Medium speaking out against the company’s decision to sell its facial recognition product, Rekognition, to police in the U.S. They believe it’s a system for dangerous mass surveillance, which reinforces existing bias as demonstrated in a test […]
Digital Identity Digest (September 2018)
Facebook’s largest security breach in history The biggest news of September came right in the end of the month. Facebook announced that an attack on its computer network had exposed personal information of almost 50 million users. The New York Times reported it was the largest breach in the company’s history. The attackers exploited a […]
Student Data on the LMS: Make Your Voice Heard
Contribute! Draft Student Bill of Rights for Learning Data Share your thoughts on our Padlet The Learning Management System in Real Life Unknown Strangers in the Classroom Imagine yourself walking into a classroom. At the front of the room, your instructor is seated with six other people. These people have clipboards, stopwatches, and take extensive […]
From Student to Teacher: Becoming a Professional
To access the case studies, as well as the resources that can be used to guide decision-making, visit our Case Studies for Student Teachers page. Before I became a graduate student at UBC, I was a teacher candidate preparing to take on the role of a professional educator. Like all of my peers transitioning into the […]
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