By The Digital Tattoo Team on July 24, 2023 | Tagged with Academic Honesty, Copyright, data, open access, privacy, sharing
Video credit: Generative AI: what is it good for? – posted by The Economist on YouTube Watch Think Explore Links Discuss Think Explore Generative AI (GenAI), a type of artificial intelligence that can produce text, images, audios, videos and other media in response to prompts, is a rapidly developing technology that has stormed the world […]
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By Yuqing on December 16, 2022 | Tagged with Attention, Digital identity, Instagram, privacy, Social media
When my friends hear that I am taking a break from social media, they usually show a surprised face and ask, “Why?” Like a lot of people, I used to check my social media feeds whenever I had a spare moment: when I woke up in the morning, when I had meals alone, when I […]
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By Eden Solarik on November 4, 2022 | Tagged with Data Collection, Digital identity, privacy
If you haven’t already, you may want to read part 1 of this series first. In the first part of this series, we discussed the ways in which people experiencing poverty are subjected to higher levels of surveillance, especially in a work context. We also explored the idea that wealth, while not necessarily decreasing how […]
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By Eden Solarik on October 7, 2022 | Tagged with Data Collection, Government Control, privacy, surveillance
We are living in an era where privacy has become less and less of a given: the default is now surveillance. From doorbell cameras to smart assistants, TikTok to Google calendar, we’re constantly being monitored and tracked. However, there are some groups who are afforded more privacy—who can buy more privacy—than the rest of the […]
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By Karen McInnes on June 10, 2022 | Tagged with cybersecurity, Data Collection, Data Protection, Digital Security, personal data, privacy, surveillance, Texting, Whatsapp
Guest Post by Karen McInnes What’s up with WhatsApp? You may have noticed increased news coverage on WhatsApp, this post will break down some of the privacy concerns being discussed. This all started in 2014, when WhatsApp was bought by Facebook. Two years later, WhatsApp began sharing user data with Facebook, unless users specifically chose […]
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By Jill Pineau on May 13, 2022 | Tagged with Data, data, Data Collection, privacy, surveillance
The Surveillance Economy: How Amazon Uses Your Alexa Data to Drive Profits Guest Post by Jill Pineau Voice AI assistants collect massive amounts of highly personal user data. Of the corporations that sell these devices – including Google, Apple, Microsoft and Amazon – Amazon’s data harvesting is arguably the most concerning, as the company itself […]
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By Emma Cornelius on March 4, 2022 | Tagged with Data, Data Collection, privacy
Period-Tracking Apps Do Not Keep Your Health Data Private By Emma Cornelius Your period-tracking app knows all about you, but it is not protecting your privacy. There is no doubt these apps can be useful. Tracking your period, emotions, ovulation, pain, and sexual activity might help you get to know yourself and understand what is […]
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By Sheryl Lim on January 20, 2022 | Tagged with Data, data, Data Collection, digital tracking, fitness, guest post, privacy
Are your Fitness Trackers Spying on You??? Guest Post by Sheryl Lim Quantifying and tracking our physical activity, lifestyle, and habits is increasingly conveniently today. Gary Wolf termed this rise in self-tracking the “quantified self” movement [1], where people turn towards numbers to measure and interpret their lives. As wearable fitness trackers such as Fitbits […]
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By Britt Dzioba on December 24, 2021 | Tagged with Data, data, Data Collection, Online Safety, privacy
(Privacy) Check, Please! The Privacy Implications of QR Code Menus There are many habits we now consider the “new normal”. Masks, sanitizer, and awkward Zoom hangouts are just some of the facets of daily life we no longer think twice about. As restaurants open and we can meet outside our screens again, one of the […]
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By Rachael Bradshaw on September 21, 2021 | Tagged with Data Collection, democracy, Digital Activism, Digital Security, Online Safety, police, Politics, privacy, safety, Social media, surveillance
The Revolution Will Not Be Streamed: Digital Activism in the Era of Mass Surveillance by Leila Matte-Kaci On December 4th, 2020, the State Council of France expanded three decrees to widen the scope of police surveillance. [1, 11, 28] French police will now be able to track citizens or groups whose activities indicate that they […]
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