Do you know that your Fitbit may collect data about feminine health tracking, that Google may scan your emails, that your smart toothbrushes may collect data on the position of your toothbrush during brushing? Well no, probably not, because the likelihood is that you didn’t read the terms and conditions.
The onus is on the individual to click ‘I agree’, genuinely. But people are only human and not many of us have the time to read through the terms and conditions. Often we just agree because we want to carry on using the free service and get rid of that annoying notice that pops up.
The Data-Day posters are visuals that show you some of the things that you consent to when you click 'I Agree'. The original 'A Data-Day in London' was created for the Glass Room. It was updated in May 2018 for a more international audience prior to the General Data Protection Regulation's enforcement date, and again in January 2021.
Data about reproduction, and especially menstruation, is being tracked and gathered by many different companies, without people’s awareness of the extent or the financial value this data has, nor the possible consequences for them individually or the collective harm.
The Digital You initiative is a collaboration between Goethe-Institut Kinshasa and Tactical Tech, that invites young people in Sub-Saharan African countries to think critically about their relationship with digital technologies and how tech influences their lives.
The Glass Room presents Capsule 2.0, 'Nothing Personal?', our latest showcase of digital objects, both old and new. This second capsule explores how technologies are designed, branded and engineered to collect deeply personal data and influence our real-time behaviours.
Working with data comes with risks. This four-step guide from our Data & Activism project is designed to help individuals, NGOs and other civil society actors create their own Data Policy.
The Glass Room presents Capsule 1.0, a quarterly showcase of digital objects - old and new - from previous Community Edition series, independent investigations and collaborations. This first capsule explores how our phone numbers, face prints and personal data travel from our smartphones to different third-party organisations.
When you Google your name, you'll likely find a whole range of digital traces: do you want the world to find everything you've ever put online? A new Data Detox Kit article explains how to curate your online identity and accounts.
