I spoke yesterday at ANZCA2013 in Fremantle, Australia about some of my latest work coming out of my PhD research on the philosophy Facebook, radical transparency and privacy in the context of a decade of Facebook (as of next year). A full paper is in the works, but here’s where I’m at so far. Slides Abstract The amount […]
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Just say no to e-health records, because your doctor might think you’re a bitch.
feminism geek feminism privacyThink your privacy is protected because you have nothing to hide? I was making a follow up appointment at my dermatologist’s office today. On the reception desk right in front of me, in plain view, was a print out of a patient call list. Certainly, this was a minor violation of patient confidentiality in itself. But […]
Targeted phishing of Playstation Network victims begins?
hack phishing playstation playstation network privacy psn securityUPDATE May 6, 2011, 14:07 ET Michael Oliveira (thanks!) has suggested that this is a legit email, even though the links go to a third party rather than a Sony domain – often a clear giveaway for phishing. In this case, Michael points out the third party does appear to be legit. However, the email […]
Annotated Bibliography: social network sites, privacy and surveillance
academic annotated bibliography facebook privacy selfsurveillance sns social media surveillance thesisI was invited to write the annotated bibliography on social network sites, privacy and surveillance for the upcoming Cybersurveillance and Everyday Life workshop at the University of Toronto, and they’ve kindly allowed me to share it here. I’ve also included, below, some other resources I’ve found useful for general social network research. [download full annotated […]
Ethnography, ideology & internet research
academic ethnography facebook internet research methodology privacy thesis[This is another brain dump of a core piece of my PhD research on Facebook and privacy. Huge thanks to Phil Moore, one of my advisors and an ethnographic guru, for helping me think this all out and make the connections.] While it may seem that they are one and the same, there is an important distinction […]
Privacy, safety & MMOs for girls
academic children kids mmos privacy social media youthI took a short break from my PhD thesis to spend part of the summer researching autonomy, privacy and social media for kids with Jason Nolan at Ryerson’s EDGE Lab. I had the honour of presenting our findings at the recent DIY Citizenship conference in Toronto. If you weren’t able to check it out, my talk […]
Foursquare’s unprivacy Twitter ‘feature’ (or Foursquare, privacy and gender)
feminism foursquare geek feminism gender internets privacy thesis twitterI love Foursquare and any one of my friends will tell you how obsessed I am (complete with an eye roll). I’m a level 1 super user and religiously check in where ever I go. I’ve added a lot of new locations and will fix location information or duplicates when I see a mistake. I’m […]
So, you want to delete your Facebook profile… (Part 1)
academic facebook privacy thesisSo, I’ve been a very naughty Facebook researcher. A few days ago, I tried to delete my Facebook account. Despite my best attempts, I’ve only gotten as far as deactivating it, thanks to the insane demands of Facebook. I’ll save that story for another post, because its a fun one. I’ve been toying with the […]
plazes
plazes privacy selfsurveillance thesisplazes: yet another way for self-surveillance mechanism that also incorporates the every addictive element of collection that turns games like world of warcraft into crack. basically, you collect internet access points, and it plots it on a map and you can show your friends and have it automatically update to your msn or skype name. […]