Mi., 25. Aug.
|FLUT Kunstuni Linz
So you think you have nothing to hide? - Talks on digital & online privacy awareness
Talks on digital & online privacy awareness

Zeit & Ort
25. Aug. 2021, 17:00
FLUT Kunstuni Linz, Ars-Electronica-Straße, 4040 Linz, Austria
Über die Veranstaltung
So you think you have nothing to hide?
Talks on digital & online privacy awareness
Arguably, with the rise of many issues concerning privacy and mass
surveillance, the roles of technology and the ones who make use of it
have (d)evolved. The responsibility and biggest challenge of an
individual who uses current technologies, no matter what the outcome or
the main idea behind a project, is to be aware of the consequences of
using these tools. Taking this responsibility after all, is quite the
feat and impossible without incorporating critical thinking both
practically and ideally.
The right to preserve our private domains have been under heavy attack
for many years, lately with an ever-increasing exposure to ubiquitous
interconnected consumer products, devices, services and their data
collection. Through our obsession with online presences we are feeding
the data ourselves, trusting profit-seeking companies with our most
valuable asset: our private lives.
Awareness of what is technologically possible to avoid this intrusion is
the essential aim of the talk. Through introduction to various tools and
discussions on products and services we are using everyday, the talk
offers insight into the world of online activism, fight for digital
rights and digital privacy movements.