Tag Archives: identity
Now Showing: EDL Security Theatre
Be your own privacy advocate, boybott the EDL, and buy yourself a passport if you want to cross a Canadian-American land border. Continue reading
Twitter and Statutory Notions of Privacy
Given the norms of digital networks such as Twitter, which emphasis sharing and collective knowledge development, is a control metaphor accompanied by a strong regulatory body well suited for developing a ‘reasonable expectation of privacy’ in Cyberspace? I would suggest that they are not, at least not as presented by these texts. Continue reading
Technology – Questions of Digitizing Identity
A common element of the (various) streams of thought that I’m usually engaged in surrounds the question of identity. What constitutes identity? How is this constitution being modulated (or is it?) in digital spaces? What can past and contemporary theorists … Continue reading
Update: Mobiles and Your Identity
Last year I authored a post entitled “Mobiles and Your Identity“, where I attempted to unpack some of the privacy and surveillance concerns that are associated with smart phones, such as RIM’s Blackberry and Apple’s iPhone. In particular, I focused … Continue reading
