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Using Personal Data to buy Art: The Data Dollar Store

Using Personal Data to buy Art: The Data Dollar Store

Recently, Kaspersky Lab has been in the news due to so-called suspicious activity within their security software system and a supposed link with the Russian government. Both TechCrunch and Wired state that the Department of Homeland Security has “banned...
By Nadine Werner on 09/24/17 Comments Off on Using Personal Data to buy Art: The Data Dollar Store
Facial ID scanning: An advertisers’ dream, or a consumers’ nightmare?

Facial ID scanning: An advertisers’ dream, or a consumers’ nightmare?

A couple of weeks ago, a traveler noticed a camera in one of the digital advertising screens at a train station in the Netherlands. A photo of this ‘hidden’ camera was then posted on Twitter, questioning the purpose of these...
By Els Versluis on 09/24/17 Comments Off on Facial ID scanning: An advertisers’ dream, or a consumers’ nightmare?
Datacoup: Selling Personal Data in the Age of Acxiom

Datacoup: Selling Personal Data in the Age of Acxiom

Last thursday, Datacoup officially opened its personal data marketplace for every internet user. While it was in beta for two years, it is now possible for you to to sell the records of your online activities to the New...
By Stef van den Broek on 09/16/14 Comments Off on Datacoup: Selling Personal Data in the Age of Acxiom
The Internet is now built on mass surveillance

The Internet is now built on mass surveillance

Brought to light in recent months, the Edward Snowden-powered NSA leaks have publicized the wholesale spying efforts by US and UK intelligence agencies that undermine the very fabric of the Internet – turning it into a vast surveillance program...
By Nicholas Vieira on 09/09/13 1

Book Review: The Filter Bubble by Eli Pariser

The Filter Bubbler refers to the personalization processes taking place on the Web, which shape what content you see and more important what content you don't get to see. Big players like Google and Facebook feed you what they...
By Jorrit Schaap on 09/17/11 1