Safety

Dries Depoorter: privacy piracy?

After reading an interview with Belgian concept artist Dries Depoorter, I am surprised part of his portfolio has not been presented on this website yet, so...

Get steadily ready for the European Digital Identity

This week’s prompt “how do we handle information in the digital age?” reminded me of the handling of private information on the internet by public actors....

October 3, 2022 by FBellemont European Union Net Navigators Online Platforms Safety Smartphones 2

The Digital Euro

“Blink with two eyes, and pay the price” Imagine this: you’re driving your car to France for a holiday and you stop for gas. Remarkably, your...

September 26, 2022 by Anouk Flinkert Business Consumerism cryptocurrency Digital Digitalization Economy European Union Google Journalism Politics Privacy Safety Surveillance Technology Uncategorized Web Weavers 1

Different Interpretations of the same Law: The GDPR in Norway and The Netherlands

Two weeks before I was moving to the Netherlands to begin my bachelor studies in August 2019, my family and I were joking, with a serious...

February 24, 2022 by Eva Rotevatn Accessibility Safety Virtual Voyagers 0

Paradise Hills

Paradise Hills is a film by director Alice Waddington and premiered 26 January 2019 at the Sundance Film Festival. When I watched this film back in...

December 21, 2021 by sophie Art Artificial Intelligence (AI) Instagram Media Movies Privacy science fiction Social Media Surveillance Television Web Weavers 0

Have you ever heard of the “Nth room incident”? How dark it was!?!

The sexual exploitation incident happened in South Korea in 2019. It revealed the criminal groups were between the ages of 24 and 25. They used fraudulent...

December 15, 2021 by Kelly SY Chou Crime Digital Freedom of speech Internet News Pornography Privacy Safety Virtual Voyagers 4

The new snake oil marketplace

Today I read a news article about Dutch influencer Donny Roelvink who apologized for recommending a cosmetic medical procedure. He had had porcelain plates added to...

December 1, 2021 by Emmy Advertisements Health Influencer Psychology Safety Social Media Web Weavers 1

UNSEE US: NO MASS SURVEILLANCE ON LEIDEN UNIVERSITY CAMPUS

Imagine a building you’re obligated to enter every week, where cameras are faced on every entrance and exit. These cameras are owned by a company which...

November 22, 2021 by JorisWiebes Artificial Intelligence (AI) COVID19 Global developments Inclusivity Mental Health Online Education Privacy Safety Surveillance Web Weavers 4

Behind the scenes: what does a twitch mod see?

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November 14, 2021 by Emmy Consumption Esports Influencer Internet Media Online Community Online Platforms Safety Social Media Streaming Twitch Video Web Weavers 1

A Wider SkyNet and The Impact on Uyghurs in China

As a UK panel noted how China uses heavy surveillance and AI to monitor minorities, it is more important than ever to address the impacts of...

November 8, 2021 by ryan.gerrett Artificial Intelligence (AI) Crime Digital Discoverers Surveillance 0

Sex, Money and Habbo Hotel

Habbo started from an idea in 1999 by the Finnish Sampo karjalainen. Its beta version went online at the end of January 2001. At its peak...

October 25, 2021 by Lyzanne Consumerism Crime Internet Net Navigators Pornography Safety 0

My phone saved my life

In this post, I explore how digitalization is affecting home invasions and home safety. This week I listened to a podcast called Two Hot Takes that...

October 11, 2021 by Marta Podcast Safety Technology Virtual Voyagers 0