Obtaining data on someone’s location for tracking and locating them
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- 7 min
- Wired
- 2019
Tracking technology used by parents to check on their children raises concerns regarding privacy and independence. Data on location and driving metrics also prove valuable for companies and advertisers.
- Wired
- 2019
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- 7 min
- Wired
- 2019
On TikTok, Teens Meme the Safety App Ruining Their Summer
Tracking technology used by parents to check on their children raises concerns regarding privacy and independence. Data on location and driving metrics also prove valuable for companies and advertisers.
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What are the limits of technology used for parental control? How much agency are children and teens entitled to in terms of parent surveillance?
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- 11 min
- Kinolab
- 2016
Detectives Karin Parke and Blue Coulson work together to put an end to the series of mysterious murders perpetrated by the #DeathTo trend on social media. In this “Game of Consequences,” the person most mentioned under this hashtag each day becomes the target of ADIs, government drones shaped like bees, to track down and kill. This trend was spurred by bots on social media, drawing many people into participation, and a sole hacker was responsible both for the bots and for the abuse of the drones. After the detectives fail to protect one victim of the #DeathTo trend, they attempt to shut down the malware, but instead discover a large data mine and unleash a much more massive danger.
- Kinolab
- 2016
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- 11 min
- Kinolab
- 2016
Hacked Drones and Targeting Citizens
Detectives Karin Parke and Blue Coulson work together to put an end to the series of mysterious murders perpetrated by the #DeathTo trend on social media. In this “Game of Consequences,” the person most mentioned under this hashtag each day becomes the target of ADIs, government drones shaped like bees, to track down and kill. This trend was spurred by bots on social media, drawing many people into participation, and a sole hacker was responsible both for the bots and for the abuse of the drones. After the detectives fail to protect one victim of the #DeathTo trend, they attempt to shut down the malware, but instead discover a large data mine and unleash a much more massive danger.
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Can the “unreal” nature of digital platform ever truly remove harmful intent from inflammatory words or statements? How should “free speech” be regulated on platforms where not everything can be taken literally? How can the information available about a person through their social media use be abused to make them targets? Should the government use cutting-edge digital technology if there is even the slightest chance that it can be abused? Are there requisite consequences to showing a lack of empathy toward others on digital platforms?
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Black Mirror: The Safehouse-
- 7 min
- Kinolab
- 2017
In a generic post-apocalyptic scenario, Bella and her comrades are relentlessly hunted by dog-like robotic drones which spray small trackers to mark and hunt down their prey. After Bella’s companions are killed, she is able to hold off a short while longer before reaching the inevitable conclusion that she cannot escape.
- Kinolab
- 2017
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- 7 min
- Kinolab
- 2017
Robotics and Warfare
In a generic post-apocalyptic scenario, Bella and her comrades are relentlessly hunted by dog-like robotic drones which spray small trackers to mark and hunt down their prey. After Bella’s companions are killed, she is able to hold off a short while longer before reaching the inevitable conclusion that she cannot escape.
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What are the potential consequences of using automated drones to carry out tasks, especially robotics used for warfare purposes? What happens if centralized control over robots with a singular purpose fails? How does GPS tracking allow for easier pursuit of innocent victims?
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- 7 min
- Kinolab
- 2017
Single mother Marie pays to have Arkangel, a brain-computer interface, installed into her daughter Sara. With this implant, Marie is able to not only track Sara’s location at all times, but can also access a feed of the audiovisual data which Sara is experiencing at any moment. Marie also has the power to censor this sensory input, controlling what Sara sees and hiding stressful stimuli from her view. Of course, this eventually has negative impacts on Sara’s psychology and social life.
- Kinolab
- 2017
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- 7 min
- Kinolab
- 2017
Marie and Sara Part I: Helicopter Parenting and Child Development
Single mother Marie pays to have Arkangel, a brain-computer interface, installed into her daughter Sara. With this implant, Marie is able to not only track Sara’s location at all times, but can also access a feed of the audiovisual data which Sara is experiencing at any moment. Marie also has the power to censor this sensory input, controlling what Sara sees and hiding stressful stimuli from her view. Of course, this eventually has negative impacts on Sara’s psychology and social life.
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Should parents be allowed to use digital technology to censor or filter the world which surrounds their child? How can parental controls decrease exposure and affect development of children? How would this technology negatively impact the pyschology and societal expectations surrounding parenting? Should anyone ever have the power to edit someone’s brain, and thus their perception of reality? In what ways to digital technologies make it easier and harder to shelter children?
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- 14 min
- Kinolab
- 2017
Single mother Marie pays to have Arkangel, a brain-computer interface, installed into her daughter Sara. With this implant, Marie is able to not only track Sara’s location at all times, but can also access a feed of the audiovisual data which Sara is experiencing at any moment. After avoiding the system for a long time, Marie brings her Arkangel tablet back out to track and surveil Sara during her teenage years, going so far as to intervene in her love and social lives after watching the feed during intimate and private moments for Sara. Once Sara finds out, she revolts. For further reading, see the narrative “On TikTok, Teens Meme the Safety App Ruining Their Summer”
- Kinolab
- 2017
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- 14 min
- Kinolab
- 2017
Marie and Sara Part II: Helicopter Parenting and Young Adult Independence
Single mother Marie pays to have Arkangel, a brain-computer interface, installed into her daughter Sara. With this implant, Marie is able to not only track Sara’s location at all times, but can also access a feed of the audiovisual data which Sara is experiencing at any moment. After avoiding the system for a long time, Marie brings her Arkangel tablet back out to track and surveil Sara during her teenage years, going so far as to intervene in her love and social lives after watching the feed during intimate and private moments for Sara. Once Sara finds out, she revolts. For further reading, see the narrative “On TikTok, Teens Meme the Safety App Ruining Their Summer”
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How do technologies that allow parents to surveil and track teenagers prevent these young adults from self-exploration and actualization? Is it possible to design location tracking services that allow for safety without diminishing privacy or autonomy? What would this look like? In what ways do digital technologies make the teenage experience more and less free than it was before the digital age?
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- 7 min
- Kinolab
- 2002
In the year 2054, the PreCrime police program is about to go national. At PreCrime, three clairvoyant humans known as “PreCogs” are able to forecast future murders by streaming audiovisual data which provides the surrounding details of the crime, including the names of the victims and perpetrators. Joe Anderson, the former head of the PreCrime policing program, is named as a future perpetrator and must flee from his former employer. Due to the widespread nature of retinal scanning biometric technology, he is found quickly, and thus must undergo an eye transplant. While recovering in a run-down apartment, the PreCrime officers deploy spider-shaped drones to scan the retinas of everyone in the building.
- Kinolab
- 2002
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- Kinolab
- 2002
Retinal Scans and Immediate Identification
In the year 2054, the PreCrime police program is about to go national. At PreCrime, three clairvoyant humans known as “PreCogs” are able to forecast future murders by streaming audiovisual data which provides the surrounding details of the crime, including the names of the victims and perpetrators. Joe Anderson, the former head of the PreCrime policing program, is named as a future perpetrator and must flee from his former employer. Due to the widespread nature of retinal scanning biometric technology, he is found quickly, and thus must undergo an eye transplant. While recovering in a run-down apartment, the PreCrime officers deploy spider-shaped drones to scan the retinas of everyone in the building.
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Is it possible that people would consent to having their retinas scanned in general public places if it meant a more personalized experience of that space? Should government be able to deceive people into giving up their private data, as social media companies already do? How can people protect themselves from retinal scanning and other biometric identification technologies on small and large scales?
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