This installment highlights smart city surveillance and the Internet of Things. Cam and Li’s lives, including their educational experiences, are shaped by ubiquitous algorithms that align their behaviors to the economic and social expectations put in place by the Solutionists. This is the third installment in the series. If you want to read from the beginning use this link to access the introduction and Part 1: Plugging In.
Cam and Li have grown up in a world controlled by sensors and data. All day, every day sensors watch, track and transmit information. The devices that make up the vast web of Internet of Things are tiny, but their combined power is incalculable. The most common IoT sensor in the pre-lockdown years was the smart phone. Practically anyone over the age of ten had one. Acting as a sensor, people’s phones were a primary means of data collection, logging information…
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My new app, Ghosterly, turned up Eight trackers after reading the re-blogged article. Consisting of widgets, two Facebook, two Google, two Twitter, one Grauator and a WordPress analytic- I love my new app, it allows me to block trackers!
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Interesting. That is a German-based app. Interesting indeed.
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