Tag Archives: Privacy

when your analog dossier becomes digital

Posted on November 27, 2008 by Corinna

In their book Born Digital: Understading the First Generation of Digital Natives, John Palfrey and Urs Gasser introduce us to the notion of “digital dossier”, the collection of all the information and of the little traces that you are leaving … Continue reading →

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Changing privacy expectations?

Posted on April 30, 2008 by Corinna

As Miriam Simun from our Digital Natives team is off this morning to present our research findings on digital natives and their attitudes towards privacy at the Harvard CRCS Privacy and Security seminar series, news comes from Italy that the … Continue reading →

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Privacy concerns increasingly under the spotlight

Posted on February 14, 2008 by Corinna

In the last few weeks, a couple of initiatives in the UK have caught the eye of privacy advocates: first, the government proposal of making Internet Service Providers responsible for taking legal action against users who download music illegally over … Continue reading →

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Frontline’s “Growing Up Online”: What about the digital dossier?

Posted on January 28, 2008 by Corinna

(by Corinna di Gennaro and Miriam Simun – cross-posted from Digital Natives blog and Berkman blog) PBS recently aired “Growing Up Online” (and posted the entire episode on their website) – an inquisitive look into the lives of so-called Digital … Continue reading →

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Educating the public about privacy

Posted on January 24, 2008 by Corinna

On 28 January 2008, the second annual Data Protection Day will take place, organized by the Council of Europe, with different events planned in the different member states. The aim of this initiative is to raise awareness amongst citizens about … Continue reading →

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