Media in Transition 8: "Oversharing: The End of Privacy?"

Om kurset

Amid disquiet over encroachments on privacy by government and corporations, another class of concerns has arisen: That some people (often young users of social media) are not respecting the traditional boundaries of privacy and are choosing to share "too much information." Do these people's technical skills outstrip their social skills? Are they unaware of how information can persist and potentially damage their reputation? Or are the stern adults who question this behavior clinging to an outmoded idea of privacy? Are the apps and algorithms and platforms of social media invisibly transforming norms of privacy and personal freedom? Feona Attwood, Middlesex University (UK) David Rosen, author Jonathan Zittrain, Harvard University Moderator: Nick Montfort, MIT