Privacy

Digital Vigilantism

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Digital vigilantism relates to a public that unites on virtual networks and puts in a joined effort, or crowdsources, in order to find justice.

Up Close and Personal with Wokies ASMR, your Virtual Girlfriend

Article

Inge van de Ven

22/01/2021

16 minutes to read

Meet Wokies ASMR, your Virtual Girlfriend. We can call her Jasmine. Jasmine is a creator of ASMR girlfriend content on YouTube and OnlyFans. Inge van de Ven interviewed her for a forthcoming book chapter on digital intimacies.

Proctorio and the Panopticon: Privacy issues during the pandemic

Article

Carmen Gabriela Lupu

25/01/2021

9 minutes to read

This article explores the privacy risks that Proctorio and similar apps come with. In 2020, students had to perform their academic activities from home, including exams. Ensuring their integrity, however, comes with a violation of privacy.

Women and online privacy: Understanding the privacy paradox

Paper

Rebecca de Jongh

07/09/2020

9 minutes to read

Women find themselves at a crossroads where their online presence could lead to empowerment or to added scrutiny. What is the privacy paradox and what happens to women when they face it?

Social media and why we're all full of shit

Paper

Daniel Obubo

31/08/2020

14 minutes to read

This paper seeks to explore Instagram culture and how it shapes young minds. The inspiration for the paper comes from the second season of the Emmy-nominated mockumentary American Vandal.

Paulan Korenhof on Article 17 GDPR and digital representations

Video

The Editors

25/06/2020

According to Dr. Paulan Korenhof, it is important to think about manners in which we can control our digital representations. Article 17 GDPR — which is popularly known as 'the right to be forgotten' — might play a significant role in this process. In this video, she explains why.

What is 'Live Facial Recognition' and how dangerous is it?

Article

Lea Goeron

23/11/2020

11 minutes to read

In a more and more digitalised world new technologies are on the rise. This article explores what live facial recognition is and what dangers and possible threats it introduces.

Online proctoring: how the corona crisis makes some students more equal than others

Column

Linnet Taylor

23/04/2020

6 minutes to read

In the coronavirus crisis, many universities - including Tilburg University - set up online exams and proctoring to ensure students can graduate. Linnet Taylor (Tilburg University) highlights the problems this brings, suggesting alternatives.