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Alessandro Acquisti at TED: Why Privacy Matters

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Last updated: July 15, 2020 at 17:28 pm

Created on Friday, 17 October 2014 16:40

Facebook's future privacy options:

Alessandro Acquisti is an Associate Professor of Information Systems and Public Policy at the Heinz College, Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), and a member of Carnegie Mellon CyLab.

Acquisti's research focuses on the economics of privacy. His studies have spearheaded the application of behavioral economics to the analysis of privacy and information, security decision making, and the analysis of privacy risks and disclosure behavior in online social networks.

In this TED Talk, Alessandro Acquisti explains how and why the line between public and private, both online and in real life, has blurred in the past decade and might even be erased in the (near) future. With his thought-provoking, slightly chilling talk, he shares details of recent and ongoing research, including a project that shows how easy it is to match a photograph of a stranger with their sensitive personal information.

What motivates you to share your activities and personal information online? After watching this presentation ask yourself how and why you (still) use the plethora of social media. The preservation of your privacy may very well depend on it.

Source: TED.com

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Kids React To The Ice Bucket Challenge and Typewriters

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Created on Wednesday, 10 September 2014 08:05

These videos are quite funny. They should interview the same kids again as seniors in 50 years about the trends/hype and technology of that time (..assuming the world is still functioning by then) to see how they react as grown-ups. 🙂

 

The Free Hugs Campaign

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Created on Wednesday, 21 August 2014 08:57

Free Hugs is the real-life controversial story of Juan Mann, a man whose sole mission was to reach out and hug a stranger to brighten up his/her life.

In this age of social disconnectivity and lack of human contact, the effects of the Free Hugs Campaign became phenomenal. As this symbol of human hope and affection spread officials tried to ban the campaign. Seriously. (!)

What we then witness is the true spirit of humanity coming together in what can only be described as awe-inspiring.

Below you can watch clips from some of the Free Hugs Campaigns around the world and you can find many more on YouTube. In the spirit of the Free Hugs Campaign pass this on to a friend and hug someone! 🙂

 

The Codes Of Gender

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Created on Saturday, 16 August 2014 10:33

Sut Jhally is a Professor of Communication at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and Founder and Executive Director of the Media Education Foundation. He is one of the world's leading scholars looking at the role played by advertising and popular culture in the processes of social control and identity construction.

His documentary film 'The Codes of Gender' offers an in-depth analysis of how gender is portrayed and performed in advertising. It's a very informative film that will raise viewers' consciousness about the omnipresent codes of gender, that are repeated in concentrated form throughout the media. It will also encourage viewers to question the seeming normality of these codes and understand that these codes, while presented as normal, are insidious, especially for women.

As one reviewer put it:

"Completely engrossing… For a generally jaded viewer such as I, perhaps the best measure of the effectiveness of this work is the fact that it made me see things I hadn't seen before and made me think in new ways, about the ubiquitous images and messages that inundate and inform everyday life."

 

– Gary Handman | Educational Media Reviews Online

The second video in this playlist is a presentation given by Jeanne Kilbourne, that focuses specifically on how women are portrayed in advertising. After watching these 2 videos you'll probably never look at an ad the same way again.

Source: mediaed.org

Jean Killbourne on The Image Of Women In Advertising