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Protecting Online Privacy
Comparitech is a company that offers a variety of online services. As part of its corporate citizenship and marketing, it also offers guides for wise internet use. Among those guides is [...]
Password revelations as a privacy site of struggle
One of the most compelling aspects of media studies involves sites of struggle. Sites of struggle are social phenomena that become arenas for changing values and behaviours. They include fashion, [...]
The Right Side of History
In November, 2018, Jesse—’CBC tech columnist’—Hirsh appeared in his regular time slot on the Metro Morning radio show to comment on Facebook’s long list of ethical missteps, among them failing to [...]
The Right to be Forgiven
A frequent feature of 21st-century political campaigns has involved researching candidates’ online activities in hopes of finding damaging data that might be used against them.
Privacy is Agency
“I haven’t done anything wrong, so why should I care what information is collected and shared about me?” The privacy crisis is about agency. It’s not just a matter of who owns or shares [...]
