A rallying call for extending human rights beyond our physical selves -- and why we need to reboot rights in our data-intensive world. Our data-intensive world is here to stay, but does that come at the cost of our humanity in terms of autonomy, community, dignity, and equality In We, the Data , Wendy H. Wong argues that we cannot allow that to happen. Exploring the pervasiveness of data collec…
"Coyne examines urban living through the frame of cryptography, diving into the technologies, instruments, and processes of hiding information, messages, things, spaces, places, and people within cities"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
"How modern technology is influencing how humans connect with each other, how it is creating gaps in need-fulfillment, and how genuine connections can be forged in a time where technology paradoxically creates both an abundance of opportunities for connection, but fewer opportunities for real intimacy"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
"Bonini and Trere explore how people all around the world use different tactics to interfere with the algorithms behind the platforms they use to work, entertain, and inform themselves"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
"Presents a teen-level view of stresses and joys behind digital screens, including peer relationships, conflict, digital footprints, and civic life"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
"A Future Beyond Data aims to shift the conversation to an approach that centers people, not data, and draws on the international human rights framework. In response to the immersive, cyberphysical reality that is rapidly developing, this book argues for a more expansive interpretation of human rights, beyond rights to privacy or data protection, to address the complex array of threats and chal…
"A new framework for critical data studies, aligned with media and digital literacies, that situates data literacy in broader debates on citizen agency and the democratic public sphere"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
"An updated version of Greengard's The Internet of Things (2015), which offers a more holistic look at the Internet of Things: tracing the origins of connected devices, examining the current state of research and development, offering examples and case studies of devices, and examining how the IoT will play out in the months and years ahead"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
"Joyner and Isbell describe a model for higher education -- the distributed classroom -- that combines the best aspects of traditional college attendance with the accessibility of online classes"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
"A look at the role technology (ICTs) plays in the lives of Brazilian favela dwellers, which the author explores through his own notion of "mundane technologies""--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.