when we use the digital service first we have to agree to the terms and
have to agree to the terms and
have to agree to the terms and conditions provided if we don’t agree we
conditions provided if we don’t agree we
conditions provided if we don’t agree we have the choice not to use them Apple
have the choice not to use them Apple
have the choice not to use them Apple Google Facebook they pretty much all say
Google Facebook they pretty much all say
Google Facebook they pretty much all say the same and that in essence is that
the same and that in essence is that
the same and that in essence is that they own every piece of data including
they own every piece of data including
they own every piece of data including the account and they can do whatever
the account and they can do whatever
the account and they can do whatever they please with both sone October 2015
they please with both sone October 2015
they please with both sone October 2015 in conjunction with my exhibition data
in conjunction with my exhibition data
in conjunction with my exhibition data shadow I gave a talk at the University
shadow I gave a talk at the University
shadow I gave a talk at the University of Cambridge as festival ideas titled
of Cambridge as festival ideas titled
of Cambridge as festival ideas titled anonymity is our only right and that is
anonymity is our only right and that is
anonymity is our only right and that is why it must be destroyed at the end of
why it must be destroyed at the end of
why it must be destroyed at the end of this talk I shared all my login details
this talk I shared all my login details
this talk I shared all my login details with the audience this included my
with the audience this included my
with the audience this included my username and passwords for my person and
username and passwords for my person and
username and passwords for my person and professional email addresses social
professional email addresses social
professional email addresses social media accounts Apple ID and my closed
media accounts Apple ID and my closed
media accounts Apple ID and my closed online banking details since in the eyes
online banking details since in the eyes
online banking details since in the eyes the terms and conditions to which I
the terms and conditions to which I
the terms and conditions to which I agreed to I never owned these accounts
agreed to I never owned these accounts
agreed to I never owned these accounts giving away my passwords was the only
giving away my passwords was the only
giving away my passwords was the only way I could think of deleting them just
way I could think of deleting them just
way I could think of deleting them just as writing over a notice a few times
as writing over a notice a few times
as writing over a notice a few times before throwing it away makes it harder
before throwing it away makes it harder
before throwing it away makes it harder to read anyone who was or is still using
to read anyone who was or is still using
to read anyone who was or is still using my accounts as continues to be the case
my accounts as continues to be the case
my accounts as continues to be the case with Twitter handle at mark farad’s is
with Twitter handle at mark farad’s is
with Twitter handle at mark farad’s is helping write an associates new but
helping write an associates new but
helping write an associates new but incorrect data to the virtual mark faris
incorrect data to the virtual mark faris
incorrect data to the virtual mark faris this marked the beginning of my six
this marked the beginning of my six
this marked the beginning of my six months attempt to live without digital
months attempt to live without digital
months attempt to live without digital footprints I spent the first three weeks
footprints I spent the first three weeks
footprints I spent the first three weeks without a phone or computer but what
without a phone or computer but what
without a phone or computer but what proved very apparent very quickly is
proved very apparent very quickly is
proved very apparent very quickly is that it’s a 23 or 24 year old living in
that it’s a 23 or 24 year old living in
that it’s a 23 or 24 year old living in London it’s not impossible to opt out of
London it’s not impossible to opt out of
London it’s not impossible to opt out of the use of many digital online platforms
the use of many digital online platforms
the use of many digital online platforms let alone the use of using a mobile
let alone the use of using a mobile
let alone the use of using a mobile phone or computer using 21st century you
phone or computer using 21st century you
phone or computer using 21st century you simply can’t exist without them
simply can’t exist without them
simply can’t exist without them I spent the remaining five and a bit
I spent the remaining five and a bit
I spent the remaining five and a bit months using three different laptops and
months using three different laptops and
months using three different laptops and multiple pay-as-you-go phones each
multiple pay-as-you-go phones each
multiple pay-as-you-go phones each laptop had its own very specific purpose
laptop had its own very specific purpose
laptop had its own very specific purpose only used at specific times and places I
only used at specific times and places I
only used at specific times and places I encrypted everything I did and I used
encrypted everything I did and I used
encrypted everything I did and I used VPNs to say that I was located in
VPNs to say that I was located in
VPNs to say that I was located in Germany or Bulgaria every month I
Germany or Bulgaria every month I
Germany or Bulgaria every month I replaced my phone SIM card and by
replaced my phone SIM card and by
replaced my phone SIM card and by extension my friends limiting the
extension my friends limiting the
extension my friends limiting the potential for any third-party tracking
potential for any third-party tracking
potential for any third-party tracking Sofia so if you had my phone number for
Sofia so if you had my phone number for
Sofia so if you had my phone number for one month you wouldn’t have it again for
one month you wouldn’t have it again for
one month you wouldn’t have it again for the remaining five and this included my
the remaining five and this included my
the remaining five and this included my family any accounts I needs to make will
family any accounts I needs to make will
family any accounts I needs to make will link to different individual unlinked
link to different individual unlinked
link to different individual unlinked pay-as-you-go SIM cards
pay-as-you-go SIM cards
pay-as-you-go SIM cards I’ve changed my bank accounts and I paid
I’ve changed my bank accounts and I paid
I’ve changed my bank accounts and I paid for everything with cash
for everything with cash
for everything with cash I bought early travel cards and other
I bought early travel cards and other
I bought early travel cards and other wise items of life as normal but in my
wise items of life as normal but in my
wise items of life as normal but in my attempts to raise my digital footprint
attempts to raise my digital footprint
attempts to raise my digital footprint my cultural social and financial life
my cultural social and financial life
my cultural social and financial life for all effects and negative ways along
for all effects and negative ways along
for all effects and negative ways along with my mental stability at first
with my mental stability at first
with my mental stability at first friends would make the effort to come a
friends would make the effort to come a
friends would make the effort to come a knock at my door but since I wasn’t in
knock at my door but since I wasn’t in
knock at my door but since I wasn’t in that quickly stopped and when I was with
that quickly stopped and when I was with
that quickly stopped and when I was with people I may have been more invested in
people I may have been more invested in
people I may have been more invested in building more genuine personal
building more genuine personal
building more genuine personal connections with people but they still
connections with people but they still
connections with people but they still had smartphones and when I wasn’t with
had smartphones and when I wasn’t with
had smartphones and when I wasn’t with people I became very aware of just how
people I became very aware of just how
people I became very aware of just how alone I really was but the personal
alone I really was but the personal
alone I really was but the personal isolation wasn’t the hardest bit
isolation wasn’t the hardest bit
isolation wasn’t the hardest bit undoubtedly the cultural isolation but
undoubtedly the cultural isolation but
undoubtedly the cultural isolation but the cultural isolation was significantly
the cultural isolation was significantly
the cultural isolation was significantly worse though I maintain the ability to
worse though I maintain the ability to
worse though I maintain the ability to go on the internet my news and culture
go on the internet my news and culture
go on the internet my news and culture references became increasingly exclusive
references became increasingly exclusive
references became increasingly exclusive with the nuances of culture human wits
with the nuances of culture human wits
with the nuances of culture human wits becoming impossible to maintain which
becoming impossible to maintain which
becoming impossible to maintain which limited my capacity to interact with
limited my capacity to interact with
limited my capacity to interact with others I think most of us take for
others I think most of us take for
others I think most of us take for granted the extent to which we are all
granted the extent to which we are all
granted the extent to which we are all defined by the media as individuals a
defined by the media as individuals a
defined by the media as individuals a source of information such as the news
source of information such as the news
source of information such as the news offers a perceived empowerment providing
offers a perceived empowerment providing
offers a perceived empowerment providing us with the illusion of cultural
us with the illusion of cultural
us with the illusion of cultural awareness and a sense that we’ve
awareness and a sense that we’ve
awareness and a sense that we’ve independently reached reasoned and
independently reached reasoned and
independently reached reasoned and rational conclusions the media that we
rational conclusions the media that we
rational conclusions the media that we engage with typifies not just our social
engage with typifies not just our social
engage with typifies not just our social class but acts as the lens through which
class but acts as the lens through which
class but acts as the lens through which we see our mediate society’s function
we see our mediate society’s function
we see our mediate society’s function along with the wider world around us
along with the wider world around us
along with the wider world around us whilst cultural influences such as art
whilst cultural influences such as art
whilst cultural influences such as art or film influence how we interact
or film influence how we interact
or film influence how we interact instructing us how to comfort joke and
instructing us how to comfort joke and
instructing us how to comfort joke and even seduce one another in the 21st
even seduce one another in the 21st
even seduce one another in the 21st century we encounter these media
century we encounter these media
century we encounter these media influences there are social media news
influences there are social media news
influences there are social media news feeds or algorithms which are tailored
feeds or algorithms which are tailored
feeds or algorithms which are tailored immediated forms to which we can see in
immediated forms to which we can see in
immediated forms to which we can see in politics entertainment and culture were
politics entertainment and culture were
politics entertainment and culture were able to build strong relationship with
able to build strong relationship with
able to build strong relationship with family friends and partners not
family friends and partners not
family friends and partners not regulated by physical distance you know
regulated by physical distance you know
regulated by physical distance you know what’s happening in the world in culture
what’s happening in the world in culture
what’s happening in the world in culture and you know where you fit into it
and you know where you fit into it
and you know where you fit into it 18 days into the project on 13th of
18 days into the project on 13th of
18 days into the project on 13th of November 2015 the Paris attacks happened
November 2015 the Paris attacks happened
November 2015 the Paris attacks happened without technology my experience if it
without technology my experience if it
without technology my experience if it was very different to everyone else’s
was very different to everyone else’s
was very different to everyone else’s despite anos least somber mood in the
despite anos least somber mood in the
despite anos least somber mood in the city it took me over 24 hours to find
city it took me over 24 hours to find
city it took me over 24 hours to find out that the attacks at
out that the attacks at
out that the attacks at happens and most politically it was a
happens and most politically it was a
happens and most politically it was a watershed moment the thing which really
watershed moment the thing which really
watershed moment the thing which really struck me is how little it was mentioned
struck me is how little it was mentioned
struck me is how little it was mentioned by people in the physical world there
by people in the physical world there
by people in the physical world there was coverage in the paper and on news
was coverage in the paper and on news
was coverage in the paper and on news channels but outside of that culturally
channels but outside of that culturally
channels but outside of that culturally it seemed to predominantly exist online
it seemed to predominantly exist online
it seemed to predominantly exist online signs of solidarity and supports
signs of solidarity and supports
signs of solidarity and supports overwhelmed social media news feeds with
overwhelmed social media news feeds with
overwhelmed social media news feeds with users filtering French flags over their
users filtering French flags over their
users filtering French flags over their profile picture and testimony after
profile picture and testimony after
profile picture and testimony after testimony could be read heard and
testimony could be read heard and
testimony could be read heard and watched by anyone with social media but
watched by anyone with social media but
watched by anyone with social media but if you didn’t have social media it
if you didn’t have social media it
if you didn’t have social media it didn’t exist now I don’t mean to
didn’t exist now I don’t mean to
didn’t exist now I don’t mean to belittle diminish the significance of
belittle diminish the significance of
belittle diminish the significance of the awful thing which happened but
the awful thing which happened but
the awful thing which happened but rather to highlight the ability of
rather to highlight the ability of
rather to highlight the ability of social media to focus attention and
social media to focus attention and
social media to focus attention and sermon the scale impact and circulation
sermon the scale impact and circulation
sermon the scale impact and circulation of cultural events and news of and news
of cultural events and news of and news
of cultural events and news of and news moments so by for every twenty sixteen
moments so by for every twenty sixteen
moments so by for every twenty sixteen three months after the attacks I was
three months after the attacks I was
three months after the attacks I was finding the cultural isolation was
finding the cultural isolation was
finding the cultural isolation was becoming too much although work was
becoming too much although work was
becoming too much although work was going very well and I just returned from
going very well and I just returned from
going very well and I just returned from Rome Film Festival I was finding
Rome Film Festival I was finding
Rome Film Festival I was finding incredibly difficult to interact with
incredibly difficult to interact with
incredibly difficult to interact with other people to read cultural and social
other people to read cultural and social
other people to read cultural and social cues and generally be in the presence of
cues and generally be in the presence of
cues and generally be in the presence of other people I was becoming a difficult
other people I was becoming a difficult
other people I was becoming a difficult person to be around pushing the very few
person to be around pushing the very few
person to be around pushing the very few people that remained close to me away
people that remained close to me away
people that remained close to me away and began to develop a dependency on
and began to develop a dependency on
and began to develop a dependency on drugs in a very simplistic way one drug
drugs in a very simplistic way one drug
drugs in a very simplistic way one drug replaces another so when the end of
replaces another so when the end of
replaces another so when the end of April arrived I was incredibly happy I
April arrived I was incredibly happy I
April arrived I was incredibly happy I could reengage with culture I could use
could reengage with culture I could use
could reengage with culture I could use one computer instead of three or from
one computer instead of three or from
one computer instead of three or from the comfort of my own bed everyone could
the comfort of my own bed everyone could
the comfort of my own bed everyone could have my phone number
have my phone number
have my phone number arranged to me up with people and best
arranged to me up with people and best
arranged to me up with people and best of all when I did arrange to meet up
of all when I did arrange to meet up
of all when I did arrange to meet up with people I could be late life is not
with people I could be late life is not
with people I could be late life is not any much simpler when we just click I
any much simpler when we just click I
any much simpler when we just click I agree but it’s happier – and as the
agree but it’s happier – and as the
agree but it’s happier – and as the boundaries between the physical and the
boundaries between the physical and the
boundaries between the physical and the virtual world tip farther into the hands
virtual world tip farther into the hands
virtual world tip farther into the hands of the virtual it’s worse to resist the
of the virtual it’s worse to resist the
of the virtual it’s worse to resist the change than to engage of this as the
change than to engage of this as the
change than to engage of this as the alternative really leads me to believe
alternative really leads me to believe
alternative really leads me to believe that there is no choice our social media
that there is no choice our social media
that there is no choice our social media accounts access our social passports
accounts access our social passports
accounts access our social passports into the real world they allow for a
into the real world they allow for a
into the real world they allow for a commonality under a guise of
commonality under a guise of
commonality under a guise of individuality which is what we are
individuality which is what we are
individuality which is what we are creative although you must be at least
creative although you must be at least
creative although you must be at least 13 years old to used to have a Facebook
13 years old to used to have a Facebook
13 years old to used to have a Facebook account a BBC report published in 2016
account a BBC report published in 2016
account a BBC report published in 2016 stated that 79 percent of 10 to 12 year
stated that 79 percent of 10 to 12 year
stated that 79 percent of 10 to 12 year olds have
olds have
olds have Facebook accounts with some users as
Facebook accounts with some users as
Facebook accounts with some users as young as four 79% 10 to 12 years and not
young as four 79% 10 to 12 years and not
young as four 79% 10 to 12 years and not only in breach of Facebook’s Terms &
only in breach of Facebook’s Terms &
only in breach of Facebook’s Terms & Conditions but it’s rationalized by a
Conditions but it’s rationalized by a
Conditions but it’s rationalized by a desire to fit in with others and not be
desire to fit in with others and not be
desire to fit in with others and not be different and when the 21st century
different and when the 21st century
different and when the 21st century demands an ever increasing connectivity
demands an ever increasing connectivity
demands an ever increasing connectivity and efficiency in the conduct of our
and efficiency in the conduct of our
and efficiency in the conduct of our lives how makes having a standardized
lives how makes having a standardized
lives how makes having a standardized platform or social passports if you will
platform or social passports if you will
platform or social passports if you will becomes undeniably pragmatic but when
becomes undeniably pragmatic but when
becomes undeniably pragmatic but when social media by necessity breeds
social media by necessity breeds
social media by necessity breeds conformity taking contrived outward
conformity taking contrived outward
conformity taking contrived outward appearance as the basis for interaction
appearance as the basis for interaction
appearance as the basis for interaction it forced us to see ourselves as others
it forced us to see ourselves as others
it forced us to see ourselves as others see ads giving our project itself a
see ads giving our project itself a
see ads giving our project itself a constructed image of who we want to be a
constructed image of who we want to be a
constructed image of who we want to be a dedicated space to exist we can play and
dedicated space to exist we can play and
dedicated space to exist we can play and we can play up censor and reform this
we can play up censor and reform this
we can play up censor and reform this image until we’re happy with it and we
image until we’re happy with it and we
image until we’re happy with it and we can do so ever with the luxury of time
can do so ever with the luxury of time
can do so ever with the luxury of time but when we’re aware that I didn’t
but when we’re aware that I didn’t
but when we’re aware that I didn’t initially documented it allows us to
initially documented it allows us to
initially documented it allows us to judge ourselves the limited and
judge ourselves the limited and
judge ourselves the limited and categoric reactions of our peers and
categoric reactions of our peers and
categoric reactions of our peers and when our sense of fulfillment is derived
when our sense of fulfillment is derived
when our sense of fulfillment is derived through the number of likes our
through the number of likes our
through the number of likes our projected image amasses our social
projected image amasses our social
projected image amasses our social conduct on all platforms which includes
conduct on all platforms which includes
conduct on all platforms which includes real life becomes increasingly driven by
real life becomes increasingly driven by
real life becomes increasingly driven by the needs of our virtual image so six
the needs of our virtual image so six
the needs of our virtual image so six months after data shadow began a returns
months after data shadow began a returns
months after data shadow began a returns technology for four months and conceived
technology for four months and conceived
technology for four months and conceived of my next project poisonous ants tokens
of my next project poisonous ants tokens
of my next project poisonous ants tokens poisonous ants States when we broadcast
poisonous ants States when we broadcast
poisonous ants States when we broadcast all of my personal and professional
all of my personal and professional
all of my personal and professional emails text messages phone calls web
emails text messages phone calls web
emails text messages phone calls web browsing skype and social media accounts
browsing skype and social media accounts
browsing skype and social media accounts in real time online any photographs or
in real time online any photographs or
in real time online any photographs or videos I captured appeared on the web
videos I captured appeared on the web
videos I captured appeared on the web sites and my phone’s locations were
sites and my phone’s locations were
sites and my phone’s locations were updated every 20 minutes was it took
updated every 20 minutes was it took
updated every 20 minutes was it took some of the outfits that were targets me
some of the outfits that were targets me
some of the outfits that were targets me from websites I visited which were all
from websites I visited which were all
from websites I visited which were all shown in poisonous – antidote comm
shown in poisonous – antidote comm
shown in poisonous – antidote comm alongside the online newsfeed in
alongside the online newsfeed in
alongside the online newsfeed in collaboration with design and programmer
collaboration with design and programmer
collaboration with design and programmer Vicente Gus go we wrote a program to 3d
Vicente Gus go we wrote a program to 3d
Vicente Gus go we wrote a program to 3d print each day’s data forming 31 unique
print each day’s data forming 31 unique
print each day’s data forming 31 unique in adjoining parts each day of my
in adjoining parts each day of my
in adjoining parts each day of my digital life and together these formed
digital life and together these formed
digital life and together these formed my expanding digital landscape which was
my expanding digital landscape which was
my expanding digital landscape which was exhibited at ghazali art house in London
exhibited at ghazali art house in London
exhibited at ghazali art house in London throughout September 2016 for the first
throughout September 2016 for the first
throughout September 2016 for the first half of that month I found that I use my
half of that month I found that I use my
half of that month I found that I use my phone and laptop is normal
phone and laptop is normal
phone and laptop is normal if I noticed a change it was that I grew
if I noticed a change it was that I grew
if I noticed a change it was that I grew in confidence that I spoke to people
in confidence that I spoke to people
in confidence that I spoke to people more some things I probably wouldn’t
more some things I probably wouldn’t
more some things I probably wouldn’t have otherwise sense indulge my adjacent
have otherwise sense indulge my adjacent
have otherwise sense indulge my adjacent crises it’s worth noting that up until
crises it’s worth noting that up until
crises it’s worth noting that up until this point I’d only been digitally
this point I’d only been digitally
this point I’d only been digitally interacting with people only through
interacting with people only through
interacting with people only through phone calls text messages in emails
phone calls text messages in emails
phone calls text messages in emails meaning everyone I communicates with I
meaning everyone I communicates with I
meaning everyone I communicates with I immediately knew which meant that I
immediately knew which meant that I
immediately knew which meant that I could depend on them to understand and
could depend on them to understand and
could depend on them to understand and contextualize my actions if they were to
contextualize my actions if they were to
contextualize my actions if they were to go on the website and see my digital
go on the website and see my digital
go on the website and see my digital footprints but on the 15th of September
footprints but on the 15th of September
footprints but on the 15th of September I made Facebook Twitter and Instagram
I made Facebook Twitter and Instagram
I made Facebook Twitter and Instagram accounts and became immediately aware
accounts and became immediately aware
accounts and became immediately aware anxious even of some of my prior
anxious even of some of my prior
anxious even of some of my prior arrogance you know some of the explicit
arrogance you know some of the explicit
arrogance you know some of the explicit texts had picture Bisson and received
texts had picture Bisson and received
texts had picture Bisson and received ignoring certain people during whatever
ignoring certain people during whatever
ignoring certain people during whatever little things suddenly I was hit by the
little things suddenly I was hit by the
little things suddenly I was hit by the realization that everyone could see
realization that everyone could see
realization that everyone could see everything this realisation was a
everything this realisation was a
everything this realisation was a particularly acute with Facebook I was
particularly acute with Facebook I was
particularly acute with Facebook I was made aware that even my most distant
made aware that even my most distant
made aware that even my most distant acquaintances people hadn’t seen in 15
acquaintances people hadn’t seen in 15
acquaintances people hadn’t seen in 15 years shed equal access and were judging
years shed equal access and were judging
years shed equal access and were judging me without any real context if I spoke
me without any real context if I spoke
me without any real context if I spoke lovingly aggressively or boastfully
lovingly aggressively or boastfully
lovingly aggressively or boastfully whoever they were best friends mortal
whoever they were best friends mortal
whoever they were best friends mortal enemy or self funders of a project at
enemy or self funders of a project at
enemy or self funders of a project at best they would only be guessing for
best they would only be guessing for
best they would only be guessing for this reason it was in the second half of
this reason it was in the second half of
this reason it was in the second half of the project that I noticed a more
the project that I noticed a more
the project that I noticed a more tangible and conscious change in my
tangible and conscious change in my
tangible and conscious change in my behavior I’m waking up in the morning my
behavior I’m waking up in the morning my
behavior I’m waking up in the morning my phone and computer weren’t the first
phone and computer weren’t the first
phone and computer weren’t the first things I’d look at beside him want
things I’d look at beside him want
things I’d look at beside him want people to know what time I wake up when
people to know what time I wake up when
people to know what time I wake up when I did use the internet I would either
I did use the internet I would either
I did use the internet I would either reply to my emails and messages straight
reply to my emails and messages straight
reply to my emails and messages straight away or check the news to read up on
away or check the news to read up on
away or check the news to read up on cultural and educational things was
cultural and educational things was
cultural and educational things was making a very conscious effort to read
making a very conscious effort to read
making a very conscious effort to read less about football when I was working I
less about football when I was working I
less about football when I was working I didn’t procrastinate digitally anyway
didn’t procrastinate digitally anyway
didn’t procrastinate digitally anyway because I knew everyone could see I
because I knew everyone could see I
because I knew everyone could see I became very aware of my locations and
became very aware of my locations and
became very aware of my locations and those at home a lot so I made sure that
those at home a lot so I made sure that
those at home a lot so I made sure that I was going out and seeing people going
I was going out and seeing people going
I was going out and seeing people going on walks visiting museums going to
on walks visiting museums going to
on walks visiting museums going to Belgium at one point I spoke to my
Belgium at one point I spoke to my
Belgium at one point I spoke to my family more often and despite them
family more often and despite them
family more often and despite them living in last I saw them more regularly
living in last I saw them more regularly
living in last I saw them more regularly than normal I was on the internet less I
than normal I was on the internet less I
than normal I was on the internet less I was more productive and I was enjoying
was more productive and I was enjoying
was more productive and I was enjoying myself more so unlike with data shadow
myself more so unlike with data shadow
myself more so unlike with data shadow when I gave up online privacy I need to
when I gave up online privacy I need to
when I gave up online privacy I need to realize that social media is essentially
realize that social media is essentially
realize that social media is essentially indispensable to contemporary life
indispensable to contemporary life
indispensable to contemporary life poison Santa allowed me to embrace the
poison Santa allowed me to embrace the
poison Santa allowed me to embrace the publicness of social media subsequently
publicness of social media subsequently
publicness of social media subsequently I found those
I found those
I found those if I was consciously and subconsciously
if I was consciously and subconsciously
if I was consciously and subconsciously changing my actions and behaviors to
changing my actions and behaviors to
changing my actions and behaviors to ensure that I conform to society’s
ensure that I conform to society’s
ensure that I conform to society’s ideologies that I was doing what I was
ideologies that I was doing what I was
ideologies that I was doing what I was meant to be doing and felt validated
meant to be doing and felt validated
meant to be doing and felt validated validated the knowledge that people
validated the knowledge that people
validated the knowledge that people could see it and that’s the thing that
could see it and that’s the thing that
could see it and that’s the thing that surprised me the most from October 2015
surprised me the most from October 2015
surprised me the most from October 2015 to October 2016 the period in which I
to October 2016 the period in which I
to October 2016 the period in which I tried to live without digital mediators
tried to live without digital mediators
tried to live without digital mediators came back to technology and then
came back to technology and then
came back to technology and then broadcast everything life the month in
broadcast everything life the month in
broadcast everything life the month in which I had no digital privacy
which I had no digital privacy
which I had no digital privacy whatsoever was the happiest period for
whatsoever was the happiest period for
whatsoever was the happiest period for me and for me personally the days that
me and for me personally the days that
me and for me personally the days that directly followed the under poisonous
directly followed the under poisonous
directly followed the under poisonous antidotes were the most revealing what
antidotes were the most revealing what
antidotes were the most revealing what would I choose to do when I had privacy
would I choose to do when I had privacy
would I choose to do when I had privacy again I sat in my room alone claiming I
again I sat in my room alone claiming I
again I sat in my room alone claiming I didn’t want to be around people and
didn’t want to be around people and
didn’t want to be around people and didn’t under pressure to perform
didn’t under pressure to perform
didn’t under pressure to perform I read basically everything on the
I read basically everything on the
I read basically everything on the Leicester Mercury about football anyway
Leicester Mercury about football anyway
Leicester Mercury about football anyway said blindly into Netflix and scrolled
said blindly into Netflix and scrolled
said blindly into Netflix and scrolled endlessly to the void that is the World
endlessly to the void that is the World
endlessly to the void that is the World Wide Web and what’s worse is that over
Wide Web and what’s worse is that over
Wide Web and what’s worse is that over the month that followed I distinctly
the month that followed I distinctly
the month that followed I distinctly remember leaving events early and not
remember leaving events early and not
remember leaving events early and not doing certain things purely because my
doing certain things purely because my
doing certain things purely because my actions weren’t being broadcast the
actions weren’t being broadcast the
actions weren’t being broadcast the validation fulfillments when I went out
validation fulfillments when I went out
validation fulfillments when I went out in the evening for a few hours wherever
in the evening for a few hours wherever
in the evening for a few hours wherever it was knowing that to the outside
it was knowing that to the outside
it was knowing that to the outside observer I appear to be socializing
observer I appear to be socializing
observer I appear to be socializing place my virtual self at the center of
place my virtual self at the center of
place my virtual self at the center of my real-world experiences which allowed
my real-world experiences which allowed
my real-world experiences which allowed me to judge my actions and opinions
me to judge my actions and opinions
me to judge my actions and opinions through the potential reception of my
through the potential reception of my
through the potential reception of my news feeds and that’s the problem this
news feeds and that’s the problem this
news feeds and that’s the problem this perception of myself which is constantly
perception of myself which is constantly
perception of myself which is constantly being validated whilst giving me a sense
being validated whilst giving me a sense
being validated whilst giving me a sense of empowerment is extremely dangerous
of empowerment is extremely dangerous
of empowerment is extremely dangerous territory in regards to individuality
territory in regards to individuality
territory in regards to individuality and notions surround himself the
and notions surround himself the
and notions surround himself the confirmation that poison oak gave me
confirmation that poison oak gave me
confirmation that poison oak gave me could only be fulfilled by further
could only be fulfilled by further
could only be fulfilled by further consumption and as I use the platform
consumption and as I use the platform
consumption and as I use the platform more each post action an interaction
more each post action an interaction
more each post action an interaction meant that I became more reliant on it
meant that I became more reliant on it
meant that I became more reliant on it to fill the going forward that it
to fill the going forward that it
to fill the going forward that it created publicly broadcasting my online
created publicly broadcasting my online
created publicly broadcasting my online activity may appear to represent some
activity may appear to represent some
activity may appear to represent some dystopian future but the truth is that
dystopian future but the truth is that
dystopian future but the truth is that most of us doing exactly this right now
most of us doing exactly this right now
most of us doing exactly this right now albeit in a more limited way we’re
albeit in a more limited way we’re
albeit in a more limited way we’re constantly self publicizing the details
constantly self publicizing the details
constantly self publicizing the details of our life’s technology companies to
of our life’s technology companies to
of our life’s technology companies to government’s and to our networks on
government’s and to our networks on
government’s and to our networks on social media the difference between you
social media the difference between you
social media the difference between you and I is of degree not kind and as we
and I is of degree not kind and as we
and I is of degree not kind and as we continue to give up more and more
continue to give up more and more
continue to give up more and more personal data government’s are gaining
personal data government’s are gaining
personal data government’s are gaining further legal access to it
further legal access to it
further legal access to it from June 2016 444 MPs voted in favor of
from June 2016 444 MPs voted in favor of
from June 2016 444 MPs voted in favor of the investor powers bill or snoopers
the investor powers bill or snoopers
the investor powers bill or snoopers charter opposed by just 69 MPs which to
charter opposed by just 69 MPs which to
charter opposed by just 69 MPs which to me seems fairly indicative for the
me seems fairly indicative for the
me seems fairly indicative for the general public no longer really value
general public no longer really value
general public no longer really value privacy as it protected rights for those
privacy as it protected rights for those
privacy as it protected rights for those of you that don’t know this means that
of you that don’t know this means that
of you that don’t know this means that UK government now has the legal rights
UK government now has the legal rights
UK government now has the legal rights that access the last 12 months of your
that access the last 12 months of your
that access the last 12 months of your browser history inception read all forms
browser history inception read all forms
browser history inception read all forms of your communication and even switch on
of your communication and even switch on
of your communication and even switch on your phone and laptops microphone and
your phone and laptops microphone and
your phone and laptops microphone and camera but if we take the Oxford English
camera but if we take the Oxford English
camera but if we take the Oxford English dictionary’s definition of privacy as
dictionary’s definition of privacy as
dictionary’s definition of privacy as the state in which one is not observed
the state in which one is not observed
the state in which one is not observed or disturbed by other people an
or disturbed by other people an
or disturbed by other people an anonymity as a state in which one is
anonymity as a state in which one is
anonymity as a state in which one is unidentifiable then privacy and
unidentifiable then privacy and
unidentifiable then privacy and anonymity of fundamental human rights
anonymity of fundamental human rights
anonymity of fundamental human rights for they ensure that once validation
for they ensure that once validation
for they ensure that once validation comes from within without the fear of
comes from within without the fear of
comes from within without the fear of social reprisal then able to want to
social reprisal then able to want to
social reprisal then able to want to live instinctively protecting the self
live instinctively protecting the self
live instinctively protecting the self validation that’s innate to the
validation that’s innate to the
validation that’s innate to the individual without privacy and anonymity
individual without privacy and anonymity
individual without privacy and anonymity our freedom of speech is destroyed as a
our freedom of speech is destroyed as a
our freedom of speech is destroyed as a freedom of thought is restricted we’re
freedom of thought is restricted we’re
freedom of thought is restricted we’re encouraged to conform to political
encouraged to conform to political
encouraged to conform to political social and philosophical ideals through
social and philosophical ideals through
social and philosophical ideals through the veil of self expression instead
the veil of self expression instead
the veil of self expression instead being replaced by hegemonist and
being replaced by hegemonist and
being replaced by hegemonist and globalized cultural identity we become
globalized cultural identity we become
globalized cultural identity we become subconsciously and consciously
subconsciously and consciously
subconsciously and consciously habituated the potential of not only
habituated the potential of not only
habituated the potential of not only being watched but held accountable but
being watched but held accountable but
being watched but held accountable but anytime by family friends and
anytime by family friends and
anytime by family friends and authorities and most human beings have
authorities and most human beings have
authorities and most human beings have always been conscious of the judgments
always been conscious of the judgments
always been conscious of the judgments of our peers the amount and depth of
of our peers the amount and depth of
of our peers the amount and depth of information we now give them as
information we now give them as
information we now give them as unprecedented in human history
unprecedented in human history
unprecedented in human history leaving individuality to shrink further
leaving individuality to shrink further
leaving individuality to shrink further and further into the shadows of
and further into the shadows of
and further into the shadows of conformity in a world where we ought to
conformity in a world where we ought to
conformity in a world where we ought to publicize additional footprints 24 hours
publicize additional footprints 24 hours
publicize additional footprints 24 hours a day 365 days a year I can’t see how
a day 365 days a year I can’t see how
a day 365 days a year I can’t see how something fundamental weren’t changed in
something fundamental weren’t changed in
something fundamental weren’t changed in the human psyche and if I’m being honest
the human psyche and if I’m being honest
the human psyche and if I’m being honest I really think it has thank you
I really think it has thank you
I really think it has thank you [Applause]
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