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Peer Me Dignity | Monique Morrow | TEDxGeneva


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ladies and gentlemen please indulge me

ladies and gentlemen please indulge me for a few minutes and take out your

for a few minutes and take out your

for a few minutes and take out your identity card for one minute

identity card for one minute

identity card for one minute your identity card not your badge and

your identity card not your badge and

your identity card not your badge and hold it up your identity card just a few

hold it up your identity card just a few

hold it up your identity card just a few minutes and when you have done that

minutes and when you have done that

minutes and when you have done that could you do me a favor and put the card

could you do me a favor and put the card

could you do me a favor and put the card down in front of you and be identity

down in front of you and be identity

down in front of you and be identity list for one moment be identity less for

list for one moment be identity less for

list for one moment be identity less for one moment you know 1.5 billion people

one moment you know 1.5 billion people

one moment you know 1.5 billion people do not have an identity they don’t have

do not have an identity they don’t have

do not have an identity they don’t have therefore dignity and you think about it

therefore dignity and you think about it

therefore dignity and you think about it what were the privileges that that card

what were the privileges that that card

what were the privileges that that card got you for one minute it brought

got you for one minute it brought

got you for one minute it brought broadsheet dignity that’s one side of

broadsheet dignity that’s one side of

broadsheet dignity that’s one side of the conversation to have today but the

the conversation to have today but the

the conversation to have today but the other side of the conversation will be

other side of the conversation will be

other side of the conversation will be threefold one is who do you trust

threefold one is who do you trust

threefold one is who do you trust what method do you trust and ladies and

what method do you trust and ladies and

what method do you trust and ladies and gentlemen are you in control are you in

gentlemen are you in control are you in

gentlemen are you in control are you in control the fact is our identities are

control the fact is our identities are

control the fact is our identities are being shaped in many ways they’re being

being shaped in many ways they’re being

being shaped in many ways they’re being become deconstructed in many fashions

become deconstructed in many fashions

become deconstructed in many fashions and technologies are part of the shapers

and technologies are part of the shapers

and technologies are part of the shapers of that narrative you may have different

of that narrative you may have different

of that narrative you may have different types of identities

types of identities

types of identities but are you in control it doesn’t take

but are you in control it doesn’t take

but are you in control it doesn’t take us too often and not too far in the past

us too often and not too far in the past

us too often and not too far in the past to look at what abuses have occurred

to look at what abuses have occurred

to look at what abuses have occurred when ladies and gentlemen we are not in

when ladies and gentlemen we are not in

when ladies and gentlemen we are not in control

think about that punch card that was

think about that punch card that was made it was the Hollerith tabulator and

made it was the Hollerith tabulator and

made it was the Hollerith tabulator and it was very interesting because it was a

it was very interesting because it was a

it was very interesting because it was a precursor of what became IBM can you

precursor of what became IBM can you

precursor of what became IBM can you listen to the music and we know what

listen to the music and we know what

listen to the music and we know what happened that music was evil that was an

happened that music was evil that was an

happened that music was evil that was an evil music and we know that what

evil music and we know that what

evil music and we know that what happened was it was used not only as a

happened was it was used not only as a

happened was it was used not only as a census to locate where people were in

census to locate where people were in

census to locate where people were in Nazi Germany but by what religion and by

Nazi Germany but by what religion and by

Nazi Germany but by what religion and by what ethnicity and that was no longer a

what ethnicity and that was no longer a

what ethnicity and that was no longer a beautiful music anymore

beautiful music anymore

beautiful music anymore it became left-right death left-right

it became left-right death left-right

it became left-right death left-right death that’s not too far in our past

death that’s not too far in our past

death that’s not too far in our past ladies and gentlemen and the stakes are

ladies and gentlemen and the stakes are

ladies and gentlemen and the stakes are even higher today are we really really

even higher today are we really really

even higher today are we really really in that control especially with the

in that control especially with the

in that control especially with the movements of technologies that are

movements of technologies that are

movements of technologies that are occurring around us and the identities

occurring around us and the identities

occurring around us and the identities the many identities we have we know that

the many identities we have we know that

the many identities we have we know that we’re now too far off from left-right

we’re now too far off from left-right

we’re now too far off from left-right and death the music of evil and yet we

and death the music of evil and yet we

and death the music of evil and yet we have many persona we have many

have many persona we have many

have many persona we have many identities we have online identities we

identities we have online identities we

identities we have online identities we have digital types of identities and

have digital types of identities and

have digital types of identities and they formulate if you will some sort of

they formulate if you will some sort of

they formulate if you will some sort of profile about us what do I want to serve

profile about us what do I want to serve

profile about us what do I want to serve you

you

you what kind of buying habits do you have

what kind of buying habits do you have

what kind of buying habits do you have how can I make money off of your

how can I make money off of your

how can I make money off of your identity how can I actually go further

identity how can I actually go further

identity how can I actually go further with your identity and maybe we may

with your identity and maybe we may

with your identity and maybe we may think about whether or not we are truly

think about whether or not we are truly

think about whether or not we are truly truly in control this is happening today

truly in control this is happening today

truly in control this is happening today and we simply are not looking at all of

and we simply are not looking at all of

and we simply are not looking at all of the components that form us in terms of

the components that form us in terms of

the components that form us in terms of those digital personas we are now

those digital personas we are now

those digital personas we are now industrial walking cyborgs we have

industrial walking cyborgs we have

industrial walking cyborgs we have embedded technology in us we have become

embedded technology in us we have become

embedded technology in us we have become intro types of robots the ones that

intro types of robots the ones that

intro types of robots the ones that perhaps Manfred may have described we

perhaps Manfred may have described we

perhaps Manfred may have described we have blurred the boundaries of our

have blurred the boundaries of our

have blurred the boundaries of our reality I may wear something that is

reality I may wear something that is

reality I may wear something that is augmented my realities and my identities

augmented my realities and my identities

augmented my realities and my identities become so blurred and guess what I can

become so blurred and guess what I can

become so blurred and guess what I can tag you I can tag you in the streets

tag you I can tag you in the streets

tag you I can tag you in the streets with my very nice glasses I can tell you

with my very nice glasses I can tell you

with my very nice glasses I can tell you when I met you and I can tell you where

when I met you and I can tell you where

when I met you and I can tell you where you live and you can tag me it’s no

you live and you can tag me it’s no

you live and you can tag me it’s no longer something that you have in social

longer something that you have in social

longer something that you have in social media it’s today I tag you tag we tag

media it’s today I tag you tag we tag

media it’s today I tag you tag we tag together

together

together are we in control

are we in control

are we in control are we in control and you may ask

are we in control and you may ask

are we in control and you may ask but of course Monique I have many

but of course Monique I have many

but of course Monique I have many identities of course I have a private

identities of course I have a private

identities of course I have a private identity a professional identity and

identity a professional identity and

identity a professional identity and maybe some fortune of you will of an

maybe some fortune of you will of an

maybe some fortune of you will of an online identities that I choose to chair

online identities that I choose to chair

online identities that I choose to chair share

share

share but are we truly in control tick tock

but are we truly in control tick tock

but are we truly in control tick tock left-right well yes

left-right well yes

left-right well yes the one thing that forms me is my DNA

the one thing that forms me is my DNA

the one thing that forms me is my DNA is it true it’s me

is it true it’s me

is it true it’s me I’m root I have me in front of you

I’m root I have me in front of you

I’m root I have me in front of you but are we in control this particular

but are we in control this particular

but are we in control this particular example is used in the Midlands in the

example is used in the Midlands in the

example is used in the Midlands in the United Kingdom and it was given where

United Kingdom and it was given where

United Kingdom and it was given where there were children teenagers who spat

there were children teenagers who spat

there were children teenagers who spat on bus drivers not exactly social

on bus drivers not exactly social

on bus drivers not exactly social behavior acceptable but what was decided

behavior acceptable but what was decided

behavior acceptable but what was decided upon was to take the spit and use a DNA

upon was to take the spit and use a DNA

upon was to take the spit and use a DNA kit to predict your child’s antisocial

kit to predict your child’s antisocial

kit to predict your child’s antisocial behavior it’s today it is where these

behavior it’s today it is where these

behavior it’s today it is where these crossroads are are you in control could

crossroads are are you in control could

crossroads are are you in control could I imagine taking a step further with my

I imagine taking a step further with my

I imagine taking a step further with my DNA and perhaps creating the smart child

DNA and perhaps creating the smart child

DNA and perhaps creating the smart child perhaps looking at how I want to have a

perhaps looking at how I want to have a

perhaps looking at how I want to have a super race tick tock tick tock and now

super race tick tock tick tock and now

super race tick tock tick tock and now we are wondering what is happening with

we are wondering what is happening with

we are wondering what is happening with our humanity or could I take that DNA I

our humanity or could I take that DNA I

our humanity or could I take that DNA I have data that suggests that maybe you

have data that suggests that maybe you

have data that suggests that maybe you are subject to a particular disease and

are subject to a particular disease and

are subject to a particular disease and I can leak it and will leak it to a

I can leak it and will leak it to a

I can leak it and will leak it to a particular company maybe your future

particular company maybe your future

particular company maybe your future employer are you in control yes this is

employer are you in control yes this is

employer are you in control yes this is something that defines us and you may

something that defines us and you may

something that defines us and you may say we have laws against it

say we have laws against it

say we have laws against it the abuse but the central abuse is

the abuse but the central abuse is

the abuse but the central abuse is always there the potential of abuse we

always there the potential of abuse we

always there the potential of abuse we have seen from history tik-tok

have seen from history tik-tok

have seen from history tik-tok left-right death

left-right death

left-right death could I for example say with a portion

could I for example say with a portion

could I for example say with a portion of DNA to suggest that you’re broken

of DNA to suggest that you’re broken

of DNA to suggest that you’re broken therefore you should die tik-tok you’re

therefore you should die tik-tok you’re

therefore you should die tik-tok you’re dead so while we may suggest that our

dead so while we may suggest that our

dead so while we may suggest that our DNA is something very unique to us it is

DNA is something very unique to us it is

DNA is something very unique to us it is the cross word rose here that I may

the cross word rose here that I may

the cross word rose here that I may suggest that we really probably need to

suggest that we really probably need to

suggest that we really probably need to pay close attention so what are the

pay close attention so what are the

pay close attention so what are the trusting technologies for fairness some

trusting technologies for fairness some

trusting technologies for fairness some people suggest it could be blockchain

people suggest it could be blockchain

people suggest it could be blockchain blockchain the underpinning technology

blockchain the underpinning technology

blockchain the underpinning technology for Bitcoin where you had an

for Bitcoin where you had an

for Bitcoin where you had an immutability in a transaction and it’s

immutability in a transaction and it’s

immutability in a transaction and it’s appended forever and ever and ever on a

appended forever and ever and ever on a

appended forever and ever and ever on a pen a chain is that the promise of the

pen a chain is that the promise of the

pen a chain is that the promise of the future because one suggests that it

future because one suggests that it

future because one suggests that it could be just the transparent what about

could be just the transparent what about

could be just the transparent what about for example self-driving cars where is

for example self-driving cars where is

for example self-driving cars where is your identity what about for example the

your identity what about for example the

your identity what about for example the smart home my toaster talks to my

smart home my toaster talks to my

smart home my toaster talks to my refrigerator talks to this wonderful

refrigerator talks to this wonderful

refrigerator talks to this wonderful assistant that talks to my television

assistant that talks to my television

assistant that talks to my television that talks to everybody every object and

that talks to everybody every object and

that talks to everybody every object and it is no longer the internet of things

it is no longer the internet of things

it is no longer the internet of things is the identity of things are you in

is the identity of things are you in

is the identity of things are you in control so when we take a step back

control so when we take a step back

control so when we take a step back because we think about our identity and

because we think about our identity and

because we think about our identity and we think about it every day we must ask

we think about it every day we must ask

we think about it every day we must ask ourselves by what method

ourselves by what method

ourselves by what method by what method and whether or not we are

by what method and whether or not we are

by what method and whether or not we are in control take a look at your card

it’s that card to find you there’s a

it’s that card to find you there’s a source of that card define you ladies

source of that card define you ladies

source of that card define you ladies and gentlemen I leave you with this let

and gentlemen I leave you with this let

and gentlemen I leave you with this let us create the world we want to have

us create the world we want to have

us create the world we want to have together not the one we want to avoid

together not the one we want to avoid

together not the one we want to avoid take our identities back to save

take our identities back to save

take our identities back to save humanity

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