thank you I hope you all had a nice rest so you
I hope you all had a nice rest so you
I hope you all had a nice rest so you are ready to take in some new ideas so
are ready to take in some new ideas so
are ready to take in some new ideas so and mine is going to start with a story
and mine is going to start with a story
and mine is going to start with a story some years ago I gave birth to my twins
some years ago I gave birth to my twins
some years ago I gave birth to my twins at a hospital in Copenhagen and it was a
at a hospital in Copenhagen and it was a
at a hospital in Copenhagen and it was a planned cesarean but it turned into an
planned cesarean but it turned into an
planned cesarean but it turned into an emergent one so I was kind of exhausted
emergent one so I was kind of exhausted
emergent one so I was kind of exhausted when I woke up in my hospital bed a few
when I woke up in my hospital bed a few
when I woke up in my hospital bed a few hours after the operation in came the
hours after the operation in came the
hours after the operation in came the older siblings to welcome the new ones
older siblings to welcome the new ones
older siblings to welcome the new ones in through the world and of course to
in through the world and of course to
in through the world and of course to take a photo on their smartphones so
take a photo on their smartphones so
take a photo on their smartphones so imagine my surprise when I logged onto
imagine my surprise when I logged onto
imagine my surprise when I logged onto Facebook a few weeks later and found a
Facebook a few weeks later and found a
Facebook a few weeks later and found a photo of myself in a hospital bed with
photo of myself in a hospital bed with
photo of myself in a hospital bed with tubes and puffy eyes and everything it
tubes and puffy eyes and everything it
tubes and puffy eyes and everything it turned out that my teenage boy had
turned out that my teenage boy had
turned out that my teenage boy had uploaded this photo and tech me so that
uploaded this photo and tech me so that
uploaded this photo and tech me so that my entire international network friends
my entire international network friends
my entire international network friends family colleagues professors from all
family colleagues professors from all
family colleagues professors from all over the world would receive a
over the world would receive a
over the world would receive a notification about it and I can laugh
notification about it and I can laugh
notification about it and I can laugh about it now but I couldn’t back then so
about it now but I couldn’t back then so
about it now but I couldn’t back then so I called him and I asked him as calmly
I called him and I asked him as calmly
I called him and I asked him as calmly as I possibly could to take down that
as I possibly could to take down that
as I possibly could to take down that photo immediately and he was heard he
photo immediately and he was heard he
photo immediately and he was heard he said that this was an act of love and
said that this was an act of love and
said that this was an act of love and affection and he took my request as a
affection and he took my request as a
affection and he took my request as a rejection of that he just couldn’t see
rejection of that he just couldn’t see
rejection of that he just couldn’t see the problem you know he was the digital
the problem you know he was the digital
the problem you know he was the digital native right he was supposed to know
native right he was supposed to know
native right he was supposed to know that it’s all media but he didn’t so
that it’s all media but he didn’t so
that it’s all media but he didn’t so fast forward a few years as the chair of
fast forward a few years as the chair of
fast forward a few years as the chair of the Danish media Council I’m reading a
the Danish media Council I’m reading a
the Danish media Council I’m reading a report about the way young Danes hand
report about the way young Danes hand
report about the way young Danes hand their privacy online it contains a lot
their privacy online it contains a lot
their privacy online it contains a lot of interviews with young people and it
of interviews with young people and it
of interviews with young people and it concludes that when it comes to privacy
concludes that when it comes to privacy
concludes that when it comes to privacy in relation to friends and to family
in relation to friends and to family
in relation to friends and to family these young people are very clever
these young people are very clever
these young people are very clever indeed they know exactly how to keep
indeed they know exactly how to keep
indeed they know exactly how to keep their parents noses out of their party
their parents noses out of their party
their parents noses out of their party life however when it comes to privacy in
life however when it comes to privacy in
life however when it comes to privacy in relation to platforms service providers
relation to platforms service providers
relation to platforms service providers they have almost no concept for that as
they have almost no concept for that as
they have almost no concept for that as one of those young men said I don’t
one of those young men said I don’t
one of those young men said I don’t think Facebook wants to harm me think
think Facebook wants to harm me think
think Facebook wants to harm me think about that
about that
about that I don’t think Facebook wants to harm me
I don’t think Facebook wants to harm me
I don’t think Facebook wants to harm me they just couldn’t see the problem so
they just couldn’t see the problem so
they just couldn’t see the problem so apparently it was not just my teenage
apparently it was not just my teenage
apparently it was not just my teenage boy being a digital native is not enough
young people born into the digital age
young people born into the digital age we call digital natives those of us
we call digital natives those of us
we call digital natives those of us before porn before then we call digital
before porn before then we call digital
before porn before then we call digital immigrants this distinction creates a
immigrants this distinction creates a
immigrants this distinction creates a belief that the young people have a
belief that the young people have a
belief that the young people have a privileged knowledge of the media that
privileged knowledge of the media that
privileged knowledge of the media that we as immigrants will never be able to
we as immigrants will never be able to
we as immigrants will never be able to possess and that for the same reason we
possess and that for the same reason we
possess and that for the same reason we should look to what the young people if
should look to what the young people if
should look to what the young people if we want to understand the future of the
we want to understand the future of the
we want to understand the future of the media they lead the way I stand here
media they lead the way I stand here
media they lead the way I stand here today to challenge that belief because
today to challenge that belief because
today to challenge that belief because understanding the media it’s not the
understanding the media it’s not the
understanding the media it’s not the same sorry using the media it’s not the
same sorry using the media it’s not the
same sorry using the media it’s not the same thing as understanding the media
same thing as understanding the media
same thing as understanding the media and maybe understanding the media is not
and maybe understanding the media is not
and maybe understanding the media is not even enough the first mistake builds on
even enough the first mistake builds on
even enough the first mistake builds on the premise that using a technology for
the premise that using a technology for
the premise that using a technology for many hours will may will lead to a
many hours will may will lead to a
many hours will may will lead to a deeper understanding of that technology
deeper understanding of that technology
deeper understanding of that technology if this was really the case
if this was really the case
if this was really the case we would all be television engineers by
we would all be television engineers by
we would all be television engineers by now wouldn’t we we would all be experts
now wouldn’t we we would all be experts
now wouldn’t we we would all be experts into the business models that govern
into the business models that govern
into the business models that govern television the television industry but
television the television industry but
television the television industry but we aren’t because watching television
we aren’t because watching television
we aren’t because watching television will not turn you into an expert and in
will not turn you into an expert and in
will not turn you into an expert and in the same manner using social media 24/7
the same manner using social media 24/7
the same manner using social media 24/7 will not give you a deeper understanding
will not give you a deeper understanding
will not give you a deeper understanding of those media either that knowledge
of those media either that knowledge
of those media either that knowledge comes from somewhere else however I
comes from somewhere else however I
comes from somewhere else however I would like to take this argument one
would like to take this argument one
would like to take this argument one step further because even even if one or
step further because even even if one or
step further because even even if one or two of those digital natives should gain
two of those digital natives should gain
two of those digital natives should gain such knowledge it wouldn’t even be
such knowledge it wouldn’t even be
such knowledge it wouldn’t even be enough it wouldn’t be enough because
enough it wouldn’t be enough because
enough it wouldn’t be enough because some of those challenges that digital
some of those challenges that digital
some of those challenges that digital technology’s opposing today cannot be
technology’s opposing today cannot be
technology’s opposing today cannot be met by individual media users being a
met by individual media users being a
met by individual media users being a little more careful they have to be met
little more careful they have to be met
little more careful they have to be met by critical citizens co-creating the
by critical citizens co-creating the
by critical citizens co-creating the future so forget the digital natives
future so forget the digital natives
future so forget the digital natives we need dated cyl citizens I will take
we need dated cyl citizens I will take
we need dated cyl citizens I will take online privacy as my point of
online privacy as my point of
online privacy as my point of illustration I suppose everyone in here
illustration I suppose everyone in here
illustration I suppose everyone in here cares about their online privacy right
cares about their online privacy right
cares about their online privacy right hmm yes so tell me how many of you
hmm yes so tell me how many of you
hmm yes so tell me how many of you actually changed the default settings in
actually changed the default settings in
actually changed the default settings in Facebook’s custom privacy interface
Facebook’s custom privacy interface
Facebook’s custom privacy interface quite a few of you I see tell me then
quite a few of you I see tell me then
quite a few of you I see tell me then those of you who could answer yes to
those of you who could answer yes to
those of you who could answer yes to this does it make any difference not
this does it make any difference not
this does it make any difference not much you know at least it will change
much you know at least it will change
much you know at least it will change nothing about the fact that Facebook can
nothing about the fact that Facebook can
nothing about the fact that Facebook can access your data at any time so what is
access your data at any time so what is
access your data at any time so what is it that Facebook can do with your data I
it that Facebook can do with your data I
it that Facebook can do with your data I suppose the answer to that question can
suppose the answer to that question can
suppose the answer to that question can be found in the end-user License
be found in the end-user License
be found in the end-user License agreement right so that is my next nasty
agreement right so that is my next nasty
agreement right so that is my next nasty question for you how many of you
question for you how many of you
question for you how many of you actually read that document to the end
well
well neither did I I only only came through
neither did I I only only came through
neither did I I only only came through the first few lines myself like those
the first few lines myself like those
the first few lines myself like those young people I I just gave up because
young people I I just gave up because
young people I I just gave up because how was I supposed to respond to that
how was I supposed to respond to that
how was I supposed to respond to that information then why was it even
information then why was it even
information then why was it even important
important
important oops I’m sorry no more nasty questions
oops I’m sorry no more nasty questions
oops I’m sorry no more nasty questions so I’m going to answer this one myself
so I’m going to answer this one myself
so I’m going to answer this one myself first of all why is it even important
first of all why is it even important
first of all why is it even important that Facebook can access your dates at
that Facebook can access your dates at
that Facebook can access your dates at any time people tend to think of this in
any time people tend to think of this in
any time people tend to think of this in terms of the nosy detective in some tag
terms of the nosy detective in some tag
terms of the nosy detective in some tag office somewhere
office somewhere
office somewhere flipping through your private photos and
flipping through your private photos and
flipping through your private photos and with that metaphor in mind they conclude
with that metaphor in mind they conclude
with that metaphor in mind they conclude that Facebook probably doesn’t have
that Facebook probably doesn’t have
that Facebook probably doesn’t have enough employees to spy on all of their
enough employees to spy on all of their
enough employees to spy on all of their two billion uses and that is a very
two billion uses and that is a very
two billion uses and that is a very plausible conclusion as that young men
plausible conclusion as that young men
plausible conclusion as that young men said I don’t think Facebook wants to
said I don’t think Facebook wants to
said I don’t think Facebook wants to harm me however this is not about some
harm me however this is not about some
harm me however this is not about some facebook employee judging you this is
facebook employee judging you this is
facebook employee judging you this is about a machine algorithm class and
about a machine algorithm class and
about a machine algorithm class and categorizing you and you may end up in
categorizing you and you may end up in
categorizing you and you may end up in all sorts of categories you could end up
all sorts of categories you could end up
all sorts of categories you could end up in the category of people who are likely
in the category of people who are likely
in the category of people who are likely to have more than two weeks of sick
to have more than two weeks of sick
to have more than two weeks of sick leave every year or you could end up in
leave every year or you could end up in
leave every year or you could end up in the category of people who will probably
the category of people who will probably
the category of people who will probably need an insurance payment on their car
need an insurance payment on their car
need an insurance payment on their car within the next five years this is
within the next five years this is
within the next five years this is valuable information I bet quite a few
valuable information I bet quite a few
valuable information I bet quite a few of your future employers and insurance
of your future employers and insurance
of your future employers and insurance companies
companies
companies like to pay money for that information
like to pay money for that information
like to pay money for that information and what’s even worse you cannot figure
and what’s even worse you cannot figure
and what’s even worse you cannot figure it out
it out
it out this analysis could be based on any
this analysis could be based on any
this analysis could be based on any puzzle possible combination of data on
puzzle possible combination of data on
puzzle possible combination of data on your Facebook profile it could be your
your Facebook profile it could be your
your Facebook profile it could be your login pattern in combination with some
login pattern in combination with some
login pattern in combination with some key persons in your network in
key persons in your network in
key persons in your network in combination with something you liked
combination with something you liked
combination with something you liked three years ago you cannot figure it out
three years ago you cannot figure it out
three years ago you cannot figure it out so you cannot act on it so this is why
so you cannot act on it so this is why
so you cannot act on it so this is why claiming that you have solved your
claiming that you have solved your
claiming that you have solved your privacy issue on facebook by being a
privacy issue on facebook by being a
privacy issue on facebook by being a little more careful with the photos that
little more careful with the photos that
little more careful with the photos that you upload
you upload
you upload it’s like claiming that you are only
it’s like claiming that you are only
it’s like claiming that you are only slightly pregnant you know just a tiny
slightly pregnant you know just a tiny
slightly pregnant you know just a tiny bit it’s not going to change anything
bit it’s not going to change anything
bit it’s not going to change anything about the situation right so how do we
about the situation right so how do we
about the situation right so how do we respond to it then do we read the
respond to it then do we read the
respond to it then do we read the end-user License Agreement I’m sorry
end-user License Agreement I’m sorry
end-user License Agreement I’m sorry there is nothing in that document that
there is nothing in that document that
there is nothing in that document that keeps Facebook from selling that
keeps Facebook from selling that
keeps Facebook from selling that analysis afterall is not your data they
analysis afterall is not your data they
analysis afterall is not your data they are selling right
are selling right
are selling right it’s the analysis and besides you cannot
it’s the analysis and besides you cannot
it’s the analysis and besides you cannot really negotiate it you can either agree
really negotiate it you can either agree
really negotiate it you can either agree or you can delete your account so the
or you can delete your account so the
or you can delete your account so the real root problem is this we cannot
real root problem is this we cannot
real root problem is this we cannot handle our online privacy as individual
handle our online privacy as individual
handle our online privacy as individual media users by reading the end-user
media users by reading the end-user
media users by reading the end-user License Agreement the problem is not
License Agreement the problem is not
License Agreement the problem is not that the young people haven’t read it
that the young people haven’t read it
that the young people haven’t read it the problem is that they know it’s not
the problem is that they know it’s not
the problem is that they know it’s not worth the effort so what is it that I
worth the effort so what is it that I
worth the effort so what is it that I want I want you to know I want us to
want I want you to know I want us to
want I want you to know I want us to know that we can act if we manage to
know that we can act if we manage to
know that we can act if we manage to turn that AI into a Wii I want us to
turn that AI into a Wii I want us to
turn that AI into a Wii I want us to remember that our political systems our
remember that our political systems our
remember that our political systems our age-old responses
age-old responses
age-old responses to that particular problem that there
to that particular problem that there
to that particular problem that there are challenges we cannot meet alone and
are challenges we cannot meet alone and
are challenges we cannot meet alone and that the principles that govern our
that the principles that govern our
that the principles that govern our democratic systems apply on the Internet
democratic systems apply on the Internet
democratic systems apply on the Internet as well one of those principles is the
as well one of those principles is the
as well one of those principles is the idea that we as citizens have basic
idea that we as citizens have basic
idea that we as citizens have basic rights that cannot be written off by
rights that cannot be written off by
rights that cannot be written off by checking a box on a home page and one of
checking a box on a home page and one of
checking a box on a home page and one of those rights is the right to privacy so
those rights is the right to privacy so
those rights is the right to privacy so privacy is not an individual
privacy is not an individual
privacy is not an individual responsibility privacy’s written into
responsibility privacy’s written into
responsibility privacy’s written into the law and the law should be respected
the law and the law should be respected
the law and the law should be respected by companies and cooperation no matter
by companies and cooperation no matter
by companies and cooperation no matter their country of the region so in fact
their country of the region so in fact
their country of the region so in fact this is about knowing your rights as a
this is about knowing your rights as a
this is about knowing your rights as a citizen we should walk toward our
citizen we should walk toward our
citizen we should walk toward our political representatives and ask them
political representatives and ask them
political representatives and ask them how those rights are being upheld and
how those rights are being upheld and
how those rights are being upheld and negotiated in the light of changing
negotiated in the light of changing
negotiated in the light of changing technologies thanks to those same
technologies thanks to those same
technologies thanks to those same technologies they are only an email away
technologies they are only an email away
technologies they are only an email away actually some of them are sitting in
actually some of them are sitting in
actually some of them are sitting in here today so why not approach them and
here today so why not approach them and
here today so why not approach them and ask them how they are handling this task
ask them how they are handling this task
ask them how they are handling this task you might have particular concerns or
you might have particular concerns or
you might have particular concerns or suggestions we have to take back control
suggestions we have to take back control
suggestions we have to take back control and this is not just about privacy I
and this is not just about privacy I
and this is not just about privacy I have used privacy as my point of
have used privacy as my point of
have used privacy as my point of illustration but in fact this is about
illustration but in fact this is about
illustration but in fact this is about where the world is going because we live
where the world is going because we live
where the world is going because we live in the world that is changing due to the
in the world that is changing due to the
in the world that is changing due to the transformative powers of digital
transformative powers of digital
transformative powers of digital technologies and we keep talking about
technologies and we keep talking about
technologies and we keep talking about these changes in ways that
these changes in ways that
these changes in ways that systematically downplay our agency as
systematically downplay our agency as
systematically downplay our agency as citizens and emphasize technology as an
citizens and emphasize technology as an
citizens and emphasize technology as an agent in its own right robotics
agent in its own right robotics
agent in its own right robotics will disrupt our work markets this is
will disrupt our work markets this is
will disrupt our work markets this is what we are told in ways we can hardly
what we are told in ways we can hardly
what we are told in ways we can hardly imagine we better prepare ourselves for
imagine we better prepare ourselves for
imagine we better prepare ourselves for a future that is rumbling towards us but
a future that is rumbling towards us but
a future that is rumbling towards us but this is wrong because you know the
this is wrong because you know the
this is wrong because you know the future is not a train it has no mass it
future is not a train it has no mass it
future is not a train it has no mass it is not subject to gravity so it cannot
is not subject to gravity so it cannot
is not subject to gravity so it cannot really rumble anywhere can it in fact it
really rumble anywhere can it in fact it
really rumble anywhere can it in fact it doesn’t exist because the future is the
doesn’t exist because the future is the
doesn’t exist because the future is the product of the actions and the decisions
product of the actions and the decisions
product of the actions and the decisions that we are making right now so we
that we are making right now so we
that we are making right now so we should stop talking about technology and
should stop talking about technology and
should stop talking about technology and the future something that happens by
the future something that happens by
the future something that happens by itself and stop talking about it so
itself and stop talking about it so
itself and stop talking about it so let’s start talking about where we want
let’s start talking about where we want
let’s start talking about where we want it to go it is us as citizens who should
it to go it is us as citizens who should
it to go it is us as citizens who should imagine the future we should decide
imagine the future we should decide
imagine the future we should decide where we want to go and how we want
where we want to go and how we want
where we want to go and how we want technology to take us there
technology to take us there
technology to take us there we should not prepare ourselves for the
we should not prepare ourselves for the
we should not prepare ourselves for the future we should actively shape this
future we should actively shape this
future we should actively shape this future and digital natives cannot do
future and digital natives cannot do
future and digital natives cannot do that this is a job for digital citizens
that this is a job for digital citizens
that this is a job for digital citizens thank you
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