Fake or real?
Millions of new smart devices are being invented every day. Can you tell the difference between a real smart device and a not-so-smart one? Test your knowledge by guessing which of these tech products are real and which ones are fake.Play Also test if you can differentiate between real and fake Play
What happens when we increasingly rely on social media and the web? In this Exhibit, we explore how social media and the web have changed the way we read information and react to it, and we also explore our lives online.
Persuasive Design
6 easy steps to get us addicted to our phones
Does it matter how data is used to nudge us, provoke us, and form our habits? Do we mind that our attention is turned into value? Watch
"Facial recognition is actually not about your face. Different types of data can be extracted from your face, and those data sets can be combined with other methods to work more effectively."
A drop in the ocean
Your personality predicted
How could your personality profile influence the political ads you are served? 'OCEAN' stands for a set of traits listed on the site, that researchers use to 'measure' human personality, a process known as psychometric profiling. See how your personality profile changes as you answer the questions. Play
Phone data
Your phone number is not only yours
Your phone number can travel from the services you use to third parties you might not know about. Watch
"What kinds of data do you give away when you click 'I agree'? As devices become smarter and more connected than ever, there is a significant increase in the personal data you give away on an everyday basis."
Watch - You and your shadow
The Real Life of your Selfie
What is your profile made up of? What does a profile actually look like?Watch
"You can give away information by what you are not doing, groups you are not joining, deleted images..."
The internet you don't see
Doublecheck
In the age of real-time information, being mislead is very simple. Visual DISinformation and MISinformation are increasingly widespread phenomena that are distinguished only by the purpose of creating and sharing fake content to influence public opinion.
Your data, our democracy
Our personal data is being used for political purposes, and it has become a political asset, a means for political intelligence, and an instrument for political influence. It is known as “The Influence Industry”. What does the use of your data mean for our democracies?
Data and the home
The algorithms that control the devices that make up the Internet of Things – in our homes and our cities – need to be trained to ‘understand’ us. But do we understand, in turn, how these connected systems work? What happens to all the data that is accumulated by the devices in our homes?
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Algorithms
'Algorithm' is a buzzword that is used to explain everything from big data to machine learning. This animation unpicks why we should care about algorithms and how they effect us every day. It looks at them outside of the computer and within our lives and asks how much can we rely on the past to predict the future
Data and Dating
While registering to dating sites like Tinder you give them access to data like your location, contacts, likes/dislikes, and habits. But you also agree to answer questions so that they can find the 'perfect match' for you - in the case of Eharmony you have to answer 258 questions when signing up, such as 'In a certain light, would a nuclear war be exciting?' But how safe is this personal data and what is it used for?
A data day
A look at your day with data. "If you're not paying, you are the probuct"