2017 (p. 1/4)

Talk: "Designing away the cookie disclaimer

My lightning talk from the beyond tellerrand Berlin warm-up on 2017-11-06: privacy as a core aspect of ethical UX design. "Don’t ask yourself 'does what we are doing require a cookie banner', but instead do something that respects the spirit of these privacy rules in the first place."

2017

2+2(+n) beyond tellerrand talks to watch - Berlin 2017

A friend, yet to attend one of these himself, recently asked me what is the secret that makes everybody rave about this conference. And even after some contemplation, I frankly have difficulties to figure out the exact formula. But maybe that is a good thing […]

#design-for-all

2017

Faded Pictures

reallifemag.com

The ever-brilliant Real Life magazine today features a story by Kristen Martin about the ephemerality of digital narratives when third parties are entrusted with their preservation. This is a story about the experience of accruing personal documentation in a […]

2017

Homebrew Website Club Berlin #16 on 16 Nov 2017

The IndieWeb is a people-focused alternative to the “corporate web”. At worldwide Homebrew Website Club meetups, we discuss the control of user data, self-hosting our content, and experiment with decentralized web tools (and here in Berlin, we […]

2017

"Keeping the human in the loop, and in control" - keynote on AI by Norbert A. Streitz at #WUDBerlin 2017

Norbert A. Streitz' keynote at the World Usability Day Berlin 2017 was a great sample of critical enthusiasm for technology – an approach I share, yet sometimes struggle to justify as people see it as being against technological advances in general.

2017

PrivacyBadger un-tracks Twitter's t.co links

I'm in awe! Just noticed that PrivacyBadger, the EFF's browser privacy tool, has already for a while been replacing all t.co URLs with the canonical URL of the real link target in my browser.

2017

The significance of the reformation in today's digital world?

"Reformatory" thinking, the idea that no individual should be subject to external control and limitation of their freedoms, is probably needed in 2017 just as much as it was in 1517. I spent a few hours on the 500th anniversary day of Luther's reformation to familiarize myself with the philosophical thoughts by theologist Johanna Haberer.

2017

Homebrew Website Club Berlin #15 on 19 Oct 2017

Due to storm “Xavier” we sadly had to cancel our meetup on 5 October at short notice, so here’s the rescheduled event - we keep the two-week interval in order to stay in sync with Homebrew Website Clubs around the globe: Based on a unanimous […]

2017

'Our minds can be hijacked': the tech insiders who fear a smartphone dystopia

theguardian.com

Reading why techies stop to use technology they themselves have created highlights how a lack in consideration of the long-term impact of technological advancements can damage not just products and brands, but potentially society at large.

2017

Note, published 29 Sep 2017

Your values & role of internet in your life? Mozilla Germany is looking for interviewees in Hamburg, Leipzig and Munich: https://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/3837958/2017-Oct-Germany-Recruitment (in German, compensated)

2017

Homebrew Website Club Berlin #15 on 5 Oct 2017

Update: Homebrew Website Club Berlin cancelled for tonight due to severe weather conditions. Stay indoors, stay safe …and see you Oct 19 Based on a unanimous decision from last time, the next Homebrew Website Club Berlin meeting on Thursday 5 October is […]

2017

Homebrew Website Club Berlin #14 on 21 Sep 2017

We had a great start into the new season last week, introducing a handful of newcomers to the IndieWeb. Our second September meeting, on Thursday 21st will take it from there - with no fixed agenda, we are going to discuss all things “open web” […]

2017

Reposting a Tweet by Laura Kalbag

twitter.com

"It’s so important that we understand the human impact of what we’re building and where we’re coming from. It is more than shiny buzzwords."

2017

Film: "Lo and Behold, Reveries of the Connected World

This is the beauty and the message of this 2016 film: Herzog collects a range of perspectives on the internet, carefully arranged in ten topical chapters, and leaves it to the viewer to make up their opinion. And it is of incredible value in a society where […]

2017

Tracking is so much more than just cookies

The issue with tracking is not only one of obvious trackers but that, at least in theory, every piece of content loaded from other sites than the originating domain enables some degree of tracking.

2017

What is Sustainable Web Design?

sustainablewebdesign.org

As we click away on our screens and devices, it’s easily forgotten all this consumes natural resources - directly or indirectly:

Bloated websites lead to slow load times, frustrated users and wasted energy.

This microsite […]

#design

2017

Smart Cities and Our Brave New World

privacyinternational.org

Uh-oh. While generally enthusiastic of using technology for solving mankind’s problems, and with the global phenomenon of urbanisation amassing plenty of those, this analysis by Privacy International drawing a grim picture of the forces at play around […]

2017

The Prototype Fund Demo Day #1 - or: How I got inspired and felt reminded of my student days

The Prototype Fund (PF), a government-funded programme run by the Open Knowledge Foundation (OKFN), invited to the Demo Day of projects from the first round of their programme, and a mixed crowd of participants and others assembled in a […]

2017

Homebrew Website Club Berlin #13 on 7 Sep 2017

The summer break is over: September 7, the Homebrew Website Club Berlin will continue from where it left in July - gathering like-minded people to discuss, think and experiment on how the web can be reclaimed as an open and social space. Indieweb techniques […]

2017

Note, published 29 Aug 2017

In today’s issue of the ICO’s blog series on “GDPR myths”, Deputy Commissioner Steve Wood addresses the fact that upcoming privacy regulations are only an evolution of long-standing principles. In the end, it boils down to six simple […]

2017

'I've Got Nothing to Hide' and Other Misunderstandings of Privacy

papers.ssrn.com

In this pre-Snowden essay from 2007 (PDF), Daniel J. Solove presents one of the most thorough attempts to disprove the “I have nothing to hide” attitude towards privacy I have encountered:

the problem with the nothing to hide argument […]

2017

Homebrew Website Club Berlin #12 on 26 Jul 2017

As we approach August, the Homebrew Website Club Berlin is going to assemble one more time before a six-week summer break. Following our introductory sessions on Indieweb basics, Webmentions, and Micropub, we decided to reserve this upcoming 12th meetup for […]

2017

Homebrew Website Club Berlin #11 on 12 Jul 2017

The 10th meetup of the Homebrew Website Club Berlin again covered a wide range of topics related to the Indieweb, with a strong focus on everything related to Webmentions. Special thanks to Sven, whose explanations were truly an eye-opener even for those who […]

2017

The Future is (not) a Problem

furtherfield.org

Niall Docherty and Dave Young look at the “crises” of our technological era as described and “solved” by the big tech giants of today and present their critical call for understanding these design fictions as what they are: narratives […]

2017

For the Moment

reallifemag.com

Largely building upon queer theory and its understanding of temporality, “For the moment” by Benjamin Haber elaborates on yet another aspect of human life that the digital economy believes to be able to solve by introducing a simple binary. As it […]

2017