Dec 2022

The Performance Inequality Gap

infrequently.org

This concept of a “Performance Inequality Gap” brings together so many of my perspectives – from to to inequality as one of the main concerns of the sociologist:
As long as we continue to build only for wealthy users, the dream of […]
#design-for-all
2022

Unpacking 'commercial surveillance': The state of tracking

europarl.europa.eu

Increasingly stakeholders submit that EU data protection rules jeopardise Europe’s data-driven prosperity and demand targeted weakening of data protection rules. As the debate becomes more polarised, it is more important than ever to […]
2022

These ‘Luddite’ Teens Are Abstaining From Social Media

nytimes.com

The Luddite Club is a high school group in Brooklyn promoting “a lifestyle of self-liberation from social media and technology”. This NYT article introduces these self-described teenage misfits who choose to engage critically with media (all the […]
2022

The Dangers of Elite Projection

humantransit.org

Jarrett Walker describes “Elite projection” as “the belief, among relatively fortunate and influential people, that what those people find convenient or attractive is good for the society as a whole”. Walker talks about this concept […]
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2022

Do No Harm Guide: Centering Accessibility in Data Visualization

urban.org

With great interest, I discovered the comprehensive guide "Centering Accessibility in Data Visualization" by Urban Institute: it approaches the topic from general considerations on the role of #a11y in process and artifact, diving all the way into specific examples showcasing how things should be done in an inclusive way.
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2022

Drowning in AI Generated Garbage : the silent war we are fighting

ploum.net

This text by Lionel Dricot made my morning, amidst all the current hype of how incredibly great ChatGPT and the latest developments in AI are:
While they are exciting because they are new, those creations are basically random statistical noise […]
2022

Attack vectors to re-identify individuals from the anonymised Smittestopp dataset

nrkbeta.no

There are plenty of examples about re-identification, the identification of an individual from a supposedly “anonymized” data set. In this latest – absolutely fascinating – case, Hagen Echzell demonstrates (PDF) how it is possible to locate […]
2022

Accessibility in action: Josh Collinsworth's "reduce motion" button

This is inclusive design in action: while some users may have set a permanent preference to disable motion, enabling a simple switch for a motion-heavy website is a great feature.
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2022