<p>Linda met <a href="https://www.wendyhwong.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dr. Wendy Wong </a>at a conference in Kelowna, organized by <a href="https://fccs.ok.ubc.ca/about/contact/karis-shearer/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dr. Karis Shearer</a> (1:25) and hosted by <a href="https://montreal.spokenweb.ca/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">SpokenWeb</a> (1:20), when Dr. Wong spoke about her book, <a href="https://www.wendyhwong.com/books#we-the-data" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>We, the Data</em></a> (a nod to the <a href="https://constitution.congress.gov/constitution/preamble/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">preamble of the United States Constitution</a>, 4:10) -- and, since then, Linda has been obsessed. Being an expert on archival theory in relation to women writers' materials, Linda has digitization - and now datafication (7:45) - very much on the brain (and probably on her computer too). </p><br><p>It led Linda to raise a question in this interview – at what point is datafication a form of <em>digital trespassing</em>? When is it going too far -- and when do we get to say <em>it's gone too far</em>? -- mining the details of our personal lives, even our bodies (as facial recognition technology reminds us), often for capitalist pursuits, without the direct (if not implied) consent of those furnishing the data?&nbsp;</p><br><p>And what's the difference, she also asks Dr. Wong, between libraries and their archives and datafication, another means of preservation? And in her telling response, Dr. Wong reminds us that libraries (3:30) <em>are more important than ever before</em>.</p><br><p>Other points of discussion:</p><ul><li><em>The Daily Show </em>(<a href="https://www.humanetech.com/impact-and-story" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tristan Harris, Center for Humane Technology</a>, 6:00)</li><li>AI and Chat GPT and existential questions raised (6:50)</li><li>algorithms (10:45)</li></ul><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Getting Lit with Linda - The Canadian Literature Podcast

Linda Morra

Digital Trespassing: Human Rights in the Digital Age-- An Interview with Dr. Wendy Wong

OCT 16, 202547 MIN
Getting Lit with Linda - The Canadian Literature Podcast

Digital Trespassing: Human Rights in the Digital Age-- An Interview with Dr. Wendy Wong

OCT 16, 202547 MIN

Description

<p>Linda met <a href="https://www.wendyhwong.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dr. Wendy Wong </a>at a conference in Kelowna, organized by <a href="https://fccs.ok.ubc.ca/about/contact/karis-shearer/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dr. Karis Shearer</a> (1:25) and hosted by <a href="https://montreal.spokenweb.ca/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">SpokenWeb</a> (1:20), when Dr. Wong spoke about her book, <a href="https://www.wendyhwong.com/books#we-the-data" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>We, the Data</em></a> (a nod to the <a href="https://constitution.congress.gov/constitution/preamble/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">preamble of the United States Constitution</a>, 4:10) -- and, since then, Linda has been obsessed. Being an expert on archival theory in relation to women writers' materials, Linda has digitization - and now datafication (7:45) - very much on the brain (and probably on her computer too). </p><br><p>It led Linda to raise a question in this interview – at what point is datafication a form of <em>digital trespassing</em>? When is it going too far -- and when do we get to say <em>it's gone too far</em>? -- mining the details of our personal lives, even our bodies (as facial recognition technology reminds us), often for capitalist pursuits, without the direct (if not implied) consent of those furnishing the data?&nbsp;</p><br><p>And what's the difference, she also asks Dr. Wong, between libraries and their archives and datafication, another means of preservation? And in her telling response, Dr. Wong reminds us that libraries (3:30) <em>are more important than ever before</em>.</p><br><p>Other points of discussion:</p><ul><li><em>The Daily Show </em>(<a href="https://www.humanetech.com/impact-and-story" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tristan Harris, Center for Humane Technology</a>, 6:00)</li><li>AI and Chat GPT and existential questions raised (6:50)</li><li>algorithms (10:45)</li></ul><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>