Finn Brunton and Helen Nissenbaum aim to spark a revolution against pervasive digital surveillance by advocating for obfuscation—the intentional use of ambiguous or misleading information to disrupt data collection by governments, corporations, and hackers. They provide a toolkit of privacy-protecting techniques, emphasizing the importance of evasion and noncompliance, particularly for average users who lack control over their data. By teaching users to resist surveillance, guiding software developers to protect user data, and advising policymakers on ethical data collection, they empower individuals to push back against invasive practices. The authors detail various forms of obfuscation, illustrating its application with historical and contemporary examples, such as World War II radar chaff and Twitter bots that undermined protest movements. They explore the necessity and justification of obfuscation, its mechanisms, and its integration with other privacy practices and technologies. This comprehensive guide aims to equip readers with the knowledge to navigate and challenge the complexities of digital surveillance effectively.
Finn Brunton Knihy
Finn Brunton skúma tiene internetu a technológií, ktoré formujú našu komunikáciu. Jeho práca sa ponára do skrytých síl a nečakaných histórií digitálneho veku, odhaľuje spôsoby, akými sú informácie a súkromie manipulované a ako môžeme tieto systémy využiť na protest a odolnosť. Bruntonove eseje sú prenikavým pohľadom na neviditeľné aspekty našej prepojenej existencie.
Obfuscation - A User`s Guide for Privacy and Protest
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With Obfuscation, Finn Brunton and Helen Nissenbaum mean to start a revolution. They are calling us not to the barricades but to our computers, offering us ways to fight today's pervasive digital surveillance -- the collection of our data by governments, corporations, advertisers, and hackers. To the toolkit of privacy protecting techniques and projects, they propose adding obfuscation: the deliberate use of ambiguous, confusing, or misleading information to interfere with surveillance and data collection projects. Brunton and Nissenbaum provide tools and a rationale for evasion, noncompliance, refusal, even sabotage -- especially for average users, those of us not in a position to opt out or exert control over data about ourselves. Obfuscation will teach users to push back, software developers to keep their user data safe, and policy makers to gather data without misusing it. --Publisher