Why?
It can be difficult to know where to start when it comes to reducing your data trail, becoming more digitally secure, or building a more confident relationship with technology. As our devices become more intertwined with our personal lives, it helps to find a balance.
What?
The Data Detox Kit is a simple, accessible toolkit available in physical and a digital version that walks you through the steps, you can take towards a more in-control online self. It takes a holistic approach, going through the different aspects of your digital life, from the amount of time you spend on your phone to the apps that you use to the passwords you set.
The Data Detox Kit, available in over 40 languages, is used by organisations and individuals around the world to promote conversations around digital
privacy,
security,
wellbeing, the
impact of technology on the environment and
how to tackle misinformation.
The digital version includes a
Resources Download Center, multimedia resources and a
Data Detox workshops section, including tips and activities for educators and facilitators interested in engaging their audiences in conversation and actions.
Are you interested in distributing the physical version of the Data Detox Kit? Contact us at
datadetox@tacticaltech.orgThe Data Detox Bar at The Glass Room: Misinformation Edition, Khoj Studios, New Delhi, 2023. Image courtesy of Khoj International Artists Association.
Participant interacting with the Data Detox Kit guides. Image by WenakLabs Chad
The Data Detox Bar at The Glass Room: Misinformation Edition, Khoj Studios, New Delhi, 2023. Image courtesy of Khoj International Artists Association.
The Data Detox Kit printed version. Image by Wael Eskandar
Data Detox Bar
Tactical Tech’s Data Detox Bar is a mural simulating a bar that invites visitors to take control of their data privacy, digital security, and online well-being through playfully mimicking detox cocktails.
The Data Detox Bar promotes discussions about digital topics in an analogue space, creating a truly unique experience and providing visitors with simple and non-judgemental tips and tricks to help them navigate technology more confidently. Interested in hosting the Data Detox Bar? Contact us at
datadetox@tacticaltech.orgThe Data Detox Bar at the Deutsches Hygiene Museum Dresden: Museum vom Menschen. Picture Courtesy of DHMD, 2022.
Data Detox Bar at Reclaiming the Internet by Mozilla in Berlin. Picture by Tactical Tech, 2023.
Training and workshops
From understanding online privacy and data collection to forming balanced digital habits and combating misinformation,
our workshops offer practical skills and insights that will allow your audiences to improve their digital lives and well being. They include interactive activities, discussions, and hands-on exercises.
Assets, resources and materials you can discover, use and adapt:
The Data Detox Kit is interesting for:
- Civil society organisations & rights groups
- Educators, facilitators, schools & universities
- Librarians, museums, community and cultural centres
- Other organisations and individuals who want to promote digital and media literacy
“The Data Detox Kit brings a new narrative, a new approach: by giving people actionable tips and tricks, breaking down the issues, and allowing people the freedom to decide what is important to them.”Excerpt from the Tech Spotlight
“Do you ever feel like a plastic bag, drifting through the wind, wanting to start again? Only the wind is the internet, and the plastic bag is a flurry of confetti exposing every detail of your personal life? If so, it may be time for a data detox.”Amanda Yeo, Mashable
Data Detox Kit Highlights
45+languagesthe Data Detox Kit is available in.
500thousand peoplehave accessed the Data Detox Kit physical and online resources.
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