It can be difficult to know where to start when it comes to reducing your data trail, becoming more digitally secure, or building a healthier relationship with technology. As our devices become more intertwined with our personal lives, it helps to find a balance.
The Data Detox Kit is a simple, accessible toolkit that walks you through the steps you can take towards a healthier 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 was originally produced for The Glass Room as an eight-day step-by-step guide to reduce data traces. Its printed version has been translated into Dutch, French, German, Indonesian, Norwiegen, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish and Swedish. It can still be found at Glass Room events, or you can request a PDF copy at datadetox@tacticaltech.org, indicating the language you need, as well as your idea of how and where you'd like to use it.
Whether you’re expressing your disapproval on the web or on the streets, technology will play a role in how you protest. This Data Detox guide will help activists and protesters stay vigilant when using smartphones, social media, and messaging apps.
Social media platforms can bring us closer - but they also use algorithms to separate us. Find out how 'filter bubbles' are created, and how you can burst yours, in this article from the Data Detox Kit.
Knowing how to spot health misinformation and stop it spreading can be just as important for your own wellbeing, and for those around you, as washing your hands. These new tips from the Data Detox Kit will help boost your immunity to coronavirus hoaxes!
Misinformation circulates quickly, especially in times of crisis. During the coronavirus pandemic, separating fact from fiction is more important than ever. We've compiled 6 new tips to help you steer clear of misinformation online.
The term “fake news” is used to refer to a wide range of inaccurate or misleading information, including hoaxes and scams. This new article from the Data Detox Kit team advises you on how to check and verify information online.
Whether you’ve gotten your new smartphone second-hand or purchased a new one, you’ve just welcomed a new device into your electronic family. As you would with any other valuable device like a computer or smart appliance, it’s not just about taking care of the outside, but making sure its insides are equipped to handle your information. The new step-by-step Data Detox guide will help you cultivate your new phone to help protect you.
Tinder, Grindr, Happn, OkCupid, Match, eHarmony... there are so many dating services out there. This Data Detox Bonus will introduce you to the third wheel in your dating life and give you tips on how to share less and keep more secrets.
A recommended collection of open-source tools, apps and services for better privacy and control, plus a selection of guides, tutorials, and videos to help you better understand and manage your digital traces.
Our Voter’s Guide explains how personal data is collected and used by political parties and candidates – and what voters can do about it. The seven tips are now available in both English and Dutch.
This new chapter of the Organiser's Activity Book from our Data & Activism project looks at event promotion. The playful activities, aimed at organisers, campaigners and human rights defenders, explore the consequences, risks and benefits of using tools like social media in terms of personal data.
Our Executive Director Stephanie Hankey writes for Project Syndicate about how we use systems driven by big data in crises such as the coronavirus pandemic.
Cet article aborde les questions de savoir quelle technologie est bonne, sûre et appropriée à utiliser en ces temps complexes si nous voulons agir et travailler de manière responsable et à distance. Comment décider de la technologie à laquelle nous devons faire confiance ? Il examine également ce qui pourrait être fait à l'avenir pour répondre à cette question beaucoup plus facilement qu'aujourd'hui.
Tactical Tech's co-founder Marek Tuszynski addresses the question of which technology is good, safe and appropriate to help us act and work responsibly and remotely during the coronavirus pandemic - and how to make answering this question easier in the future.
Our co-founder Stephanie Hankey writes on Medium about misinformation on WhatsApp.
Thank you to everyone who took part in The Glass Room San Francisco that ran from 16 October to 3 November 2019 with over 20,000 visitors, a daily program of events, and over 50 artworks that playfully and provocatively explore our relationship to technology.
A visualisation of the data you give away when you click I Agree, showing key phrases from the terms and conditions of the most popular apps and services.
A training curriculum that brings a holistic and feminist perspective to privacy and digital security trainings, including over 20 topics and workshops models.
A new guide and visual gallery from the Inside the Influence Industry project, looking at the global business of using data to sway voters.
An investigation by artist Joana Moll and Tactical Tech into the data industry surrounding dating profiles.
Our location reveals a wealth of information about us, not only about where we happen to be but also about what we are interested in, how we spend our time and what we value. This article explains what it is and how it's being used.
One of 14 country studies looking at how data is used in political processes. This report, published in partnership with Elonnai Hickok, looks at the use of digital platforms and technologies in Indian elections.
At every stage, travelling means giving away an immense amount of data that is either required by governments or by companies that provide travel-related services, or that can be automatically generated in the background. This article gives insight into the data you give away when travelling.
The GDPR compliance explained with a last-minute checklist for civil society organisations and grassroot groups to help you check that you are handling data according to the GDPR requirements.
This article examines a few moments related to the history of homosexuality and its categorisation. It starts with recent facial recognition algorithms to distinguish straight and gay faces and ends with Alan Turing’s questions about gender and The Imitation Game.
Lost in the Small Print highlights relevant information that's usually hidden in the privacy policies of the apps and services we use everyday.
A website made in collaboration with the participants of the Gender and Technology Institutes to showcase activities, how-tos, storytelling and tutorials.
An interactive resource which aims to increase transparency about the online data industry by illustrating who tracks us when we browse the internet.
