Week 8 Questions

Digital Art Questions 

1. Does the amount of exposure to netart affect how we view this type of art or have we just learned to view netart in a particular way?

2. What makes distinguishes if something is viewed as ‘art’ or not?  What characteristics of netart are similar to this traditional view and what is different?

3. As technology changes, the attractor that keeps us focused also progresses, will we every get to the point where no attractor will be able to maintain our attention?  

“Voter Registration Rolls in 2 States Are Called Vulnerable to Hackers”  Perlroth

1) Why wouldn’t all states have the same security for their voter registration databases?  The article mentioned that Maryland and Washington allow you to change your address using information that is publically available, I think this creates a very big problem.  When I was changing my address for this years election I though it was crazy that all I needed was my drivers license number and birth date, because I feel like this information is very easy to obtain or hack into.

2) Is there any type of “captchas” that can be hacked to get past this security feature?

3) If the system was hacked right before the election, how much could be done to fix the problem in a short amount of time?  Wouldn’t it be easier to put in preventative security measures instead of waiting for a hack to occur and then taking action?

“Do Not Track? Advertisers Say ‘Don’t Tread on Us’”  Singer

How would the Do Not Track mechanisms be enforced, by sending out digital signals asking companies to stop collecting information, will alone inhibit companies or is it more of a legal privacy issue that will still need to be enforced by law?

The article states that people were concerned how this Do Not Track mechanism will ‘restrict the flow of data at the heart of the Internet’s success’ but has this collecting of consumer data and surveillance of our Internet usage been in existence? Wasn’t the Internet successful before this type of data collection began?

In the legal sense, can the data that is being collected from our Internet use be used in the legal realm as well?  If marketers have this information, how easily can it be sold and made publically available?  Is it possible that in the future, this may used as a way to discredit politicians or legislators? 

  

“Disruptions: Seeking Privacy in a Networked Age”  Bilton

1. What are the advantages of this new-networked age where everything we do in public can become visible to public view? 

2. Since we now have the ability to research a person before we meet them, does this provide more benefits for our society overall or does it make us more judgmental and have preconceived notions from the start?

3. The article proposes the idea of ‘opting out’ of being mentioned on social media website, would this choice must an individual at a social disadvantage in our society?