Data Dossier —
What data is taken away from us? In order to answer this, I requested my data from different social medias and platforms (Facebook, Google, Apple, etc.). What resulted was a 40gb archive with over 15,000+ files, all with 0 documentation as to what was included in that archive. From this data, I was able to put together a detailed 40 page dossier profiling me through the data these companies collected on me.
This project is part of a series of pre-thesis explorations that focus on the centralization of data and poses questions like: How is our data collected? What is collected? and How much is this data worth?
Interested in learning more about what companies have on you? I highly encourage you request your own data using the GDPR tools most popular platforms have. In the meantime, learn more about Data Privacy through my thesis project, Data Aeternum↗.
Check out my other work: https://www.helloshivam.com/
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