COMM 3052
Why do metaphors matter when it comes to understanding privacy? - ANSWER-they help us understand
the problem, they are part of our conceptual systems that affect the way we interpret our experiences
What is Big Brother and what does the metaphor entail? - ANSWER-the metaphor of Big Brother
understands privacy in terms of power, and it views privacy as an essential dimension of the political
structure society
What is the metaphor of Kafka's The Trial? - ANSWER-the idea of surveillance that accounts for
bureaucracy and its problems and the way databases disempower people
Which metaphor does Solove believe is more applicable to contemporary surveillance? - ANSWER-The
Trial is more applicable because it shows indifferent bureaucracy which is why it is more relevant to Big
Data
What is ubiquitous computing? - ANSWER-Ubicomp: "the third wave of comuting"
What is dataveillance? - ANSWER-systematic use of personal data systems in the instigation or
monitoring of the actions of communications of one or more persons
What is the Internet of Things? - ANSWER-IoT: embedded nature of devices
Would Dourish & Bell say that privacy is static? Why or why not? - ANSWER-It is NOT static, privacy is
something we are negotiating; privacy is evolving and changing
How might privacy be related to culture? - ANSWER-different cultures have different privacy standards;
"privacy is clearly not a stable, universally understood phenomenon; rather, it is interpreted locally
through distinctly cultural lens"
How do Andrejevic and Gates define big data? - ANSWER-"Big data denotes the moment when
automated forms of pattern recognition known as data analytics can catch up with automated forms of
data collection"
Why do metaphors matter when it comes to understanding privacy? - ANSWER-they help us understand
the problem, they are part of our conceptual systems that affect the way we interpret our experiences
What is Big Brother and what does the metaphor entail? - ANSWER-the metaphor of Big Brother
understands privacy in terms of power, and it views privacy as an essential dimension of the political
structure society
What is the metaphor of Kafka's The Trial? - ANSWER-the idea of surveillance that accounts for
bureaucracy and its problems and the way databases disempower people
Which metaphor does Solove believe is more applicable to contemporary surveillance? - ANSWER-The
Trial is more applicable because it shows indifferent bureaucracy which is why it is more relevant to Big
Data
What is ubiquitous computing? - ANSWER-Ubicomp: "the third wave of comuting"
What is dataveillance? - ANSWER-systematic use of personal data systems in the instigation or
monitoring of the actions of communications of one or more persons
What is the Internet of Things? - ANSWER-IoT: embedded nature of devices
Would Dourish & Bell say that privacy is static? Why or why not? - ANSWER-It is NOT static, privacy is
something we are negotiating; privacy is evolving and changing
How might privacy be related to culture? - ANSWER-different cultures have different privacy standards;
"privacy is clearly not a stable, universally understood phenomenon; rather, it is interpreted locally
through distinctly cultural lens"
How do Andrejevic and Gates define big data? - ANSWER-"Big data denotes the moment when
automated forms of pattern recognition known as data analytics can catch up with automated forms of
data collection"
