tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37063649036705954572023-11-15T10:53:22.223-08:00Social Informatics Scrapbookchloe-kiara.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01976212081239653459noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3706364903670595457.post-86084320844571777932012-09-09T13:58:00.002-07:002012-09-09T14:31:57.271-07:00Thanatosensitivity & You: Will You Live On?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">This video by a life insurance company really takes thanatosensitivity to a new level, it pushes the concept of what will happen to our online personas once we are gone in a completely different way. It brings to our attention emerging technologies, such as holograms, cloning and new software programmed to predict our next thoughts/words/emotions based around what we have already said. It forces us to examine the relationship between ourselves and our digital personas, as well as the impact this has on friends and family. </span></div>
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relationship of which we may not be aware. What about those who don’t
wish to “live” forever, or who want their relationships with technology (and
future readers) to die with them? Like the inheritance of half-completed
manuscripts, the idea of inheriting digital materials raises complex issues.
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essay, “What is an Author?” is suggestive of such challenges in the HCI context
[7]. For the author, death signifies the finalization of his or her “body” of
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">Whilst we have talked previously about companies which are now available to look after your account information and passwords, Massimi discusses in another article that there is a potential that these sites will be non-existant in years to come, alongside questions of just how secure your information is. (Massimi, pp. 28, 2011) Therefore the question of living on, in the digital sense, becomes apparent. Platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, iTunes and Google have a right to the information you've shared and considering the popularity of social media, there is plenty of personal information to choose from. The video above raises an interesting concept in regards to holograms. Can you imagine being resurrected in hologram form to talk with generations to come? Whilst it may not necessarily be 'you' in your alive form, it means that you'd get a chance to connect with family in a context like never before. Obviously, this can also be viewed from a negative perspective, where these companies could potentially use your information to create a hologram of you promoting/discussing/doing something you don't advocate. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">Clearly there is a lot to be considered now that we are a society heavily immersed in the digital sphere. Thanatosensitivity will only continue to become a bigger issue and have a bigger impact on relationships as time goes on, and in my opinion, it is something which should be considered as important as the creation of your will, for your family's sake and your own sense of privacy and closure.</span></div>
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emotional, financial, artistic, intellectual, or otherwise – to a range of
interested parties after death. Today, we are as likely to inherit a loved one’s
collection of hard drives, USB keys, SD cards, and email accounts as we are
collections of papers, journals, and photographs. “(Massimi, pp. 5, 2009) </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">Privacy is a huge concern in this area. There are a number of scenarios outline in this article from <a href="http://www.theage.com.au/digital-life/digital-life-news/what-happens-to-your-facebook-when-you-die-20111220-1p3b3.html">The Age</a>, whether it be that the wrong person has access to an account, or the right people being unable to access your accounts once you've died. This article also highlights another interesting aspect, which is the concept of what is rightfully yours to pass on or not. Actor Bruce Willis is reportedly considering legal action against Apple, after discovering tha</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">t "like anyone who has bought music online, he does not actually own the tracks but is instead ‘borrowing’ them under a licence." (Sears, 2012) This highlights the issue of ownership surrounding digital music, book and film purchases and again pushes the importance of understanding and organising how these assets can be passed on.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">Thanatosensitivity is a completely different perspective on
Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). Whilst HCI often looks at the way in which
humans interact with the latest technologies in a physical or emotional way, it
is often based around the idea that the ‘human’ is alive. Thanatosensitivity
looks at the way HCI is affected by the ‘human’ being dead.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">“For the first time in history, people are dying and leaving
behind large amounts of personal information stored in computers and on
networked systems… modern computing technologies inescapably intersect with the
facts of human mortality, dying, and death. However, these technologies are not
yet designed to effectively acknowledge –or engage with– the inevitable death
of their user.” (Massimi, pp. 2, 2009)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">I found that this TED talk resonated with me at a certain
level. At some point in our lives, we have engaged with technology, online or otherwise.
You’ve typed documents, created social media and email accounts,
engaged with digital scrapbooks, blogs, forums and so on. These are your digital
assets, your digital inheritance, and thanatosensitivity brings forth some very
important questions; whom do these assets belong to when you die? Do you want
to keep on living through these mediums long after you’re gone? And most
importantly, do you have a say in what happens to your online profile
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">“Despite the ubiquitous use of social networking, ICT
systems are seldom designed to cater for user death. They do not enable users
to nominate inheritors of their data, even though this data may have emotional,
financial or intellectual significance to the bereaved. Approaches are
inconsistent across Internet Service Providers (ISPs), social networking sites
(SNSs) and other online service providers. They are also inconsistent from one
country to another… [and] ‘e-wills’ are not legally acceptable in the vast
majority of countries across the globe.” (Moncur & Waller, 2010) This really does bring forth the connection between thanatosensitivity and relationships. Death is more often than not a complicated matter, whether it be prior or post the occurance, and the additional strain of the complications associated with your digital assets can be easily neglected.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">Welcome to my Social Informatics Scrapbook; an environment
where I take a thorough look at the relatively new concept of
thanatosensitivity, a concept so new that my dictionary on Microsoft Word
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definition, but it's my perception of the topic and it's definitely challenged
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">2. I'd also like to introduce you to the concept of
thanatosensitivity and it’s impact on relationships, something I've never
actually considered until the topic arose in class and a topic that affects
almost everyone in a society that revolves around technology.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">3. And most importantly, I’d like to give you the
opportunity to think in ways you may not have thought before. Let’s get
thinking about your digital footprint, the impact that your online profile
would have on your family if you died, and what happens to all of your
information once you’re gone.. they’re questions which have become increasingly
important and are often neglected. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">In my opinion, Social Informatics is examining the way in
which technological advances shape and impact on society. These advances can
affect almost all aspects of our lives, and whilst most of the advancements are
portrayed from a positive, mind-blowing perspective, the potential negative
impacts of these advancements are often forgotten. In the words of Rob Kling, “Social
informatics research pertains to information technology use and social change
in any sort of social setting, not just organizations… Social informatics
research also investigates intriguing new social phenomena that emerge when
people use information technology.” (Kling, 2007) Social Informatics is about the way technology influences society, rather than society's influence on technology, a rare and fascinating relationship.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">This passage put
the ideas of Social Informatics, thanatosensitivity and relationships into an interesting and relevant context; “One key idea of social
informatics research is that the "social context" of information
technology development and use plays a significant role in influencing the ways
that people use information and technologies, and thus influences their
consequences for work, organizations, and other social relationships. Social
context does not refer to some abstracted "cloud" that hovers above
people and information technology; it refers to a specific matrix of social
relationships.” (Kling, 2007) </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">This scrapbook is in the form of a blog as I find it a creative way to figuratively build on what has been discussed previously. As the discussion continues, I'm able to add further on to what has been previously said, and if there is something that isn't understood it can generally be found in something previously discussed. It encourages you as the reader to go back and review what has been said, and creates a discussion forum where you can have your say. </span></div>
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