Where is my data?
[ UUID ] 2a1184d6-bc6e-4d36-a3e1-0da371e6ef88
[ Session Name ] Where is my data? [ Primary Space ] Web Literacy [ Secondary Space ] Privacy and Security
[ Submitter's Name ] Hitesh Monga [ Submitter's Affiliated Organisation ] NIT Hamirpur [ Submitter's GitHub ] @hiteshcmonga
[ Language ] Hindi
[ Localisation Support Requested ] No, I can host the session myself
What will happen in your session?
Ever imagined what happens to data when you fill a form or search on the internet. What happens in between searching and getting results, how data travels to get information from multiple sites, how third-party application,advertisements,pop-ups, affect data and internet and what else can happen within internet?
Session will comprise:
•Displaying how your data travels on the internet through various stages and how only right data is displayed despite huge amount of data available and how your data is being tracked on its way using a mockup of hardware such as Moving robots,LEDs,etc.
•Explaining in layman’s language about what happens to your data so that everyone gets the idea in order to maintain their data privacy and keep internet healthy
What is the goal or outcome of your session?
•Making audiance aware of what happens to their data over internet as well as teach them about basic hardware such as Arduinio,Pi,etc.
•People can learn about various steps involved when a query is done over the internet and can work upon making internet healthier and keeping their data safe
•Demonstration of the working of various parts of internet works by making a simulated internal world of internet using various hardware tools, sensors and developer boards including raspberry pi and Arduino and make them aware using interactive games, quizzes
•Picturing various parts in an easy way like showing router switch as pinball wizard, IP address as RFID-tags, popus/advertisements as resistances,similarly other parts too so that everyone understands how your data works
If your session requires additional materials or electronic equipment, please outline your needs.
Large area for hardware, cardboards
Time needed
All weekend, as an installation, exhibit or drop-in session