Design for Renaming

[ UUID ] 879b5398-93a2-49a7-9ca9-749f6ee73dde

[ Session Name ] Design for Renaming [ Primary Space ] Queering MozFest [ Secondary Space ] Privacy and Security

[ Submitter's Name ] Emma Humphries [ Submitter's Affiliated Organisation ] Mozilla [ Submitter's GitHub ] @emceeaich

What will happen in your session?

Participants assume the roles of users who, for various reasons, have a name or gender inconsistent with official records, private, and public systems. They may be changing their name because of adoption, divorce, gender recognition, or personal safety (escaping abusive situations). In this framework, we'll explore how systems can fail, betray, and endanger these users, and how to design systems that center the idea that names are not-permanent.

This workshop is based on a 2015 talk at OSB http://opensourcebridge.org/sessions/1669, https://youtu.be/WJa_taQh0q8

What is the goal or outcome of your session?

Raising awareness in the participants as they design systems that request personal information such as names and gender markers. Identifying issues in existing systems and proposing responses to those failures. A draft of a best practices guide.

Time needed

90 mins