Friday 12 February 2016

A CHARGE FOR PRIVACY, BY BRANGER BRIZ

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Although already a few years old, this humorous project feels more timely than ever with Google’s new consolidated Privacy Policy. When you install Fat Lab’s add-on into your browser, it will sound an alarm every time information is being sent to Google. It’s actually kind of scary how often the alarm goes off even on sites that you wouldn’t expect, such as Vimeo. It shows how truly all-pervasive Google has become. 
This installation by Branger_Briz literally makes your data into currency and “charges” users for it when they decide to charge their phone at their custom charging booth. The charging booth first premiered at Art Basel this past December, capitalizing on the increased phone usage we all experience at conferences and festivals. Users pay for the service by not only uploading all of their photos to the installation, but legally relinquishing them to Branger_Briz to do whatever they want with them. It’s interesting to note that the artists use Facebook’s own Terms of Service, word for word, to establish the legal ground that enables them to do this. (From The Creators Project).


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