Category: Digital Dilemma

Intrusion

With so many people eager to capture, record, and track so many different aspects of their lives, it’s bound to infringe on other people’s privacy at some point.  Several years ago I might not have been that concerned about it.…

The Quantified Self

Similar to Lifelogging, the Quantified Self is another activity based on wearing/using devices to track and record specifics about your daily life or habits.  Some of the more popular things to track include sleep habits/quality, fitness, heart rate, blood pressure, moods, finances, and…

Lifelogging

Wearable devices and new technological capabilities are increasing the ease with which people can participate in lifelogging, the act of capturing and recording every moment of your life, kind of like a diary.  The first time I heard about this in…

Agreeing to the Apps

Setting up my new smartphone required me to reinstall many of the apps I had grown fond of using.  I suppose the first time I set them up I blindly agreed to the 30 page terms of service and granted…

Technology Transitions

After my unanticipated dunk in the lake with my smartphone (available here), the rice did not work as well as I had originally thought.  Thankfully all the data was restored and accessible, but the camera never worked again.  Selecting the camera…