[ISEA2002] Panel: Marc Bohlen – Biometrics, Identity Validation, Data Flavoring and The Keeper of Keys

Panel Statement

Panel: Decontamination, Surveillance and Ready Made Martial Law in the Anthrax Age

Computing systems are cultural artifacts. They are conceived in and based on very strict and limited notions of what reality is and how to represent it. Devising systems that practically address the limitations and skewed assumptions built into computing systems and their practical applications, in particular where socially sensitive, biometric data is collected, managed and interpreted, is a form of cultural engagement.

  • Marc Böhlen, State University of New York, Buffalo, USA

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