<div dir="ltr"><br>VIRUS TRACKING & SURVEILLANCE
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DISRUPTIVE FRIDAYS #4 - <a href="https://www.disruptionlab.org/fridays" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.disruptionlab.org/fridays</a><br>
April 24 2020 - 5pm Berlin time<br>
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With: Lauri Love (Computer Scientist, UK), Joana Moll (Artist and<br>
Researcher, ES), Julian Finn (Hacker and Media Artist, DE), Tatiana<br>
Bazzichelli (Disruption Network Lab, IT/DE).<br>
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A live conversation on the implication of citizen tracking during the<br>
COVID-19 Pandemic.<br>
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During "Virus Tracking & Surveillance" we'll discuss about the<br>
implications of tracking and data retention on everyday life, as well as<br>
the necessity to implement technology for collective care while<br>
respecting privacy and surveillance concerns.<br>
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Is tracking in public space becoming necessary to monitor individual<br>
health conditions, or do we need to protect our citizen rights to keep<br>
such data fully anonymous? In the last few weeks the necessity of<br>
developing Corona tracking apps has become part of a very crucial<br>
debate, but it is even more crucial to guarantee data protection.<br>
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As reported by Heise Online, one of more apps will be available in<br>
Germany from mid-April onwards, on the basis of the PEPP-PT (Pan<br>
European Privacy Protecting Proximity Tracing) project. This will enable<br>
users to use Bluetooth technology to determine whether they have been in<br>
contact with a Corona-infected person who also uses the system. But<br>
there are already some concerns related to IT security problems,<br>
connected to the use of Bluetooth technology, or about the possibility<br>
to provide such system without accessing the location information on the<br>
mobile phone. For example, Digitalcourage points out that under Android,<br>
the use of the Bluetooth interface is only permitted if the use of local<br>
services is enabled at the same time.<br>
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On the other side, the more physical control we have over tracking<br>
devices the more information these devices can extract. While tracking<br>
devices unfold as everyday objects, able to be run and operated by the<br>
average citizen, the information that they collect becomes increasingly<br>
undecipherable by the very same user that operates such device. Since<br>
the appearance of the Panopticon in the 18th century, tracking devices<br>
have gradually come closer to our bodies, yet COVID-19 crisis pushes<br>
social control one step further. It requires to control biological<br>
processes, and it requires to implement it fast.<br>
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Lauri Love (Computer Scientist, UK)<br>
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Lauri Love is a computer scientist from Stradishall in the UK who has a<br>
long history of involvement in political activism. He played a prominent<br>
role in the student and Occupy movements in Glasgow during 2011-12.<br>
Lauri faced potential extradition to the United States for his alleged<br>
involvement in #OpLastResort, the series of online protests that<br>
followed the persecution and untimely death of Aaron Swartz. Love is<br>
increasingly being recognised as an expert on hacking, surveillance and<br>
privacy issues in the UK and has made a principled stand against the<br>
country’s forced decryption laws.<br>
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Joana Moll (Artist and Researcher, ES)<br>
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Joana Moll is an artist and researcher from Barcelona. Her main research<br>
topics include Internet materiality, surveillance, social profiling and<br>
interfaces. She has lectured, performed and exhibited her work in<br>
different museums, art centers, universities, festivals and publications<br>
around the world. Furthermore she is the co-founder of the Critical<br>
Interface Politics Research Group at HANGAR [Barcelona] and co-founder<br>
of The Institute for the Advancement of Popular Automatisms. She is<br>
currently a visiting lecturer at Universität Potsdam (DE), Escola<br>
Elisava (ES) and Escola Superior d'Art de Vic (ES).<br>
<a href="https://www.janavirgin.com/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.janavirgin.com/</a><br>
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Julian Finn (Hacker and Media Artist, DE)<br>
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Julian Finn is a hacker and media artist. He has been part of the German<br>
hacker scene for almost two decades. Founder of Mautinoa, a company<br>
building digital banking solutions for developing countries and<br>
humanitarian crises, he has been working in the field of disaster relief<br>
and humanitarian aid for a few years. His specialty is in working with<br>
and creating products for non-classical user groups, cognitive impaired,<br>
and other vulnerable people.<br>
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Tatiana Bazzichelli // Artistic Director<br>
Disruption Network Lab<br>
<a href="http://disruptionlab.org" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://disruptionlab.org</a><br>
Twitter: @disruptberlin // @t_bazz<br>
PGP: <a href="http://disruptionlab.org/pgp" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">disruptionlab.org/pgp</a><br>
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