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Michael Zimmer, PhD, is a digital privacy and data ethics scholar at Marquette University

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Tag: iPod

01Dec
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Nike + iPod = Surveillance

Posted by Michael Zimmeron December 1, 2006in Personal Tech, PrivacyLeave a comment

Another example of the need for value-conscious design: Wired News summarizes a damning report from four University of Washington researchers that reveals how security flaws in the new RFID-powered Nike + iPod Sport Kit make it easy for tech-savvy stalkers,…

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14Nov
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Anti-iPod Movement

Posted by Michael Zimmeron November 14, 2005in Personal TechLeave a comment

An article in the Globe and Mail discusses the growing anti-iPod movement:If we can draw a lesson from Yegor Sak's adventure, it's never to underestimate the public's desire to watch an iPod be destroyed.We know this, because Sak, a 19-year-old…

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24Feb
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Public library lends out book-filled iPods

Posted by Michael Zimmeron February 24, 2005in Libraries, Personal Tech, Values In DesignLeave a comment

Perhaps this will ease my concerns about transitioning from reading books on the subway to becoming one in the army of iPod clones. Unmediated reports that a public library is beginning to loan audio books pre-loaded on iPod Shuffles.

23Feb
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iPod People in their own iWorld

Posted by Michael Zimmeron February 23, 2005in Personal Tech, Values In DesignLeave a comment

Andrew Sullivan writes a commentary (very much aligned with Christine Rosen's thoughtful essay) about the "iPod people" of New York:There were little white wires hanging down from their ears, or tucked into pockets, purses or jackets. The eyes were a…

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31Jan
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iPod therefore iAm

Posted by Michael Zimmeron January 31, 2005in Personal Tech, Values In DesignLeave a comment

Wired News writes about Prof. Markus Giesler's ethnographic study of iPod users called "iPod Therefore iAm." Giesler uncovers the formation of a new "cyborg consumer":According to Giesler's preliminary research, the iPod isn't simply an updated Walkman. It's an entirely new…

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24Jan
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The Age of Egocasting

Posted by Michael Zimmeron January 24, 2005in Personal Tech, Values In DesignLeave a comment

Christine Rosen's article "The Age of Egocasting" in the latest The New Atlantis provides needed insight on the impact of new technology (such as TiVo & iPod) on our desire to feel "in control" of the media that we experience.…

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