Privacy Through Awareness - Introducing Real-Time Feedback Now
that more than 20 years have past since Mark Weiser identified
this as the century of Ubiquitous Computing (ubicomp)  it seems
we are no closer to giving users a handle on what is happening
with their data. As Weiser noted, “The problem, while often
couched in terms of privacy, is really one of control. If the
computational system is invisible as well as extensive, it
becomes hard to know what is controlling what, what is connected
to what, where information is flowing, how it is being used,
what is broken (as compared to what is working correctly, but
not helpfully), and what are the consequences of any given
action (including simply walking into a room).” » read more
Distinguishing between public and private places In terms of
privacy, streets, parks, stores, and museums are public places.
In contrast, residences are private places. What determines
whether a given location is public is whether it is open to the
public. Fees don’t make a public p