Communications - Surveillance Capitalism

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The objective of this interactive workshop is to help participants be more knowledgeable about surveillance capitalism, online privacy, and data collection while gaining access to resources, tools, and alternative applications that will make their online experience safer. More specifically, students will explore their personal social media settings and review a glimpse of information collected on them. At the end, students will take home a guide complete with activists, organizations, books, and more if they wish to explore this topic further. This workshop is available in both English and French to provide students with an opportunity to learn about online privacy while reinforcing their learning.

Keywords

communications, surveillance capitalism, data collection, data, data privacy, continuing education, glendon

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