Monthly Archives: July 2011
Some implications of networked sensing for privacy in public space: Toward a taxonomy of public objects
27th July 2011The following article presents some structured thinking about potential threats to privacy presented by networked objects operating in public space, developed for the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada. I want to make it clear that in all of … Continue reading
Posted in Article | Leave a commentWeek 29: “Talk To Me” edition
24th July 2011An epochal week in the studio, in quite a few ways. Firstly, please congratulate our Mayo Nissen on the approval of his H1B visa, which, as you can well imagine, comes as quite a relief to all concerned. He’ll formally … Continue reading
Posted in Weeknote | Leave a commentWeek 28: Introducing Urbanflow
14th July 2011Big, big doings this time around: Today we announce Urbanflow Helsinki, the first fruit of our collaboration with Helsinki-based design practice Nordkapp. You can see Nordkapp’s video explaining the project here. Urbanflow is the “operating system for cities” you will … Continue reading
Posted in Weeknote | 2 CommentsWeek 27: Scattered, and rolling
10th July 2011This weeknote is brought to you from Europe, where the week starts on Monday — so it’s just about on time, at least in some combinations of cultures and timezones. We’ve been a bit all over the place this past … Continue reading
Posted in Weeknote | 1 CommentWeeks 25-26: We have ignition
1st July 2011…And that brings us to a full six months, half a year in the life of this thing we’re trying to build together. It’s a little premature for any kind of formal report, but I can tell you that the … Continue reading
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