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[ UUID ] 9fe53bc7-2fe5-4fcc-8d33-056f44da7ef7
[ Session Name ] A Game of Cybershadows [ Primary Space ] Privacy and Security [ Secondary Space ] Web Literacy
[ Submitter's Name ] Siddhartha Rao [ Submitter's Affiliated Organisation ] Cisco Systems [ Submitter's GitHub ] siddhartharao17
[ Other Facilitator 1's Name ] Siddharth Rao [ Other Facilitator 1's GitHub ] sidtechnical
[ Language ] Hindi
[ Localisation Support Requested ] No, I can host the session myself
What will happen in your session?
Our browsers generate data enormous amounts of data, so much that one could derive facts about someone’s day-to-day habits fairly accurately. It’s the Metadata. In this session, the participants will be handed a copy of the speaker’s browser metadata(kept secret from participants) collected over 3 months. They will then deduce facts from it like email IDs, IP addresses, search history, operating system, history of websites visited, screen resolution, most activity times and so on. Once this group activity ends, on a whiteboard a person’s outline will be drawn which would consist all the deductions and the final picture would come out to be the speaker’s cybershadow or a digital profile without even initially knowing who it was.
What is the goal or outcome of your session?
The goals of this session are the following:
I believe my session will make a massive impact on a mass audience because everyone will be able to relate to it and their word of mouth will amplify the effect in the long run.
If your session requires additional materials or electronic equipment, please outline your needs.
The session requires the following materials:
The participants will need to bring their laptops.
Time needed
90 mins