Campus Technology: To a kindergartener privacy looks like what Spiderman needs to put his costume on. To somebody in her 60s, it's a picture of somebody walking the dog in the countryside "away from everyone" to have time for "thinking and reflecting." These are the kinds of drawings Carnegie Mellon is receiving through its invitation to people to draw what privacy means to them. So far, the Pittsburgh university has amassed "hundreds of drawings" from participants aged five to 91.
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These images really sever more than one purpose. To the Cyert Researchers, they are depictions of the work they are doing, and it allows them to see what privacy means to individual people. To the psychologist its a great look into the minds of random humans, it can show them, and ultimately the Cyret researchers, who feels secure and who doesn't. The feelings the are evoked when people think about security is half the battle, for a child, security is relying on its parents, whereas for an adult it might e knowing that their bank has their best interests in mind. I think that companies should try this, just to see what kind of feed back they get from their clients, sometimes ideas are more easily shown through images than words.
Trying to define the undefinable is something we, as humans, will continue to chase after until the end of time. While this project is based on internet privacy, there's something inherently artistic about the definition of privacy through different stages in your life. Having people draw their definitions is also way better than trying to define privacy "in your own words". For me, privacy is a very personal matter, usually in conjunction with close circles of people. As to how I would go visually depicting that, I have no idea. I think that if we made this a project either here in Drama or over in the School of Art using different mediums, we could have a killer installation on our hands. If the book didn't cost 57 dollars, I would consider buying it. What you need privacy for is constantly changing through your life and I applaud the organization in getting answers from all different ages of people. I wonder what kind of results you would get if you asked the same question/ prompted the people in a different country, perhaps one where internet usage is not common. What happens then?
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