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Short presentation on how to use short documentaries on privacy and surveillance to increase awareness among patrons and spark conversations on controversial technologies and practices. For Choose Privacy Week 2013 webinar.
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Privacy Awareness & Conversation through Films
Choose Privacy Week 2013
Michael Zimmer, PhDAssistant Professor, School of Information Studies
Director, Center for Information Policy ResearchUniversity of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
www.MichaelZimmer.org
Michael Zimmer | CPW Webinar | April 9, 2013
Caveat
I’m not a lawyer, and I’m definitely not your lawyer
Check your policies and legal guidance regarding copyright and screening of films for public performance
Some resources: ALA Video & Copyright
http://www.ala.org/tools/libfactsheets/alalibraryfactsheet07 Movie Licensing USA: Public Libraries
http://www.movlic.com/library/faq.html Films for the Humanities and Social Sciences
http://ffh.films.com
Michael Zimmer | CPW Webinar | April 9, 2013
Why Use Films?
You’ll get more people to come to a screening than to a lecture (even if you sneak a mini-lecture in)
Documentaries are more likely to have multiple views and perspectives, to help spark dialogue
Patrons are more likely to challenge or critique something presented on film, rather than to a live person delivering a presentation
Even if fictionalized or overly-dramatic, film stories help make privacy and surveillance threats real
Michael Zimmer | CPW Webinar | April 9, 2013
Strategies for Using Films
Feature the film, but make time for a “conversation” or “debate” after Ask local teachers, advocates, lawyers, parents to sit on a panel
to give their reactions
If working with youth, provide a worksheet with 4-5 key issues or controversies for them to identify while watching Ask students to argue a devil’s advocate position; create a mock
debate Create lists of “good” vs. “bad” aspects of what was in the film,
then push them to recognize how these issues are rarely that simple
Michael Zimmer | CPW Webinar | April 9, 2013
Popular Feature Films
Eagle Eye (2008) Cellphone tracking Surveillance cameras Dangers of artificial intelligence 2-disc bonus commentary
Enemy of the State (1998) Satellite and device tracking Government intelligence gathering
Michael Zimmer | CPW Webinar | April 9, 2013
Classic / Independent Films
The Lives of Others (2006) Surveillance practices of 1980s
East Germany Psychological and political impact
of surveillance
The Conversation (1974) Classic glimpse into surveillance
industry Problems of incomplete or
misinterpreted data
Michael Zimmer | CPW Webinar | April 9, 2013
Documentary Films
Big Brother Big Business (2009) CNBC production on rise of
commercial surveillance industry Driving habits, employee
monitoring, shopping data, online activities, etc.
Science of Surveillance (2006) National Geographic production Overview of numerous
surveillance technologies, and potential abuses
