The future of data collection – A speculative design inquiry into the world of personal devices and surveillance

Currently, around the globe, we are witnessing a constant influx of reports on breaches of privacy, cyber attacks, and smart device-reliant health trends.

In the near future, who will actually be in control of our lives as our devices become our way of being while they them‑selves become increasingly controlled through surveillance by companies and governments?

This project attempts to investigate and elaborate on aspects of this issue through qualitative research practices such as auto-ethnography and interviews culminating in a five minute speculative short film about data related paranoia.