Data identity: privacy and the construction of self
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This paper argues in favor of a hybrid conception of identity. A common conception of identity in datafied society is a split between a digital self and a real self, which has resulted in concepts such as the data double, algorithmic identity, and data shadows. These data-identity metaphors have played a significant role in the conception of informational privacy as control over information—the control of or restricted access to your digital identity. Through analyses of various data-identity metaphors as well as philosophical accounts of identity, we argue in favor of a hybrid conception of identity that emphasizes the relations between the ‘real’ and the ‘digital’. A hybrid conception of identity—where the digital is an aspect on par with social relations, self-understanding, and values—ultimately calls for an understanding of privacy as the right to influence one’s own identity.
Originalsprog | Engelsk |
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Artikelnummer | 492 |
Tidsskrift | Synthese - An international journal for epistemology, methodology and philosophy of science |
Vol/bind | 200 |
Udgave nummer | 6 |
ISSN | 0039-7857 |
DOI | |
Status | Udgivet - 21 nov. 2022 |
ID: 326629315