MEMEDIA SS25

An important aspect of digitalization is that traces are left behind. Amazon tracks every mouse movement and scroll, while Facebook and Instagram tailor advertising to the interests of over 3 billion people. The US National Security Agency and other organizations monitor a large proportion of civilian telephone and data traffic transmitted worldwide. Such issues are omnipresent in everyday life in the 2020s. As users of digital devices and infrastructures, this form of data surveillance has become the norm.