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[millanovak331]

I wanted to incorporate words from my Haiku throughout my photo essay before I revealed all of it at the end of it.

Showing part of the word created more of an impacted as using ‘sign’ then combining ‘De’ to create the word ‘Design’ was a purposeful concept as there are many ‘signs’ that are revealed when looking at an individuals footwear when walking along Cuba street as “Shoes convey taste, social status, gender, cultural capital, and information about age and self-regard” (Belk, 2003,  p.32).

I thought this would be an interesting way to incorporate text throughout my photo essay and also relate to the quote “ Our soles are the mirror of our souls” (Belk, 2003,  p.32).

Reference:

Belk, R. (2003). Shoes and Self. Retrieved from Advances in Consumer Research, Volume 30, University of Utah.

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Manifesto Manifestation. LIFE (Max)(Robotham) Pallet Collection. Real happy with the Aesthetics of it and how its going

[mudgwacall-blog]

CCDN331 - Critical Selfie

I want to narrow my idea down to rhythm. I want to look at Rhythm within the city but to a smaller more detailed scale. Looking for rhythm and patterns within Wellington. I want to show the subtle rhythm. For my sound track I want to show rhythm for myself. I want to create a beatbox that the images will react to in the photo essay.

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Very draft manifesto

[csccdn331]

Thesis background and deleration.

..// Hacktivism.

The Design of Anonymity; Should we fear the lulz?

  Networking, A composition of cables and signals to communicate data, though digital bound media, Hacktivism, A method. A toolbox, A new way of thinking, and A rather formidable tool for the modern day activist; this medium, along with the use of digital design effectively grasps the attention of modern social media. However, the side-effect of Hacktivism is that often the internet bound population and other crawls of life that thrive off the digital era are left with the feeling of paranoia, as internet policies strengthen on a world-wide scale; such as mass-censorship, latching onto this uncharted playground of networks. This leaves the demands of these 'Hacktivists' unmet, and the ideals of anonymity begin to lack, as what few once stood for are slowly removed and traces soon later forgotten.

This essay will discuss the online collective of hacktivists otherwise known as 'Anonymous' and why I believe that the public shouldn't fear this online collective and the symbol that is wears, "Anonymous 'The man without a head"[Brian Lehrer]. This collective, anonymous have gotten a rather fair amount of attention from the media since 2012. Anonymous is a collective of online activists and hackers with thoughts and ideals alike, they are famous for donning Guy Fawkes masks and ominous YouTube videos, that allude to end tyranny and promise to raise a few forms of democratic order. The activities or rather 'operations' anonymous partakes are often labeled as low-grade, yet noisy crimes[G. Coleman], which leads to the collective being taken less seriously. Anonymous, normally thought of as groups of young trolls from the /b/oards[a] of 4chan, and alleged script kiddies[b], it is important to recognize the real consequences of their methods and means, via hacktivism[findmysource]. Its only thanks to the group's recent attacks on major institutions such as MasterCardm Visa, The United States Department of Justice, The Federal Bureau of Investigation and several attempts on the Vatican, has finally enabled Anonymous to get the proper media attention, Anonymous soon became a household name, and their digitized 'blip' on the radar grew[Carter, Adam (March 15, 2013)]. Hacktivism and be viewed as a toolbox or bag of tricks, for the modern day activist; the notion of hacking and activism and; the use of computers, available technology and hacking capabilities have allowed the act of protest to target social and or political ends in both the cyber and physical worlds. These tricks, or rather tools are mass distributed scripts that are executed by volunteers or those willing, or unwilling incorporated in a bot-net[c]; However, Anonymous' most favored - and the main tool is the use of distributed denial of service attacks otherwise known as a DDoS attack, an attack where a target such as a server or website is overloaded with traffic(data) and forces it to shut down for a period of time.

[csccdn331]

Origional Thesis

Thesis

An entity composed of cables and networks, communicated though data and digital bound media, hactivism, a method, a tool. Hacktivism a new engine for thinking and a formidable tool for the modern-day  activist; as this medium effectively grasps the attention of social media. Sadly, the side effects of activism, nay; hacktivism, are that often denizens and the other crawls of life that thrive off the digital age are left with the feeling of paranoia, as cyber policies strengthen on a world wise scale, and march on their uncharted utopia. Hactivists demands turn unmet, and their anonmimity begins to lack, as credibility for what was once stood for, is traces removed, and forgotten.

  REFERENCES

Hampson, N. C. (2012). Boston College International and Comparative Law Review.Hacktivism: A New Breed of Protest in a Networked World , (2), 511-542.

Provided source discusses in depth the term hacktivism and defines it as a nonviolent use for political ends of "illegal or legally ambiguous digital tools"; as well as the general break down of what is considered hacking/hactivism. The journal moves on to argue about social moments in popular protests that are integral parts of twenty first century society; Groups such as anonymous, etc. This leads to a discussion about cyber warfare, waged by hackers on behalf of state and not-state actors(governments utilizing hacking, etc). Hacktivism tends to be motivated by political concerns that are least partly focused on offline issues, its engaged with primarily with communicated, not destructive goals.

  Denning, D. (2001). Activism, Hacktivism, and cyberterrorism: The internet as a tool for influencing foreign policy. Networks and Netwars: The Future of Terror, Crime, and Militancy, 239-241. Retrieved from

http://bit.ly/1BmLOUt

This source describes a weapon, a tool; Hactivism. As a powerful means of attack for activism; particularly when combined with communicative social media, va broadcasting, print/posters, and mass-meet ups. A later discussion talks about how those whom engage in hackitivsm are less likely to change foreign policy, than those who employ disruptive means. How hackers, or hactivists feel a high sense of control, as they can tap into government computers and get media attention; but this doesn't always lead to successful change in policy. Some results are more likely to be strengthen by cyber defense policies internationally, rather than accommodate the needs of those whom acted.