Hanna & Jayne Group 2 Summary

During this experiment, we surveyed ourselves for two days. Throughout those two days we took pictures of our private lives. We realized how much we were being watched while doing simple, daily activities such as checking the mail and buying M&M's. We did not notice that every time we swiped our cards at the dining commons or made a withdrawal from my debit card that I would be electronically tracked and surveyed. We learned that our relationship between our own privacy and the media is not completely voluntary, and that every day without permission cameras and other tracking devices are taking note of my whereabouts.
Being public has an effect on my actions, especially when we are publicly alone. We feel more self-conscious which affects the way we do little things like walk, hold my purse, and stand at a crosswalk. This exercise was difficult at times because we would be doing daily activities like going our bike or going into the bathroom to brush my teeth and we would take a picture of those things which felt really unnatural. However, if we adapted a self-surveillance way of life, like Hasan Elahi, taking pictures of these everyday actions would not feel so abnormal.