A meeting on datafication of today's children

Incontri Polimi. Veronica Barassi

The image depicts a digital poster for a meeting between author Veronica Barassi and professor Paolo Bory. The graphic shows a photographic portrait of Veronica Barassi on the left and the textual details of the event on the right, topped by stylized icons within speech bubbles (music, cinema, books) that refer to the themes of cultural and communication processes discussed in the book "I figli dell'algoritmo."

May 30, 2024, 6:00 pm @ Aula Magna Rettorato, Building 1, Leonardo Campus, piazza Leonardo Da Vinci 32, Milan

Paolo Bory, researcher in Sociology of Culture and Communication at the Department of Design, meets Veronica Barassi, author of the book “I figli dell’algoritmo. Sorvegliati, tracciati, profilati dalla nascita” published by Luiss University Press.

The meeting will focus on the topical subject of the 'Datafication' of today's children, whose data are aggregated, exchanged, sold and transformed into digital profiles, which are increasingly used to determine fundamental aspects of their lives.

Veronica Barassi is an Italian anthropologist and university professor. She teaches Communication Sciences at the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Università di San Gallo. She focuses on the social and political implications of data technologies and artificial intelligence. She is the author of several articles and books, and her TED talk "What Tech Companies Know About Your Children" has garnered over 1.9 million views.