Maker Faire Delft 2023

Dataslip: The Digital Data Trail made Tangible

Home: Zuid-Holland, Nederland

As we navigate the physical and digital world, we unknowingly leave behind an immense trail of behavioral data (e.g., system logs). We are informed about this via short statements (e.g., cookie popups) or lengthy documents (e.g., privacy policies). However, even when we know that data is collected, we remain largely unaware of its nature. Data is highly personal. It contains and reveals information about us. Due to its ubiquitous nature, this information is abstract and opaque even to us. Dataslip is an interactive installation where the abstract notion of personal data is translated into a material and tangible representation in the form of a receipt.