Comments on: Network names http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/stephaniec/2013/02/14/network-names/ part of the MSc in E-learning at the University of Edinburgh Sun, 07 Apr 2013 16:22:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Steph Carr http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/stephaniec/2013/02/14/network-names/#comment-184 Steph Carr Sun, 17 Feb 2013 12:28:18 +0000 http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/stephaniec/2013/02/14/network-names/#comment-184 I have seen that some of the novelty names go along the lines of 'don't nick my wifi - get your own'. So very clear messages of privacy and exclusion! The find a friend app is spooky definitely. I guess what it does do is free you up from answering the 'where are you?' texts I have seen that some of the novelty names go along the lines of ‘don’t nick my wifi – get your own’. So very clear messages of privacy and exclusion!

The find a friend app is spooky definitely. I guess what it does do is free you up from answering the ‘where are you?’ texts

]]> By: Giraf87 http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/stephaniec/2013/02/14/network-names/#comment-164 Giraf87 Thu, 14 Feb 2013 21:29:46 +0000 http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/stephaniec/2013/02/14/network-names/#comment-164 and of course the wifi networks are all padlocked. So although an invite, a clear warning that this space is 'secure', and you will only get in if you have the key....! I don't have an iPhone but I believe there is a 'find my friend app' that lets you 'invite friends' that are physically nearby, bypassing this padlock, offering endless positioning (surveillance?) on a map. and of course the wifi networks are all padlocked. So although an invite, a clear warning that this space is ‘secure’, and you will only get in if you have the key….!

I don’t have an iPhone but I believe there is a ‘find my friend app’ that lets you ‘invite friends’ that are physically nearby, bypassing this padlock, offering endless positioning (surveillance?) on a map.

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