Here you can download some helpful material to better understand our project. You can also access additional information on our Blog.
Latest Publication:
Tracked and Targeted at Amazon
In this 2024 report, Our Data Bodies in partnership with United for Respect, detail our one-year project of interviewing Amazon workers about their experiences with automated surveillance and productivity management. We interviewed workers in California, Texas, Florida, and Minnesota about punitive productivity targets, invasive tracking including of bathroom breaks, and algorithmic management by apps and handheld scanners. The report includes accounts of being terminated after being robotically churned out of the Amazon machine. Read more
Digital Defense Playbook
The Playbook offers practical tips, tools, and activities for communities to better understand, navigate, and push back against the pervasive data collection and surveillance practices by which they are disproportionately affected. Our methods are rooted in the experiences of research participants, community-based organizations, and organizers, all of which were gathered through our work across three U.S. cities since 2015. Buy and download your copy today!
2018 Interim Report
Produced in April 2018 for our funder, Digital Trust Foundation, this Interim Report chronicles our work from November 2015 to March 2018. The report is organized into 5 parts: (1) What is Our Data Bodies?, (2) Why Our Work Matters, (3) Our Process, (4) Early Impact, and (5) Next Steps. It also includes a detailed budget that accounts for all our expenses, down to the last /bin/bash.01. Read more
2016 Interim Report
Produced in December 2016 for our funder, Digital Trust Foundation, this first Interim Report chronicles our work from November 2015 to December 2016. The report covers: our approach, activities to date, and lessons learned. Read more
Whatchu Know About Data
“Whatchu Know About Data?” is a card game designed to help participants explore their personal data and digital privacy. The deck is based on actual experiences of research participants from Charlotte, NC, Detroit, MI, and Los Angeles, CA. Drawing cards and making choices, each player builds up their own data body. The winner is the player that leaves the least digital trail. Read more
Factsheet
Two-page factsheet introducing the Our Data Bodies project, with a list of core team members.