artport gatepage June 04: Create your own SWIPE data protection s tickers

The artport gatepage June 04
features
SWIPE stickers
"Create your own SWIPE data protection stickers"
by Beatriz da Costa, Jamie Schulte and Brooke Singer
http://artport.whitney.org

Since the Fall of 2002, Beatriz da Costa, Jamie Schulte and Brooke Singer
have been working together to produce SWIPE (http://www.we-swipe.us), a
project addressing the gathering of personal data from magnetic stripes and
2D barcodes on drivers licenses.

During the month of June, they are taking your submissions of slogans for
SWIPE stickers, which can be attached over barcodes or magnetic stripes on
your drivers licenses in order to control the release of your personal data.
Through the gate page, you can also download and print the stickers that you
and others have designed. (Caution: this sticker temporarily disables 2D
barcodes and magnetic stripes.)

With one swipe–that often occurs without notification or consent by the
cardholder–businesses acquire data that can be used to monitor and profile
customers. SWIPE brings attention to this practice by allowing people to see
what is stored on their mysterious stripe and prevents future transfer of
personal information into commercial databases.

SWIPE stickers @ http://artport.whitney.org