Data identity: privacy and the construction of self

This paper argues in favor of a hybrid conception of identity. A common conception of identity in datafied society is a split between a digital self and a real self, which has resulted in concepts such as the data double, algorithmic identity, and data shadows. These data-identity metaphors have pla...

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Published in:Synthese (Dordrecht) 2022-11, Vol.200 (6), p.492, Article 492
Main Authors: Søe, Sille Obelitz, Mai, Jens-Erik
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Education
Epistemology
Interpersonal relations
Language
Logic
Metaphor
Metaphysics
Original Research
Personal information
Philosophy
Philosophy of Language
Philosophy of Science
Privacy
Self concept
Society
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Summary:This paper argues in favor of a hybrid conception of identity. A common conception of identity in datafied society is a split between a digital self and a real self, which has resulted in concepts such as the data double, algorithmic identity, and data shadows. These data-identity metaphors have played a significant role in the conception of informational privacy as control over information—the control of or restricted access to your digital identity. Through analyses of various data-identity metaphors as well as philosophical accounts of identity, we argue in favor of a hybrid conception of identity that emphasizes the relations between the ‘real’ and the ‘digital’. A hybrid conception of identity—where the digital is an aspect on par with social relations, self-understanding, and values—ultimately calls for an understanding of privacy as the right to influence one’s own identity.
ISSN:1573-0964
0039-7857
1573-0964
DOI:10.1007/s11229-022-03968-5