What we know about you
An experimental transparency widget that reveals the surveillance data your browser collects during ordinary web usage.
This piece transforms the invisible metrics of digital tracking into a live, accumulating poem. As you navigate through this site, a small widget in the bottom-right corner quietly catalogs the data points that websites typically gather: your browser type, screen dimensions, scroll patterns, time spent on each page, and mouse movements.
Unlike traditional tracking systems, this widget transmits nothing. All data remains client-side, stored only in your browser’s local memory. The poem grows with each page you visit, creating a personalized verse that makes visible the usually hidden mechanics of web surveillance. Click the widget to reveal the full poem of your digital footprint—a code-comment style reflection of what we reveal simply by browsing.
Instructions: Simply browse this site. The widget will automatically begin composing your surveillance poem. Click it when you’re curious to read what’s been gathered about your session.
Output
What we know about you
Your surveillance poem will appear here as you browse the site. Try visiting other pages (elit, blog, teaching) and return to see your accumulated digital footprint...Visitor Map
A collaborative geographic poetry section where visitors can voluntarily add their location to create collective surveillance verse.
About This Piece
Concept: Digital surveillance critique through experimental literature with collaborative geographic poetry
Technology: Client-side JavaScript, localStorage, no external requests
Data Policy: Nothing leaves your browser. Visitor map entries are voluntary and stored locally. Refresh to reset both poem and map.
Genre: E-literature, surveillance poetry, transparency art, collaborative digital verse
Visitor Map: A voluntary, transparent alternative to IP-based location tracking—users consciously contribute geographic data to create collaborative surveillance poetry