The Glass Room London
Produced by Tactical Tech in partnership with Mozilla, The Glass Room was a pop-up exhibition that turned issues around data and privacy into sensory and tangible experiences. In just 19 days, The Glass Room welcomed nearly 19,000 visitors, including over 1,800 on a single Saturday, with queues that stretched to nearly 60 people on the exhibition's final days. The Glass Room hosted 37 events and 35 Ingenius workshops, with a total of almost 2,000 attendees.
David Mirzoeff 2017
The Glass Room was widely reported in the UK and global media, including Channel 4 news, Radio 4 and Sky News.
David Mirzoeff 2017
Quotes from the press
I came away feeling that we should all make an effort to understand the new digital world we inhabit and take responsibility for our engagement with large digital companies whenever we can, otherwise we risk being seriously exploited in ways we don’t even imagine.
Tech Trends — Glass Room London
Do we truly understand what part of our digital footprint is owned by these companies? That’s why the Glass Room, which just opened in central London, is important.
Mashable — london2017
This current political moment of anger against unbridled capitalism changes how every piece is viewed and felt.
The Verge — london2017
The Glass Room London in the press
- Le Macchine Volanti, December 2017: I nostri dati personali finiscono in vetrina [IT]
- Digital Trends, November 2017: As Chrome tarnishes, Mozilla is ready to reignite Firefox with Quantum [EN]
- Tech Trends, November 2017: Big Mother is Watching You [EN]
- Nesta, November 2017: Bringing the data privacy debate to the high street [EN]
- ZDNet, November 2017: Can you have secrets online? This unusual pop-up shop will make you think again [EN]
- State Library of Queensland Blogs, November 2017: Fancy a Data Detox? [EN]
- Wired, November 2017: Firefox thinks Quantum can beat Chrome with ethics… and speed [EN]
- Huffington Post,, November 2017: From Menstruation Apps to Nude Selfies: Data Politics [EN]
- Vice - Motherboard, November 2017: Ho lavorato per Facebook ma Mark Zuckerberg non mi pagherà [IT]
- Marketing Week, November 2017: How Firefox owner Mozilla is helping consumers take control of their digital lives [EN]
- New Scientist, November 2017: I went on a data diet and all I got was ads and paranoia [EN]
- New Scientist, November 2017: Ik ging op datadieet en ontdekte hoe gemakkelijk ik mijzelf te grabbel gooide [NL]
- Urban 75, November 2017: In photos: The Glass Room, a disruptive tech store with nothing for sale in London [EN]
- ZDNet, November 2017: Inside the pop-up store that reveals the truth about web privacy [EN]
- Breathe Publication, November 2017: Looking Through The Glass Room - Examining our privacy in a digital landscape [EN]
- Voice of America News, November 2017: New Exhibit Shows How Tech Intrudes on Our Lives [EN]
- Fiona Cullinan, November 2017: On becoming a Glass Room Ingenius [EN]
- Digital Agency Network, November 2017: Reclaim Your Digital Self – The Glass Room Experience [EN]
- Monocle - The Urbanist, November 2017: Technology and utopias - The Glass Room [EN]
- The Social Change Agency, November 2017: The Glass Room: Technology is inherently political [EN]
- TechRepublic, November 2017: The Glass Room will force you to reconsider digital privacy [EN]
- cnBeta, November 2017: The Glass Room 伦敦展把网络监控变成艺术
- Forbes, November 2017: This App Will Help You Regain Control Over Your Data (And Devices) [EN]
- PSFK, November 2017: This Store Helps You Dig Deep Into Your Private Data [EN]
- The Verge, November 2017: Turning the specter of internet surveillance into art [EN]
- BBC Future, November 2017: What does the internet know about? [EN]
- Red Shark, November 2017: Who’s got your information? Here’s how to protect yourself [EN]
- Insider Pro, November 2017: Тотальная слежка: Что о вас знает интернет (и что с этим делать)
- NYU News, November 2017: “Eccentric Engineering” on Display at The Glass Room, London [EN]
- Al Jazeera News, October 2017: Repeat coverage of The Glass Room London during Al Jazeera's rolling news broadcast on 27/10/2017 [EN]
- BBC Radio 4 - You & Yours, October 2017: Expensive care options, Data detox, Horrible Halloween [EN]
- Digitcult, October 2017: The Glass Room [IT]
- Design Week, October 2017: 5 Important Things That Happened In Design This Week [EN]
- The Sydney Morning Herald, October 2017: A disruptive tech store with nothing for sale but reflection [EN]
- BBC Radio London, October 2017: BBC Radio London with Simon Lederman and Jamie Kelsey Fry [EN]
- The Courier, October 2017: Disruptive tech store sells noting except reflection [EN]
- Associated Press, October 2017: Dystopian exhibit reveals how our data is tracked [EN]
- Yahoo News, October 2017: Dystopian pop-up in London looks at future of data tracking [EN]
- AOL, October 2017: Dystopian pop-up in London looks at future of data tracking [EN]
- Eye Magazine, October 2017: Events October - Don't Miss The Glass Room [EN]
- The Culture Trip, October 2017: Exploring the Erosion of Internet Privacy with Interactive Art [EN]
- BBC World Service - Tech Tent, October 2017: Facebook Scares Publishers [EN]
- Marketing Data, October 2017: Glass Room by Mozilla & TTC in London [EN]
- Wirtschafts Woche, October 2017: Im digitalen Glaskasten [DE]
- Ctr Alt Delete, October 2017: Let's Talk About Privacy, Our Data and The Internet [EN]
- Data Privacy Philippines, October 2017: London's The Glass Room to Help Raise Consumer Privacy Awareness [EN]
- BBC World Service - Tech Tent, October 2017: Media panic at Facebook news experiment [EN]
- The Mozilla Blog, October 2017: Mozilla and Tactical Technology Collective bring The Glass Room to London [EN]
- Campaign, October 2017: Mozilla encourages people to 'reduce digital footprint' with pop-up [EN]
- Channel 4 News, October 2017: The darker side of data privacy [EN]
- BBC Future, October 2017: The eight-day guide to a better digital life [EN]
- Voice, October 2017: The Glass Room: Looking into your online life [EN]
- Design Week, October 2017: The Glass Room: the exhibition uncovering the hidden side of our online lives [EN]
- Alphr, October 2017: The Glass Room: Uncover the secrets of your online life in Mozilla's new exhibition [EN]
- Neowin, October 2017: The Glass Room will teach Londoners scary things about data [EN]
- Art Licks, October 2017: The Glass Room [EN]
- The List, October 2017: The Glass Room [EN]
- Art Agenda, October 2017: The Glass Room [EN]
- Londonist, October 2017: Things To Do Today In London [EN]
- Secret London, October 2017: This Interactive Art Gallery Is Helping You Detox Your Data [EN]
- Yahoo News, October 2017: This store with nothing for sale wants to help you take control of your online privacy [EN]
- Mashable, October 2017: This store with nothing for sale wants to help you take control of your online privacy [EN]
- BBC Future, October 2017: Як оздоровити своє онлайн-життя
- East Bay Times, October 2017: ‘The Glass Room’: Free S.F. exhibit examines our tech lives [EN]
- L'ADN, January 2017: Un detox bar pour dédramatiser la data [FR]
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