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Cyborg Security is a phrase used to describe the digital version of security for the physical self. Cyborg security is the security of the digital self, the extension of the self into online worlds. As we extend our technosocial selves online, our brains and extended delves become open to social and physical access. With that new level of access come security concerns. For instance, as researcher danah boyd discovered, some teenagers are known to disable their Facebook accounts when they go offline. This is to prevent people from posting on their wall when they're not there to defend it. This practice, also known as "super-logoff"<ref>boyd, danah. Risk Reduction Strategies on Facebook. Zephoria.org. Accessed June 5, 2011. http://www.zephoria.org/thoughts/archives/2010/11/08/risk-reduction-strategies-on-facebook.html</ref> is an example of a risk reduction strategy on Facebook.   
 
Cyborg Security is a phrase used to describe the digital version of security for the physical self. Cyborg security is the security of the digital self, the extension of the self into online worlds. As we extend our technosocial selves online, our brains and extended delves become open to social and physical access. With that new level of access come security concerns. For instance, as researcher danah boyd discovered, some teenagers are known to disable their Facebook accounts when they go offline. This is to prevent people from posting on their wall when they're not there to defend it. This practice, also known as "super-logoff"<ref>boyd, danah. Risk Reduction Strategies on Facebook. Zephoria.org. Accessed June 5, 2011. http://www.zephoria.org/thoughts/archives/2010/11/08/risk-reduction-strategies-on-facebook.html</ref> is an example of a risk reduction strategy on Facebook.   
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cyborg-security-Maggie-Nichols by Maggie Nichols. All rights reserved. Image created exclusively for CyborgAnthropology.com and the Complete Dictionary of Cyborg Anthropology.

Definition

Cyborg Security is a phrase used to describe the digital version of security for the physical self. Cyborg security is the security of the digital self, the extension of the self into online worlds. As we extend our technosocial selves online, our brains and extended delves become open to social and physical access. With that new level of access come security concerns. For instance, as researcher danah boyd discovered, some teenagers are known to disable their Facebook accounts when they go offline. This is to prevent people from posting on their wall when they're not there to defend it. This practice, also known as "super-logoff"[1] is an example of a risk reduction strategy on Facebook.

References

  1. boyd, danah. Risk Reduction Strategies on Facebook. Zephoria.org. Accessed June 5, 2011. http://www.zephoria.org/thoughts/archives/2010/11/08/risk-reduction-strategies-on-facebook.html