Sarah Gold’s Alternet (2014) offers a good example of this. The Alternet explores the complex and pressing issue of data privacy through the proposition of an ‘Alternative Internet’ infrastructure that is community-owned, and where the retention of ownership of personal data is paramount. It counters hegemonies that surround Internet and data usage in an age dominated by optimism surrounding the Internet of Things, and the benefits of cloud computing and big data driven by the big four: Microsoft, Apple, Facebook, and Amazon.
