Martin Hertig's project leaks your data to other users
Created by ECAL designer Martin Hertig, Sensible Data is a machine that collects personal data from volunteers and purposefully leaks it. It consists of three machines that create a ‘passport’ based on evaluations of mood, beauty, age and gender. The information collected is sent to another random participant without notification, while the current user is also ‘leaked’ the details of the previous user. Input comes in the form of a selfie, taken with the supplied iPad, and an email sent by the user.

The machine is based on open source drawing machine Piccolo, which transfers the photograph into an ink drawing on the passport alongside information about the subject’s identity, gathered from facial recognition software and a machine learning algorithm. The results, including a beauty score out of 100 and an analysis of mood (confused, for example) are written onto the card using a stamp wheel, and – after the neatly named ‘dubious button’ is pressed – they are shared to random users.  

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