Coltan Mining and Internet Privacy

This research-informed action project focuses on coltan mining and online privacy. In particular, the atrocities being carried out in foreign countries in pursuit of coltan and the risks of privacy invasion one faces when browsing the internet. Although at first it may appear that coltan mining and internet privacy are entirely separate issues, we recognize that these issues are part of larger network, and thus, they are related to each other via many intermediate actants. Through surveys taken at Erindale Secondary School, we learned that most people are significantly uninformed in regards to both topics. In response to these appalling results, the research team created three YouTubeTM videos about coltan mining and internet privacy which included numerous facts about the issues and the actions that one can take. Additionally, a FacebookTM page was created to draw attention to the issues. The FacebookTM page has over 100 likes and the YouTubeTM channel has over 1400 views.