Holding onto Dissensus: the participatory co-design of security

Abstract

Recent high-profile attacks have brought into focus the fact that data, devices and people are so intermingled that we now need a new way of approaching everyday security that provides an account of place. The assumption until now has been that the security of the individual will follow from technical security, and that designing for security requires purely technological solutions. This paper describes a creative engagement method that puts the human security of actors in the foreground, ensuring that actors who may ordinarily be marginalised may have their perspectives taken into account