The interview researched the perceptions and opinions of digital users on the power and privacy issues behind the opacity of data.

A1：I have no opinion, what else can I do? Do you mean we will have the power to make active choices? Knowing that there are these problems, who will come to solve them? All the so-called SOLUTIONS are just another political or economic conspiracy.

A2：Indeed, the current situation is not very good, and that lack of transparency means insecurity, or at least inspires a sense of insecurity. But I believe that there is a possibility that the people themselves might be able to explore a “path of resistance”. At the very least, we need to fight together.

A3：So what if the algorithm is not transparent to us? We are also opaque to ourselves. Can you say that you know yourself ultimately? Since they are not evident to us, we can do the same to it in turn.

A4：I’m still worried about being unconsciously manipulated. This lack of transparency makes me uneasy. When people are not in control of their data and how they are applied, it is like not having a part of your body.

Summary：Most interviewees have a negative attitude towards the opacity of data, which they see as an infringement of their subjectivity and individual rights; however, there may be a common path of resistance that can be explored and enacted to counter the ‘tyranny’ of opacity.