Digitalem
Digitalem is a term used in information theory and data ethics to describe the aggregate set of digital emissions generated by interactions among people, devices, and software within networked environments. These emissions include telemetry data, access logs, metadata, event streams, and content-related signals that flow through information systems.
The term was introduced in early 2020s academic and industry discussions to capture the idea that digital
Conceptually, digitalem can be modeled as a multi-layered construct consisting of emission sources (users, devices, applications),
Privacy and governance considerations are central to discussions of digitalem. The concept highlights questions of data
Critics caution that digitalem can be abstract and difficult to measure consistently across contexts, and that