One of the major concerns about using the Internet is how much information and data is being stored. More importantly, how much of our personal information is being stored throughout the different websites that we use? Are we in control of keeping that...
The internet is a large place, with terabytes on terabytes of information about almost everything. You as an individual take up a part of that. Imagine your “digital” self being out in the web for everyone to see. But do you really own that...
Who oversees all of our data and the usage on our phones and how much access do they really have? How do they track us? You’ll all find out right now! First how do they track you? When you use your smart phone most people have their location on. For instance if you were to
As a society, we are open to sharing and posting the fun and exciting things we do in our lives to show our happiness and satisfaction. Some are private and conceal their information fearing judgment and personal lives being out there. Why did I open my digital identity argument comparing private and public people? Maybe
When we think of the internet and data we think that we own our own data. But in many cases this is not true; many companies give us the idea that we own our own data when really they are just tracking us and playing with our minds. It shows that even though you think
What is your digital identity? Well, it’s quite simple. Your digital identity is your identity that exists on the internet and is made up of how you interact and who and what you interact with. And here’s the other thing, your digital identity and your actual identity may not be the same either. How you
We are in the era of Information, we literally have the access of almost all collective human knowledge by the touch of buttons and a screen. The common saying, “Information is power,” is a testament for our addiction with technology, because we aware that with technology we can access a lot of information. Nevertheless, we
Looking up the release date for one of my favorite TV shows seems like it would be an easy task. After clicking on an article with the words “release date” I thought everything was looking good but suddenly something pops up. At first I think it is just an annoying ad that is preventing me…
After reading the article, “Who Owns the Digital You” I found it very interesting how they saw a bigger issue in people having an identity rather than a privacy problem. In my mind, I thought it was the other way around because you only see and hear about people dealing with privacy problems such as
In 2018, our eyes remained glued to our phones, our fingertips to our keyboards, and our minds to the digital trance that results from the images and messages that move across our screens. The mantra for this generation shall be “in technology we trust,” as we worship and praise the devices we grasp so tightly in
