Category: FYS142

The Magic of Technology

Tristan Harris’ work, How Technology is Hijacking Your Mind—from a Magician and Google Design Ethicist, explains not only the extreme dependence the general public has on technology but also the strong need and desire to stay connected in fear of missing out on opportunities or news. He further explains this in a Ted-Talk as he

Prisoners to Technology

People have come to the assumption that technology is here for society, to ameliorate your lives, after all technology literally means applicating scientific knowledge into a practical purpose. However, the article How Technology is Hijacking Your Mind — from a Magician and Google Design Ethicist by Tristan Harris explains how technology is actually manipulating us to their benefit,

Jimmy or James?

It is very weird to think that one can search up anyone on this universe using the internet and find information about them. The internet is interesting because it can really violate one’s privacy without anyone really doing anything. What i mean by saying this is that one particular person does not have to write

@googleme

When first seeing this assignment I thought that I would already know what was on the internet about me. As a curious kid, I had looked up my name on the internet a few times before. I expected to see pictures and articles about the bronze project I did for girls scouts in fifth grade…

What is my Digital Identity?

At the beginning of my First Year Seminar: Who Controls your Digital World we were asked to write what we believe people would find if they searched me up on google. I believe that if people google my name they might find my portfolio in the tennis academy I worked in and was part of

Stalking Myself

Before the Search: Ultimately, everyone can be searched and found on the internet due to the exponential increase in the technological use of 2018. If someone were to have googled my name, I believe that my identity would only be traced to a facebook link. However, if someone were to have googled my stage name,

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