Talk:Aashia Mehta

Aashia, I really enjoyed reading your page. It was informative while easy to get through. Your illustrations are unique, and I like how the voice and style of your writing is uniquely you. I'm very impressed by how much control you have over your online identity, going to lengths like owning URLs under your name. It's also impressive how you had the foresight in high school to be wary of what information is out there about you online. For example, you mentioned how in high school you were cognizant of what college recruiters might see if they looked up your name, and I definitely was not thinking as far as you until I got to college. It was a great evaluation of your online identity overall, and it seems like you have accomplished your goal in conveying a specific identity centered around professionalism.

For your revision, I think you could incorporate more discussion around the ethical implications of your online identity and how much control you have over the information you put online. You start to touch on this in the "Data Broker Check" section. For example, you could elaborate more on how Instant Checkmate was able to retain information about you that you removed or on accounts you no longer use. Is it morally right to publicize information that is no longer relevant about you? Does this conflict with your goal of maintaining an online identity around being professional, purposeful, and passionate? I think it would also be great to incorporate some more discussion about how your online identity might be missing some parts of your real personality. Is this something users should have control over, and if so, does it compromise the authenticity of who we really are online? These are just some things to consider, but great job overall!

-Evon Yao

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