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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Hi Aashia,

I loved your article. It was really interesting to get to learn what others around me consider when building their online presence. I am personally quite impressed with your dedication, given my carelessness in high school when posting stuff online. The style of your piece is also really engaging, definitely making a 1,500 word article seem very palatable. My favorite moment is the TV show analogy you include at the end, which encapsulates the essence of of your profile in a lighthearted way. The layout is appealing, dividing your content into succinct paragraphs. Your use of media is also quite effective. The pictures and links you have included give a good idea of what your online presence is like. Overall, this piece was very informative and made a great analysis of what your public data profile is.

For the final version of your data profile statement, I think it would be beneficial to relate your statement back to the content of the class a bit more. I know we were told that for the first draft it didn't matter as much to include specific articles or concepts from class, but there doesn't seem but to be much mention of ethics on behalf of companies or discussion of current regulation for data privacy in your piece. I think an interesting way to link your statement back to class would be Floridi's idea of relationships with others online and how one's perception of one's self can be altered through the content that is posted about them online. Another topic that can go well is truth lies and bullshit. Maybe you think that the perception that one has of you from your online presence is a complete fabrication that you have curated and that, unless people get a full picture of you, it is impossible to know who you truly are. Great job!

Daniel Herrerias