Difference between revisions of "Talk:Jessica Carlin"

Latest revision as of 21:08, 20 February 2019

I liked how you started the article with your initial thoughts about online privacy and then discussed the morphed perception of those initial privacy thoughts into something that changed your methodical thinking about privacy in the online environment. It was really interesting to hear that your pre research process began with legal paper documents that were signed in regards to owning property rather than the method of Google searching of your name. This was really interesting. I think the biggest piece of revision I could give you would be to apply one of the philosophical ideas talked about in one of the class readings to the body of your argument pertaining to the concealing of data versus the revealing of data. By adding this to the forth paragraph, it may indicate some natural breaks in this section of the piece which would help with the flow of the work. It would be awesome if you chose to add headers to each section too. I thought is was really interesting that you brought up the idea of putting trust into social media privacy settings just because we trust the terms and conditions are written for our best interest in the online environment. That fact that you actually went through and decided to read something that a majority of people choose to check the box and move on made the audience feel like this investigation of your online identity made you go back and question your beliefs about social environments to upholding privacy for our personal data. This is something that social media sites often claim to do but, after much consideration, lack in actions steps to back up. Well done.-Isabell Astor

Derek Gan

Hey Jessica,

Great and thorough article on your data exploration journey, the different identities you have online, and your reactions to every facet of your discoveries. Big props to you for keeping your online identities so much in order--I can hardly be bothered to keep a single account up to date. I can definitely also relate to your surprise in being able to see your personally identifying information online, especially childhood addresses. Speaking of, how did you find that information? Was it through data brokers? I could see that your concerns about privacy would make you not too keen on the existence of data brokers. Consider drawing on that a bit in talking about your discovery process. Additionally, you raised some interesting points at the end of your fourth paragraph about the plurality of identities online. This is a great spot to pull in some class concepts and I'd love to hear more about your thoughts on the the boundaries you craft for yourself versus the overlap others deal with. What freedoms does this grant you? What about the ethicality and implications of it (e.g. the fidelity of background checks if people are able to make an online identity for themselves). You also joined a really exclusive club at the end there when you actually took the time to go through Instagram's terms and conditions. It's pretty wild how interconnected all the parts of our online identities are, even when you go through the effort to keep them separate. I think there's some opportunity to reflect on your offline identity in relation to your online one here as well. All in all, you had a wonderful process in writing this data profile and I, in turn, had a great read. Hope my suggestions could stoke the imagination a bit. Keep it up.

Will Godley

Great job on this piece, Jessie. Your sentence structure and grammar are stellar, and your writing is intriguing. I really like the way that you explain your concern surrounding your data security, then actually dug into Instagram’s privacy policy. Building on this, I like how you try to analyze how much of this information became public information. I think it says a lot about online privacy that even when you spend significant time investigating the origins, you can’t be 100% sure. Most people don’t think twice about the information they pass out online, and likely give it away at almost every site they visit. Furthermore, your comparison between your ‘real’ self and your online identity is powerful because you contrast not only your personal and professional personas, but also your personas from the past. All of us can relate to seeing cringey tweets from our past. Do you think it’s best for people to delete these profiles so that employers don’t get the wrong idea about them? Overall, your work is thorough and does a great job addressing the goal of the assignment, great job!