Talk:Pavitra Srinivasan
Hi Pavitra,
It was interesting getting to learn about your discovery of your online presence. All in all, it sounds like your online data profile is quite minimal and it goes to show how being conscientious of the data that one discloses online can have an effect on our profile regardless of how difficult it is to stay off the grid. It was especially surprising to read that nothing regarding you showed up in the first three pages of Google. For your revision, I would definitely expand a bit more on the specific things you avoided posted online for you to have such a minimal presence online.
I also know that it wasn't as important to include the readings in the first draft, but I think it would be beneficial to make a mention of ethics in your statement. You say that you found it creepy that the profile knew when you did and didn't live with your parents. Maybe expand on that and talk about why you think that that is an invasion of your privacy linked to some content from class. You can also try to figure out where that information might have come from in the first place. You make your point clear in that you don't feel an invasion of privacy in your profile. Maybe you actually think that the current state of affairs in data privacy laws is completely ethical and that people can control exactly what information of theirs is online.
Finally, I think it would be beneficial to talk more about the similarities between yourself and your online data profile. There is not much mention of your of what you feel the Internet is getting right and wrong other than your place of residence and your acquaintances. Although you don't need to mention any personal data, I think you should say what you think the Internet is getting wrong about you. Maybe it is your love for a hobby or a very important event in your life.
Good work!
Daniel Herrerias
Ha-Eun Nam's Comment
Hi Pavitra,
I really enjoyed reading about your findings and thoughts on the accuracy of the information you found online. You did a great job describing your discovery process of finding information through your Google search and the Databroker report. It was interesting to read about your what you found through your LinkedIn and your realization about the commonality of your name. A suggestion I would make is that you should elaborate more on the theme of accuracy. I believe that you could write more about how this inaccuracy or accuracy in information makes you feel and whether it was in your intentions or not. You could also link this to authenticity and talk about whether this creates the identity that you want to in the digital world. I think it would also be interesting to hear your thoughts about privacy, since it seems like you were able to prevent information from being available by making restrictions on social networking platforms. Overall, the article was great!
-Ha-Eun Nam-
Hi Pavitra,
I liked your introduction and thought it set up quite nicely into the rest of the article. Your findings were interesting in that there was little information online about you except a few links and your LinkedIn profile. I liked that you made your perspective towards this clear, that the LinkedIn information is OK because that is the point of LinkedIn, to be more apparent to employers. There wasn't a lot of information about me either through Google searches so I can relate to that. One thing that would be cool to expand on is the part where you mentioned that it was creepy that the data broker report had info on how long you lived with your parents. That is indeed creepy and it would be good to hear more of your thoughts on invasive information such as that and perhaps how it could've even been found. Good article! - Qhoe Yun
