“Do we want to live our digital lives being constantly tracked? Do we want our legally tracked digital data sold and possibly used in ways that harm instead of support us? “ ESTEE BECK, “Breaking up with Facebook: Untethering from the Ideological Freight of Online Surveillance” In completing this assignment, I discovered more about Prof. Teaff and…
The World of Digital Culture Made Public
“Made in Public” is a spectacular short film released in 2019 that takes a satirical look at the modern world of technology. It follows the story of an antsy groom, Dave, who gets cold feet the night before his wedding and publishes an online poll on both Facebook and Reddit. The polls ask loved ones,…
Llama Drama!
After years of bickering back and forth, the drama sizzling up in Inca Empire finally boiled over this weekend in an epic showdown (with some saucy subtweets) between Atahualpa and…Francisco Pizarro?! Weird, huh? In case you missed all that hot gossip from down south, come check out our summary below. Handles List: Francisco Pizarro: @realestconquistador1…
Privacy
This short and sweet statement comes from PayPal’s very own privacy statement. PayPal is an internet-based company that facilitates transactions between two parties. The nature of the business involves sensitive matters such as data mining and privacy. As stated by the article “Policy Matters Now and in the Future: Net Neutrality, Corporate Data Mining, and…
My Day of Web Interactions
After logging my internet use for an entire day, it became incredibly more blatant how ingrained the internet is in my daily routine, especially on the weekends. I would wake up and immediately start scrolling Instagram or TikTok before realizing that two hours had disappeared. It seems that every action was linked to the internet.…
