Class exercise

          Who owns the photos taken by the girl in the video?

      I believe the owner of the photos is the actual girl and her boyfriend it was meant to be between them. However, ones she send it the photos it was out of her hand, she wasn’t the owner anymore. As a result someone uploaded them on online, so everyone has the access to see it.

      What do you understand by the term ‘Digital Footprint’?

Digital Footprint is everything on the internet that is about you, for example this could be your Facebook, MySpace profiles, photographs that you, your friends or family have posted online. In addition, anything you have written or that has been written about you.

 Should employers have access to your life on line?

      Depends on the Footprint as some offers many advantages, for example you can build positive online presence that showcases your skills, experience and interests. Moreover, with some online sites, you can control the information about you that is publicly available.  In addition, professional networking sites can give you access to potential employers, whose digital footprint you can also check.

Take a look at your own Facebook area. Would you be happy for classmates to see it? Staff? Your project supervisor (who may write you a reference). A future employer? Your parents? Your grandmother? What if things you put up there today followed you forever?

I manage my profile very well as I am very private person. Moreover, if anybody visited  my Facebook profile today, such as future employer it would not affect me anyway. I make sure to manage my contributions carefully, since much of the information stored online becomes public by default.

How about parents. Do they have the right to put up ‘cute’ photos of their children when that image might be associated with their child forever?

In my opinion, I would say they should avoid putting up pictures of the children as you don’t want strangers to know where your child are throughout the day and your family patterns.  Sharing information with the world is not the safest option for the children.

         

      Why is it so important that teenagers understand the digital footprint?

Teenagers should keep in mind that digital footprints lasts longer and can be published without their consent. They should be aware of the possible consequences that might have on their life and the legacy their online activity will leave.

     Is it ok to forward mail without permission?

      I believe that once you click on the send button and the email reaches the recipient’s account, it becomes their property and they are free to do whatever they want with it. If you want the email to be strictly confidential, you should clearly mark the email private and confidential so that the receiver is fully aware of the conditions.

Is it ok to forward photos without permission?

I believe that once you click on the send button and the photos reaches the recipient’s account, it becomes their property and they are free to do whatever they want with it.

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Week 3 Task - Digital Footprint

1. Who owns the photos taken by the girl in the video?

The girl owns the photo.

2. What do you understand by the term ‘Digital Footprint’?

A digital footprint is the size of an individual’s online presence; as it relates to the number of individuals they interact with.

3. What implications does it have?

Digital footprints are not a digital identity or passport, but the meta data collected impacts upon internet privacy, trust, security, digital reputation, and recommendation. Digital footprints are notorious in that privacy and openness are in competition.

While a digital footprint can be used to infer personal information without their knowledge, it also exposes individuals’ private psychological sphere into the social sphere.

4. Should employers have access to your life on line?

No, because an employee’s private life should not affect their work life.

5. Take a look at your own Facebook area. Would you be happy for classmates to see it? Staff? Your project supervisor (who may write you a reference). A future employer? Your parents? Your grandmother? What if things you put up there today followed you forever?

I would not be happy for my grandmother or my parents to see it, but this is a non issue as neither knows how to operate Facebook. I have no problem in having classmates see it. I am less enthused about having my future employer seeing it, because while ones private life should be kept separate from their work life, some employers may judge even when they shouldn’t.

6. How about parents. Do they have the right to put up ‘cute’ photos of their children when that image might be associated with their child forever?

Yes

7. Why is it so important that teenagers understand the digital footprint?

It is important because they need to realise the consequences of having their personal pictures end up in the wrong hands.

8. The girl in the video wants to blame someone. Think about what happened. Identify the things that were done that weren’t acceptable and explain why they were unacceptable.

The fact that her boyfriend sent her picture to his friends was unacceptable because those pictures were only intended for him and he shouldn’t have sent out those pictures without her permission. However she is in part to blame as well because she should not have trusted him.

9. Is it ok to forward mail without permission?

No. You should ask permission from the email sender.

10. Is it ok to forward photos without permission?

No. You should ask permission from the person that took the photo