{"id":151,"date":"2017-05-02T13:29:23","date_gmt":"2017-05-02T20:29:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0004\/?p=151"},"modified":"2017-05-02T13:36:48","modified_gmt":"2017-05-02T20:36:48","slug":"151-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0004\/151-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Down the Rabbit Hole…"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hmmm \u2026 ok \u2026 procrastination and interest\u2014I Google myself and see what pops up.<\/span><\/p>\n

5 mins\u202610 mins\u202615 mins later\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

I have progressed from self-interest to now stepping all over people\u2019s personal moments in<\/span><\/p>\n

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just a few clicks. I jumped from checking where I \u2018pop up\u2019, to a rabbit\u2019s hole of many other options (more fun options) to seek and explore. I felt like I was trespassing through the lives of some friends and acquaintances, and even family. Then, \u2018hey\u2014why is my picture on your Facebook?\u2019 I continue to investigate, read some comments, and I discover that my entire life story was revealed. Someone, an old acquaintance posted \u2018how is Bobbi doing anyway?\u2019 Innocently, and probably naively, a family member explained, in three paragraphs, the past two years of my life. I am exposed. I was plastered on her wall for all people, that I do and do not know, to see. Okay, maybe I was not plastered but there is a niggling feeling because I know didn\u2019t consent to share all my information\u2014maybe, violated? Vulnerable?<\/span><\/p>\n

Boom<\/strong>. Tables turned in a minute. I was just \u2018creeping\u2019 on other people\u2019s pages, and linking to other acquaintances, happily gathering updates. It no longer felt like I was trespassing. I felt shame for my trolling. But I felt betrayed.<\/span><\/p>\n

In Susan Lucas\u2019 article, \u201cJob Hunting? Take a closer look at your Facebook page<\/a>, \u201d she reminds people of the information posted is always public. There may not be any intention from you, but with our digital age and ideas, pictures, and events posted, whether it is through Facebook or a company website, YOU are out there.<\/span><\/p>\n

Luckily, I guess, I have tried to fend off Facebook. I have held out, only until recently, to have an FB account. I have learned that it does not mean my information still is not out there. I have had people query my name, received an update, either through events or school postings, discovering where I am and how to contact me. Some ghosts from the past have appeared and made contact. Again, appearing with mixed feelings. I was \u2018found\u2019 when I didn\u2019t know if I wanted to be found.<\/span><\/p>\n

Interestingly, years ago, when I was first dating my husband, we were to meet his dad and wife for dinner. I was suppressing my nervousness by knowing I had an in with the commonality of running. However, to my surprise, after the pleasantries were completed and we sat down with tea, my father-in-law began to rattle some of my running times, splits and overall in events. He was peppering me with questions about training and events\u2026I was in shock and awe. I think I sputtered a few responses, mouth agape, and with his big bellowing laugh, he declares \u201cI Googled you!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Shock<\/em>. Now, what?<\/span><\/p>\n

I quickly tried to recap anything that I had online. I felt somewhat safe because I had not yet entered the world of Facebook or other social media. But, obviously, there is information about me out there. My father-in-law\u2019s laughter lingered for longer than the actual 45 seconds. I was thinking \u2013 I am judged. Did he think I am fast or slow? Did he like me or not??<\/span><\/p>\n

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Provided by Pew Research Center<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Lucas\u2019 article throws a caution to adults, maybe less nimble in the social media world than teens. This is what leads to Amanda Lenhart\u2019s data<\/a> that illustrates the differences between \u201cparent and teen attitudes towards and experiences with online advertising, and third party access to a teen\u2019s personal information.\u201d\u00a0 I think phrase of concern is \u201cthird party access to a teen\u2019s personal information.\u201d The cautionary tale becomes greater and more immediate, knowing that social media usage, posting private information \u2013 pictures, name, school, friends \u2013 has been on the rise, \u00a0over the past 6 years by 20-30%. Yikes!<\/span><\/p>\n

Privacy. This may be an urban myth in a few years.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Hmmm \u2026 ok \u2026 procrastination and interest\u2014I Google myself and see what pops up. 5 mins\u202610 mins\u202615 mins later\u2026 I have progressed from self-interest to now stepping all over people\u2019s personal moments in just a few clicks. I jumped from checking where I \u2018pop up\u2019, to a rabbit\u2019s hole of many other options (more fun … Continue reading “Down the Rabbit Hole…”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,1],"tags":[19,27,28,29],"class_list":["post-151","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lrnt521","category-uncategorized","tag-21st-century-learning","tag-lnrt521","tag-privacy","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0004\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0004\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0004\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0004\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/45"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0004\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=151"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0004\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":158,"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0004\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151\/revisions\/158"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0004\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=151"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0004\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=151"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0004\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=151"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}