Last week, we discussed Privacy and Anonymity. In order to fully understand this concept, our assignment was to research one other person in the class and find out everything we could about them using different sources on the internet. I found so much information about my partner; part of that is because his name is very uncommon. Finding information about people on the web somewhat depends on how common their name is: the more common the name, the harder it is find information and vice versa. I was able to find out his immediate family, activities he was involved in in high school, what high school he went to, his dad's political, astrological sign, and religious views, and many other facts. There was even a few sites that included a picture of his house from a street view, gave his full address, and telephone number. It is a bit scary when you truly see how much of your information is out there for anyone to see.
Jessica
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