You Are Being Watched & The Internet Never Forgets

In these classes, we will transition into "Unit 2: Your Online Personal Identity" with following activities and assignments:

• Discussion of the documentary "The Social Dilemma"
  
  
• Learning what Google knows about you
• open your chrome browser and log into your Gmail/Google acount
• click this link and we will explore together/privately: https://bit.ly/GoogleKnowsU
  
  
• Learning what others see about you on Google
• While still logged into Google, go ahead, Google yourself
• Now log out of Gmail/Google and Google your name
• Note the similarities and differences
  
  
• Dr. Nichols shares a brief presentation - "The Internet Never Forgets."
  
  
  

• Think about HOW YOU WANT TO BE SEEN by completing the Personal Brand Worksheet in Canvas before our next class meeting.

 

The Social Dilemma - Discussion Ideas

Some things to discuss about the documentary The Social Dilemma.

• Tristan Harris raises the issue of Google Addiction within the Google organization- and it went nowhere. Why?

"If you are not paying for the product, you ARE the product."

"The gradual and imperceptible change in yoru behavior is the product."

• How does this model compare with Chomsky's Propaganda Model for mass media?
  
  
• When you're talking to a real person IRL - the software wants you back so it nudges you?

Examples of A/B Testing from Netflix - from my presentation at PCA 2022

                                https://netflixtechblog.com

The algorithm sells our eyes to Netflix, Prime, HBO, HULU, Spotify, Pandora, etc. so we will re-subscribe.

My high-speed provider benefits from this arrangement – since my subscriptions are dependent on my access.

Is this a reason we should be concerned about internet throttling the feeds of less lucrative providers?

Teens getting Driver's licenses at later ages... Self-driving cars? Surrender of autonomy?

• "You build the machine and the machine changes itself."  Erewhon - the Book of the Machines.

The 25-year Bet About Technology

 Read the WIRED Article about Kevin Kelly's bet with Patrick Sale on whether or not technology will destroy society here: https://www.wired.com/story/a-25-year-old-bet-comes-due-has-tech-destroyed-society/

 (Links to an external site.)

You can also see a "print-friendly" version here: PRINT FRIENDLY VERSION Download PRINT FRIENDLY VERSION

You could even listen to the article here while you follow along: A 25-Year-Old Bet Comes Due Has Tech Destroyed Society WIRED.mp4

Create a Blog to respond to the questions below - and post the blog link (to the specific blog entry - not to your blog home page) in this Canvas Assignment.

• Who is Kevin Kelly? DETAILS!
• Who is Patrick Sale? DETAILS!
• Describe the chief conflict between the two men.
• What was the bet they made?
• How did the bet go in the three areas measured?
  • Economic Collapse
  • Global Environmental Disaster
  • The War Between Rich and Poor
• Do you agree with the verdict of the judge who settled the bet? Why or why not?
• What other areas SHOULD the bet have covered? If you were making a similar bet for the NEXT 25 years. what areas would you include for judgment?
• What changes do you think the next 25 years will bring?