Week 15

My Not So Social, Social Media Ever since I started using the internet, my parents have instilled the values in me to be cautious of what I put online, since it will be out there forever. Obviously, being a 10 year old kid when I started a Facebook account, I was extremely worried about the things I said and liked because of my parent's influence. Thus, I generally only played awful Facebook games to pass the time. Now, I can't thank my parents enough for making me afraid because of the collecting of data Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc. conducts on their consumers. I remember how terrifying it was the first time I got a targeted ad: it was for an Xbox controller after just looking up on amazon the price of one. After this event, I have been extremely careful about using a VPN, what browser I use, and what search engine I use. How Large is my Online Footprint? Today, I own a Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and a LinkedIn. However, I hardly ever use any of these services for...