Digital waste is something that I actually have thought about from time to time for quite a few years. I grew up hearing that you shouldn’t just throw away your old electronics, but I never knew what happened to any of it after you handed it over to people who would take care of it …
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Week Twelve
Ever since we started talking about accessibility in this class and in my DTC 206 class I’ve been paying more attention to the accessibility of websites I visit and content I view. In one of the readings for this week, Mischa Andrews says, “While it’s easy to get discouraged, it’s worth noting that making accessible …
Week Eleven
I really like the very first paragraph of the ‘Accessibility, Usability, and Inclusion’ page. It says, “Accessibility, usability, and inclusion are closely related aspects in creating a web that works for everyone. Their goals, approaches, and guidelines overlap significantly. It is most effective to address them together when designing and developing websites and applications.” I think …
Week Ten
I know we’ve talked about it in class, and I think I’ve posted about it before, but I can’t remember for sure; the idea of the right to be forgotten online is interesting to me. I’ve always thought of my data being collected and staying online forever as inevitable. I’ve never really wanted that bad …
Week Nine
This reading was a LOT to get through and I’ll probably have to go through it a couple more times because I barely processed any of it. One thing I did notice, however, was the very brief mention of social media activism. The author mentions a critic who referred to it as “slactivism, as opposed …
Week Eight
I think this unit will be interesting, because I’m one of those people that doesn’t really care about online privacy and where all my data ends up. I like it when my online experience is tailored to my interests and I don’t mind that companies are creating profiles on me based on the data I …
Week Seven
After the first chapter of Noble’s book, it’s been a lot easier for me to get through it. I found Chapter Four really interesting. I hadn’t ever thought about the possibility that some regular people out there might not want their information taken off of search engines. I know that politicians and other public figures …
Week Six
I’m not going to lie, this book has been hard for me to get through so far, and we’re only one chapter in. I think it’s interesting that the United Nations launched a study into search engines. I always think of the U.N. as some international peace group that talks about the environments and crisis …
Week Five
I had absolutely no idea that cash-strapped police departments were using predictive programs to position cops in areas where more crime is predicted to happen. This seems like a good concept, and it is in a lot of ways, but it also appears to be an almost racist system. It doesn’t surprise any of us …
Week Four
Facial recognition is something that I think about as almost a fantasy. I only see it in cop shows on TV and in movies. At the same time, every time I pick up my phone, I unlock it with my face. When Apple announced FaceID on their new phones last year, I didn’t think much …
