In today’s reading of Digitalized Lives Culture, Power
and Social Change in the Internet Era by T.V. Reed he talks about how
through the internet many users take on a new identity. A lot of the people that
change or lie about their identity usually do this on online dating sites or
sometimes even for criminal acts. Due to this the slang term catfish rose
quickly. Catfish is someone that systematically lies about who they are online.
Another
thing I found interesting about today’s reading was the section where he talks
about our privacy in the internet and if the internet has killed our privacy. According
to Reed the internet has eroded our privacy. Due to social media a lot if the
information that people would use to keep to themselves they now post it for
the world to see. Not only does that make their secrets public but it is also
information that can be used against them in any professional setting.
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