Alright, now that I have introduced what this blog will be about I felt the need to give you a little info into the type of person I am and why I believe the topics of Identity, Privacy, and Safety in the digital world are important.
To get started, since I am a Fightin' Texas Aggie I will give you the Aggie greeting. HOWDY!!! My name is Keeton and I am a Junior, Kinesiology major from Longview, Texas, but most importantly I am the loudest and proudest member of the Fightin' Texas Aggie class of 2012! A-A-A-WHOOP!! Now that you know most of the basic things about me I'll go into a little more depth. I was born in Longview, Texas in October of 1989 to two amazing parents. I have a very large and loving family that supports me in about everything that I do. I have two older sisters that I couldn't get through life without, two brothers that motivate me to be the best person I can be, and a beautiful niece that has me wrapped around her tiny finger. I am involved in two AWESOME organizations, Aggies for Christ (AFC) and Aggie Special Olympic Texas Volunteers (ASOTV). These organizations are constantly pushing me to have a more serious walk with God and are a constant reminder that I am a truly blest individual. I have some amazing friends that keep me sane when school gets to crazy. When I look into what I want to do in the future I am always coming back to the idea of helping people when they are in need. For some reason I've been leaning toward the health care industry even though hardly anyone in my family can do blood. The one true thing that I love to do is water and snow ski. Both of these have been family sports that we all participate in. Finally, I choose Texas A&M for my higher education because I couldn't think of a better place to call home. A&M has all of the same values that I want to represent.
Now to the reason I believe Identity, Privacy, and Safety in the digital world are important. Let's start off with privacy. In the digital world today, people can find out anything in a matter of seconds. Almost anything can be viewed on the internet, including things from a person's private life. With the invention of social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace people are able to look up and tell what you’re doing. This pretty much throws the idea of a personal life out the window. Next, we have identity. In the past there have always two types of identity, personal and social. The way we have always separated these have been by keeping our personal identity to ourselves; however, social networking sites and blogs have allowed people to see people on a much more personal way. People are able to post their thoughts and opinions about topics on these sites for people to see and comment on. Finally, we have safety. Safety has been a major concern for parents with children who are growing up in today's digital world. There are constant news stories about how people on the internet have bullied or manipulated others and because of these acts those affected end up taking their own life or have been forever humiliated. It is these stories that give people a negative view of the internet. I will discuss these topics in more detail in my upcoming post as well as giving seeing what others have to say about these topics.
Until next time!
Keeton
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