Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Wednesday, January 14, 2015

1/14 Wattpad

         My favorite app right now is called Wattpad. Wattpad is a social media website/app that allows users to write, share, and read a wide variety of stories. I like this app because I can read many different themes and genres of writing all for free on my phone. To comment, add, or write stories, you have to sign up as a user, but if you just want to read, like me, you can just download the app and get started! That is why my favorite app at the moment is Wattpad.



Monday, January 12, 2015

1/12/15 Collusion

             The speaker, Gary Kovacs, was very clear about his opinion on websites tracking internet users without their consent, and needless to say, he was concerned. He, personally, has a nine year old  daughter, and he set up collusion for her computer, and in two hours, there were already multiple websites stalking her. He was a little freaked out when it happened to him, but when he saw the the websites tracking her, he became angry. Personally, I think they are looking at our information because they want to see if we have a compatible personality for their websites. Also, they use our website history for advertisements on our games and social media accounts. Tracking could be a good thing because with them looking at out information, they could find new and interesting websites for the users to explore, but on the other hand, the trackers could be tapping into our financial history, or personal information and hacking into our bank accounts, or using our information for fraudulence. I wasn't very surprised by how many websites were tracking him, because I was very aware of the internet being an unsafe place to some, but I don't think it's okay, because I'm pretty sure if I downloaded that software, there would be an unfortunate amount of red and grey dots. After watching that, I'm going to be sure to be a lot more careful on the internet.