THIRD LEARNING JOURNAL LJ3

 








The reading that stood out to me from these past few weeks is chapter 6, “Social Media Metrics and Analytics,” Particularly the part of the chapter that talks about API’s application programming interface. Jeremy Harris Lipschultz page 159.  Since I had never even heard of (API), I did not understand it other than it seemed like a massive invasion of privacy, so after finishing the chapter and talking with my son, who is well-versed in technology, and social media, I did some additional digging and what I found out was shocking, and scary. The API application programming interface is a big problem with privacy issues. It is the most common method to collect information from a user and make it available to third parties.

The privacy concern here is that data collected by the API can be transferred to third parties without user consent. This can include recording your voice or image, collecting location information, taking pictures, and recording phone calls. They take your personal data and sell it to third-party companies. Many of these companies have minimal security measures, and it is unclear how private the data may be. There are also privacy issues because many people do not know when their information will be sold or used by a third party.

This is alarming for me, especially since, according to www.datareportal.com, there were 4.76 billion social media users around the world in January 2023, equating to 59.4 percent of the total global population. What is even more disturbing is the number of active users of social media sites such as Facebook 2.958 billion, which is the largest social media platform; YouTube, 2.514 billion, WhatsApp 2 billion, Instagram 2 billion, TikTok 1.051 billion; and last Twitter, 556 million which I am a recent active member of.

I realize this assignment is not a typical analytical paper, but I need to get this out there to be read. This information affects the way I will be using social media in the future, as I will end all my social media platforms after this semester for fear of my privacy not being protected. The solution is to be aware of what type of data is being collected and how it is used.  

 

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  1. Astrid VillarroelFebruary 22, 2023 at 7:45 PM

    Hi Michael,

    I disagree with your opinion on privacy. I do not think it is something we should fear. The reading on “We are data: Algorithms and the Making of our Digital Selves” makes this clear as it says "It is our data that is being watched, not our selves" (Cheney-Lippold, 2019). Further, one can block many targeted advertisements through Google's account settings. Another option is to clear cookies frequently. All in all, I think this information is good to keep in mind but not fear. What do you think about these options?

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  2. Brooke MeadowsMarch 2, 2023 at 7:29 AM

    Hey Michael, I find the information that you presented to be interesting. While I do think it is disturbing to know the full details of the information that is collected through use of the internet, I do not necessarily believe that it is something to be scared of. No one is free from this; almost everyone in today's society uses the internet because it is almost impossible to survive in the professional world without it. As long as you are individually mindful of your own personal internet usage and activity, there should be nothing to worry about.

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