So this past week kind of scared me with all the information that people were able to gather about each other. It was shocking how many sites there are out there that (for a small fee of course) can help you find all sorts of information about a person using only their name and a few other basic facts.
I also had no idea that so many high school sporting records are kept and posted online for anyone to go and look at. For someone like my friend Josh, whose dad created a web page for recruiters to find some stats about him, there was a plethora of information that he was completely unaware is out there for anyone to see!
We also learned about how digital footprints are left behind by computers, printers- anything electronic almost- and how there really is almost no anonymity on the internet anymore.
It seems the highly informative, readily available internet can be used to find a lot about almost anyone- but keeping in mind that others can find out what you're doing on the computer too!
I also had no idea that so many high school sporting records are kept and posted online for anyone to go and look at. For someone like my friend Josh, whose dad created a web page for recruiters to find some stats about him, there was a plethora of information that he was completely unaware is out there for anyone to see!
We also learned about how digital footprints are left behind by computers, printers- anything electronic almost- and how there really is almost no anonymity on the internet anymore.
It seems the highly informative, readily available internet can be used to find a lot about almost anyone- but keeping in mind that others can find out what you're doing on the computer too!
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