What the Internet Really Knows about You

Which sentence from the text introduces what the topic of the selection will be about?

• The internet is helpful in many ways for people to find out things about us.

• Digital Media at its finest. We should use it often and often is good.

• A digital media expert argues that your private life is exposed online, no matter how cautious you think you’re being

• Today’s data inference does not merely check to see if Facebook users posted phrases like “I’m depressed” or “I feel terrible.” The technology is more advanced.

What does the author mean when she says, “Discretion no longer suffices to protect your privacy”?

• The author means that people on the internet are safe if they are just discreate and don't share information about their religious beliefs, personal life, health status, or political views. They’re protecting themselves.

• The author means that Computer algorithms and network analyses can now more accurately infer a wide range of things about you , our privacy isn't protected.

• The author means the idea of data inference is not new. Magazine subscriber lists have long been purchased by retailers, charities, and politicians.

• The author means today’s technology works at a far higher level. In 2017, for example, the newspaper The Australian published an article revealing that Facebook had told advertisers that it could predict the emotions of younger users.

What Two Social Media Platforms are you mostly on ?

• Gaming Platforms (where you interact with others)

• Facebook

• Tik Tok

• Instagram

In the section “Tracking Minds and Emotions,” the author describes several current uses of data inference tools as worrisome and unsettling. What details does she include to support her perspective? What is her attitude about how the tools might be used in the future? Do you share her concerns about the tools? Why or why not

What happens when someone is denied a job on the basis of an inference that we aren’t even sure is correct?

• This person will go on to better and greater things they don't need a job at all.

• The algorithm will make people scared and post more on social media.

• People will get better jobs if they don't get the one they applied for .

• This person will not be considered for a job they were qualified for.

What PERCENTAGE of Americans say there should be more government regulation of what companies can do with customers’ online data ?

• 70%

• 75%

• 90%

• 85%

Do you think Miss Mendoza should post her Tik Toks online?

• Yes, She should so we can laugh at her.

• No, She's embarrassing.

• Maybe, it really doesn't matter to me

• YES ! It would be fun

According to the TEXT which one is NOT a solution for protecting privacy online?

• Never use the same password for different accounts, and do not keep all your passwords saved behind a single password (like on your computer).

• Designing phones and devices to be more privacy-protected.

• Government regulation of the collection and flow of data

• Laws that directly regulate computational inference.

What kind of data is on the disc the woman with the red purse is holding? How do you know?

What is the woman doing with the disc? What do you think she believes about what she is doing? Why would she believe that?