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Comments on: The Vulnerability of Our Virtual Selves https://digitalage19.sites.grinnell.edu/response/the-vulnerability-of-our-virtual-selves/ CSC 105, Spring 2019 Tue, 07 May 2019 20:45:48 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.1 By: Luis Lua https://digitalage19.sites.grinnell.edu/response/the-vulnerability-of-our-virtual-selves/#comment-119 Tue, 07 May 2019 20:45:48 +0000 https://digitalage19.sites.grinnell.edu/?p=778#comment-119 Great job covering the content in class and the implications of it in your own life. I want to point two aspects of your blog post, one being that I mentioned the flaw about Google Photos (if interested, I can tell you how it works in person) and the idea that “if someone was really diligent they could possibly use Deepfake technology in order to manufacture fake media of me”. Specifically, covering the problem of online impersonation.

In Texas, two men were charged for online impersonation on Twitter. To do so, they created fake Twitter accounts and websites designed to impersonate and damage the reputations of women who live here (George). Due to the anonymity of social media, people like them can create website, posts, accounts and so much more to impersonate and jeopardize another human. In our Digital Age, it is amazing that we can upload and share so much among each other, but there is not enough taught on how to protect it. Just like Google Photos, a lot can be easily accessed with the right tools. With this information in the wrong hands, they could use it to end the social, political, or economic status for someone. Apart from punishing online impersonation, I wonder what we can do to prevent such acts from occurring in the future.

Source:
George, P., & George, P. (2018, September 22). Men charged with impersonating Austin women online to damage their reputations. Retrieved May 7, 2019, from https://www.statesman.com/NEWS/20170522/Men-charged-with-impersonating-Austin-women-online-to-damage-their-reputations

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