Googling Myself
Why do you think were there so many or so few hits about you?
When I search my name using Google, I cannot find any pages about me. This is probably because I do not write a lot of my personal information on any of my social account.
Would you prefer to have more or less hits, and why?
I would prefer less hits. This is because I do not want anybody to find me on Google. For me, Internet is a very convenient place, but also a very dangerous place. Some people may use my information to do something as hacker is all over the world now. Therefore, I would rather have less hits about me on Google.
What might the benefits of having lots of hits on Google be in the future?
Having a lots of hits on Google can help us to make friends with others. This is because people who have the same interest with us can look for us using Google. Then, he can chat with me using social media like Facebook.
What potential downsides are there to having many hits on Google?
No privacy. This is because others can know everything about me when they type in my name in Google. They know my name, my age, my address and my hobby. This is like telling our secret to some people that we don’t even know and I think this is very dangerous.
Explain why your Google-presence may help or hinder you getting a job after your degree.
My Google-presence may not help me in getting a job after my degree as I cannot find anything about myself using Google. However, if this is the situation, then I think Google-presence also will not hinder me when getting a job in the future.
What information is available on this public profile? Are there photos visible? Are your interests visible?
When I want to review what other see on my timeline, it says that this feature is temporarily disabled.
What makes you uncomfortable about the visibility of this information, and why?
Explain why you would be happy/unhappy for a potential employer to see this page.
I would be unhappy when my employer see this page. This is because I usually don’t like any people know a lot about me. Therefore, I seldom post pictures in Facebook. If my potential employer see this, he will not hire me as he will not only consider about my capability in work but also my private space. This may be result in he don’t want to hire me.
Privacy setting and tidying up
What group of people can see posts that you make in the future?
My posts are only available to my friends.
If it is public, are you happy that everyone on Facebook can potentially see everything you write?.
I will not be happy. This is because I don’t like strangers to keep track on what am I doing.
If it is Friends of Friends, what are the implications of posting to a relatively large group of people that you may not know?
My activity my be known to all the people that I don’t know.
Who can look you up and can search engines link to your Timeline? Who could potentially see your Timeline if this is set to On?
Everyone can look me up using search engines link to my timeline and everyone can potentially see my Timeline if this is set to on.
How many apps are listed as having access to some or all of your data? How many do you remember authorising?
Only one app are listed as having access to my data. I remember I have authorised about 45 apps.
Do you trust all of those applications to use your data responsibly? Why?
No, I don’t trust because I afraid that the publisher or the people-in-charge will use my data to do something without me knowing it.
If one of these applications were bought by another company, would you consider removing the app from Facebook? Why?
No, i wouldn’t. As long as the app do not compromise my data, I will not want to remove my app from Facebook because it is a very troublesome process.
Koh Yik Kang 