Reflection on the First Class:
The most interesting part about this week’s class to me is that I get to create my own personal blog. This is something I’ve always wanted to do but never had the chance. I really want to keep doing this blog even after I complete this class, and I’m looking forward to see the development of this blog in the future.
Other than that, we also talked about some interesting facts about personal information in class. It comes to my attention that it is important for using personal information only if the owner of that information give his/her consent. In addition to that, I also realized why it is important for Canada to have its own data base. The personal information we give to companies such as: Facebook, Google, Youtube…has been sent to the data base in the US which the US government can request for.
The fact which brings me serious awareness is that I have already gave my consent to the companies and the government to use my personal information. I gave my consent to them when I agreed to the terms which I didn’t read through. Those terms are usually very long and people always ignore the content. Most of people will just put a check mark at the bottom of the page without reading any of it.
It is critical for us to understand the importance of our privacy, and be very careful when we give our consents to our personal informations.