{"id":162,"date":"2015-02-21T00:15:13","date_gmt":"2015-02-21T00:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paszcza.wordpress.com\/?p=34"},"modified":"2015-02-21T00:15:13","modified_gmt":"2015-02-21T00:15:13","slug":"topic-2-do-we-even-have-a-single-identity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/uosm2008-2015\/2015\/02\/21\/topic-2-do-we-even-have-a-single-identity\/","title":{"rendered":"Topic 2: Do we even have a single identity?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Trying to decide whether it is better to keep a unified online identity, or break it into pieces, I began to think about our offline identity<\/em>. Are we really coherent personas in real life?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I doubt it. For example, there is a difference between my behaviour in my tutor’s office and in a pub. Although some part of my character is observable in both situations, there is a clear difference in how I present myself depending on environment. For me, it is some form of a connected identity<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, there is a huge difference between offline<\/em> and online identity,<\/em> because the latter is recorded. <\/em>While my Tutor is unlikely to look for what I did or said in a pub, he could easily find it if only I (or one of my friends, to be exact) posted it on a social media site. If this example does not convince you, read about a girl who lost her job because of a tweet<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Suppose this problem will find its solution, for example through a change of name after his reputation goes bankrupt<\/a>. Would that convince everyone to get rid of anonymity on the Web?<\/p>\n

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Google is effectively a 500$ a year service, because that is the value of data that you are providing. ~Eli Pariser<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Probably more important factor concerning proponents of a single online identity is privacy. In our world, such information is equal to money – companies such as Facebook or Google use this data for advertisement. A great documentary describing questionable use of our private information is “Terms and Conditions may apply”.<\/p>\n