My knowledge and understanding of online tracking expanded a lot this past week. I knew that companies could track consumer data, but I never understood how large and complex tracking really is. This past week, we spent most of our class time learning more about tracking. We started off by reading many different articles. Then we reflected on those articles with our peers. By the end of the week, we were able to formulate our opinion on the issue and debate it with our classmates. I liked how we approached learning about tracking and I feel like my knowledge of the issue is facts based and I have a more whole understanding of my opinions and others' views and why they think that. I am able to appreciate the variety of perspectives on tracking while upholding my own beliefs.
Beyond what we read in class, I read this informative article:
http://lifehacker.com/5887140/everyones-trying-to-track-what-you-do-on-the-web-heres-how-to-stop-them
This article goes beyond educating the public about tracking but offers small solutions that can be made to try to decrease the amount you are tracked online. But, as we learned in class, there is not an easy fix to tracking. The government is considering making a simple button that can be clicked if you do not want to be tracked. I support that idea and I think it would be much easier and allow companies to be more transparent.
Beyond what we read in class, I read this informative article:
http://lifehacker.com/5887140/everyones-trying-to-track-what-you-do-on-the-web-heres-how-to-stop-them
This article goes beyond educating the public about tracking but offers small solutions that can be made to try to decrease the amount you are tracked online. But, as we learned in class, there is not an easy fix to tracking. The government is considering making a simple button that can be clicked if you do not want to be tracked. I support that idea and I think it would be much easier and allow companies to be more transparent.