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Guest Post: Password Managers: How to create and keep track of strong passwords for multiple accounts
By Rachael Bradshaw on March 24, 2021 | Tagged with Digital Security, online privacy, Online Safety, password, privacy, Protect, safety
Password Managers: How to create and keep track of strong passwords for multiple accounts by Dana Svitavsky Passwords are an important part of internet life, and you can’t successfully use the internet without them. This means that it’s important to think about how your passwords are being kept safe. A study from the Pew Research […]
Guest Post: The Many Sides of Being Social
By Rachael Bradshaw on March 10, 2021 | Tagged with digital citizenship, Digital identity, facebook, Instagram, Social media, social_network, surveillance, Twitter
The Many Sides of Being Social by Alannah Berson In 2014, several drag queens found themselves locked out of their Facebook accounts because their names weren’t “authentic”. [1] The accounts had been flagged after Facebook instituted a “Real Name” policy that limits what types of usernames are allowed on the site and seeks to tie […]
Guest Post: Checking our Online Behaviour for Digital Blackface
By Rachael Bradshaw on February 23, 2021 | Tagged with digital citizenship, Digital identity, facebook, Social media, social_network, Twitter
Checking our Online Behaviour for Digital Blackface by Estelle Frank In today’s digital age, we have more tools at our disposal to express ourselves virtually than ever before. From memes to GIFS to emojis to Bitmojis, visual representations of the emotion we may want to convey online is easily done on messaging or social media […]
Guest Post: Personalized Personal Lives: Students vs. Filter Bubbles
By Rachael Bradshaw on February 9, 2021 | Tagged with bias, big data, data, Data Collection, google, Informed Consent, Search Engines
Personalized Personal Lives: Students vs. Filter Bubbles by Joe Wright We’ve all likely seen and been told about how Google’s now seamless integration into our lives sometimes results in a blurring of our lines of privacy, but another hidden tactic of Google (and many other platforms) is ‘personalizing’ the information we’re shown to appeal to […]
Guest Post: Tips for Students in Online Discussion Boards
By Rachael Bradshaw on January 26, 2021 | Tagged with netiquette, online learning, Participation, students
Tips for Students in Online Discussion Boards by Alice Li Before the start of our online education, some of us may not have experienced academic online discussions. Web etiquette (netiquette) is an important aspect of online communication, since following netiquette rules can encourage the sharing of diverse ideas in a respectful and engaging learning environment. […]
Guest Post: Using Your Online Democratic Voice
By Rachael Bradshaw on January 13, 2021 | Tagged with Digital literacy, fake news, netiquette, news, Politics, Social media
Using Your Online Democratic Voice By Alexander Howes Strengthening democracy requires us to engage in civil, informed online discourse. It is important to be conscientious about our democratic voice online. From choosing our news sources to engaging in online debate, it is important for us to be informed and engaged. This article provides strategies for […]
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