My Digital FootPrint

How to survive and thrive in the third digital revolution : #designingreality By the brothers Gershenfeld, Neil , Alan and Joel This books takes the concept of FabLab from the common understanding of a simple fabrication lab where you can make one of (almost) anything (here is a global list of FABLABs ); to how digital tools changes economics and the competitive nature of nations policy.    One to read but be very open minded to ( and the bias of) Path dependency (you can only continue on the path as the constraints and inertia prevent you from change) Why it will be so hard for companies to adopt to this thinking. “The first digital revolution was in communication, taking us from analog phones to the Internet. The second digital revolution was in computation, bringing us personal computers and smartphones. Together they fundamentally changed the world. The Third is digital fabrication.” The book brings the perspectives of science, technology, soc...

There are New Digital Rules but children still need to learn that courtesy, kindness and good citizenship come first in the physical and digital world but cyberbullying can occur 24 hours a day, seven days a week. “ Digital Citizenship : Breaking the Culture of Mean,” is a 30-minute DVD produced by TIE , a professional development association as a tool for teachers. It explores how to identify, address and stop bullying and cyberbullying in a variety of settings, and it suggests that students need to be trained in how to leave a “digital footprint” that will have positive, not negative, effects on their futures.

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AVG Study Finds a Quarter of Children Have Online Births Before Their Actual Birth Dates Also read these posts http://blog.mydigitalfootprint.com/creepy-fear-doubt-harm-and-damages-from-your http://blog.mydigitalfootprint.com/why-print-with-never-die-by-a-digital-evangel Great data, but not sure we have thought through why we are doing it or how we keep the data. ---- Uploading prenatal sonogram photographs, tweeting pregnancy experiences, making online photo albums of children from birth, and even creating email addresses for babies - today’s parents are increasingly building digital footprints for their children prior to and from the moment they are born. AVG surveyed mothers in North America (USA and Canada), the EU5 (UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain), Australia/New Zealand and Japan, and found that 81 percent of children under the age of two currently have some kind of digital profile or footprint, with images of them posted online. In the US, 92 percent of ...

AVG Study Finds a Quarter of Children Have Online Births Before Their Actual Birth Dates Also read these posts http://blog.mydigitalfootprint.com/creepy-fear-doubt-harm-and-damages-from-your http://blog.mydigitalfootprint.com/why-print-with-never-die-by-a-digital-evangel Great data, but not sure we have thought through why we are doing it or how we keep the data. ---- Uploading prenatal sonogram photographs, tweeting pregnancy experiences, making online photo albums of children from birth, and even creating email addresses for babies - today’s parents are increasingly building digital footprints for their children prior to and from the moment they are born. AVG surveyed mothers in North America (USA and Canada), the EU5 (UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain), Australia/New Zealand and Japan, and found that 81 percent of children under the age of two currently have some kind of digital profile or footprint, with images of them posted online. In the US, 92 percent of ...

    Some interesting correspondence following yesterdays post about "Being a professional and having social anonymity is a crime" These images are my response to "How to 'hang' yourself in public and why we should hide" You can do it your self (or with the aid of some enemies) You can present your achievements in a public place You can do something stupid You can misunderstand the term Within the context of a digital footprint why is this important.   Digital footprints are about what you say about yourself and what others say about you. You can control what you say about your self You probably are unaware of what data you have provided about yourself and to who and who they will use it You don't control what others say about you (unless they break the law) You have no idea what data there is out there that links to you from your network   Given this, behave like a professional and you will probably have a digital footprint to be proud of which describes...

    Some interesting correspondence following yesterdays post about "Being a professional and having social anonymity is a crime" These images are my response to "How to 'hang' yourself in public and why we should hide" You can do it your self (or with the aid of some enemies) You can present your achievements in a public place You can do something stupid You can misunderstand the term Within the context of a digital footprint why is this important.   Digital footprints are about what you say about yourself and what others say about you. You can control what you say about your self You probably are unaware of what data you have provided about yourself and to who and who they will use it You don't control what others say about you (unless they break the law) You have no idea what data there is out there that links to you from your network   Given this, behave like a professional and you will probably have a digital footprint to be proud of which describes...

    Some interesting correspondence following yesterdays post about "Being a professional and having social anonymity is a crime" These images are my response to "How to 'hang' yourself in public and why we should hide" You can do it your self (or with the aid of some enemies) You can present your achievements in a public place You can do something stupid You can misunderstand the term Within the context of a digital footprint why is this important.   Digital footprints are about what you say about yourself and what others say about you. You can control what you say about your self You probably are unaware of what data you have provided about yourself and to who and who they will use it You don't control what others say about you (unless they break the law) You have no idea what data there is out there that links to you from your network   Given this, behave like a professional and you will probably have a digital footprint to be proud of which describes...

  http://myfootprintsd.com/index.html   I am delighted that “Digital Footprints” is a common conversation in the world of teaching.  Most of the material, as with this one, are focussed on asking our kids to take care with what they say about themselves.   I would like to see this conversation extend to help them understand that this is the data that they control.  What others say about you, you cannot control; but what others say also contributes to your digital footprint.  I understand that conceptually it is hard to teach that digital footprints also include data that describes what you are doing and your behaviour (location, attention, purchases, key strokes, search terms, clicks, time, activity …) but this hidden data is as important, and in many cases more important) I believe that those teaching need to understand that the model of “public” has shifted.  Digital natives have grown up with the internet and the ...

Close to dark side thinking I believe and it starts from the wrong point. They question again is why regulate storage of data.  All data should be thrown away. Regulate collection and maybe what can be done with analysis.  My view is that the existing framework is broken and is not suitable for adaptation. However, I expect it will all happen and have passed by the time the regulator catches up. Parliament would like more privacy and security in relation to the internet of things The European Parliament welcomes the development of the internet of things (IoT) but asks the Commission to set up a clear legal framework on the security, safety, privacy and protection of personal data in relation to the IoT. It also points out concerns on other issues not directly related to the IoT, including on the legal uncertainty surrounding cloud computing. The resolution adopted on June 15, 2010 also proposes that the Commission should carry out a detailed assessment of a number of issues lin...

interpretation :sign language There are four common interpretations of the phrase "digital footprint" and they all share two common characteristics which are that digital footprints are about an individual's interaction with a digital world and that the data created from the interaction can be exploited. The differences depend on how deep, or prepared, you want to look. The most common definition of a digital footprint is the content you leave about yourself in the web. This is content you create for a blog, comments you leave, photo's you up load or your profile and content you create on a social networking site. There is little difference between your professional profile and your personal profile. This is used as a definition in education circles to help children understand that what they say provides a representation of them what is "Your Digital Footprint?" This definition introduces the ideas of reputation. The second definition is created by addin...

image - http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/mar/09/ukcrime-facebook The response from Facebook to the tragic story of Ashleigh Hall today highlights a growing sense of unease about a digital world.  I am under no illusion that education and care play an important, if not critical, part in protecting those who will inherit our digital present.  In the opening to my book I said that a “digital footprint” is like marmite; some like it and some don’t.  Reading the responses to the Ashleigh Hall story, it is clear that this is a sane view. Facebook and other social network supporters are out in strength and waving the banners about benefits and this is contrasted with the stark reality from others who have been harmed and violated.  There is common ground about education and ensuring that you follow well published and sensible guide lines about your information and how to behave.   I am however worried about the view that somehow we should look...

image from the BBC Words are both a blessing and a curse; phrases are fashionable, colloquial and always misinterpreted.  Today at the dentist I was told I had a “communication” and that got me thinking about how we use the same word in different professions and how the same phrase communicates different things depending on location and intent.  My interest here is “Digital Footprint” and here are the most common interpretations I found today…. Digital Footprint is an term that helps educate our children about the dangers of being on-line; followed by the following advise; if in doubt don’t do it and if you do it will be found (probably the most popular use) Digital Footprint describes the data you leave in the Internet from your keyboard and mouse. Digital Footprint is the data you leave in the cloud from you all your interactions, creating and consuming, passive and active with all digital devices. Digital Footprints describe you...

Education of our children about their digital footprint is important. There are numerous good sources of data and advise out there – This one is US biased this one as it presents case studies, I like the video/ slide show – simple and sweet.