Online identity

Should people be allowed to obscure their identities online? Obscuring information is the act of hiding information online. Many people rely on obscurity to hide personal information because sometimes it's hard to be discovered. People shouldn't be allowed to obscure their identities online, because they hide their real identity, and comment anonymously affecting public spaces and figures. To start with, people shouldn't have the right to hide their identity because perverts could take advantage of young girls. According to Learning Mentor’s Resource Book, “A 25-year-old man was found guilty of ‘grooming’ and several counts of ‘sexual activity with a child’, when he befriended girls as young as 13 on a networking site. He always pretended to be younger, knew the ages of the girls he contacted, and persuaded…

Online identity theft is a crime whereby criminals impersonate others using information about an individual gathered from the internet, typically for financial gain. If a thief is able to access your personal information, he or she can use it to commit fraud in your name, either online or in the physical world. Online identity theft is an issue of ethics as we all have a right to privacy, and online identity theft is a serious violation of this right. The thief now has the ability to gain…

balance out my real life identity towards my online identity. In my real life identity, I am mostly identifyed as the shy and quiet person in the room. I would try to not cause any trouble, treat people with respect even when they don't deserve it and be known to talk really, really quietly. Meanwhile, In my online identity, I would be getting into arguments with people and be swearing at them online just to assume that I am not afraid and I am this big and tough guy in person. Would write my…

I think people who steal other people's identities online should go to jail. Most people today have some kind of info online. 70% of people today have their credit card info stolen and money is spent. That should be classified as theft and the people should be found and arrested. In the next two paragraphs, I argue that people should go to jail if they steal identities. People today are messed up! People that sit on a computer 24 hours a day just so they can try to find credit card ID…

simply boundaries or different personalities within real life and a cyber community. “We engage in impression management to present an ideal self to others” (Durden 2016). In some cases, those who remain close to us, such as family members, relatives, or friends, may have a contrary or distinct portrayal online than in person. To further explain presentations of corporeal and cyber identities my husband’s cyber self-identity will be analyzed by…

The Importance of Reality Maintenance in an Online Camming Site INTRODUCTION One of the most basic theories found in symbolic interactionism is the idea of reality maintenance and the thought that society is constantly being created through the interaction of individuals. A shared meaning must be found between the actors in a situation. This can be achieved by negotiation and acceptance of a pattern. Choices are then made within that created reality between the actors and it is then that…

technology. Just as online dating that attracts millions of users every day and is rather viewed as a new phenomenon that is taking over the world. Online dating is seen as a site where people get to know possible mates that are similar to the other person. The users usually require to register and in some case, a payment is needed in order to register. Along with the registration, the user needs to provide personal data, and the user has the alternative option of providing a photograph(s). The…

studies (Almjeld, 2014; Pizzato, Rej, Akehurst, Koprinska, Yacef, & Kay, 2012; Best & Delmege, 2012) have researched a multitude of factors that contribute to online dating, these studies primarily revolve around online dating profiles and how different aspects of a profile can affect a person’s behaviors. There are also other studies (Blackhart, Fitzpatrick, & Williamson, 2014; Heino & Gibbs, 2006; Baker & Hastings, 2013) which focus on another aspect of online dating - dispositional factors.…

Computer Dating: Is It More Popular Than Ever? Computer dating has increased from 44% of users new to the internet in 2005 to 59% in 2013, and it continues to grow as it becomes more popular. Online dating has been one of the easiest ways to let people know that you are single and ready to mingle. While you can provide someone with a lot of your private life information on a profile, like one Match.com uses, you can either be truthful or make up some things about yourself that would seem more…

The popular MTV show Catfish is based on online relationships of people that have never met in person and are looking for love while also exposing the fakes, and exploiting people’s lives The MTV show Catfish has made its mark in personal invasion and evasion of people’s lives. The show deters some people from following their hearts due to fakes, while on the other hand it helps people find their love by taking advantage of the new age of social media and technology. The show Catfish has saved…