Cyberscrub worksheet

In a narrative, answer the following questions and email to me at drjkfarrell@gmail.com by the end of class.

1. Google yourself: Looking just at the first page, what sorts of things come up? Going as far as you need to, when does the first hit relevant to you show up? How do you feel about how much information Google has on you?

2. Go to http://wikiworldbook.com/ You don’t have to register or anything, but play around with this website, looking for yourself and possibly one other person. What are your thoughts?

3. Go to http://www.mylife.com/ Enter your name. What kind of information shows up? Now enter in one of your parents. How much and what kind of information are you getting now? What is your response to this? Can you readily find their opt out policy? Is it easy or difficult?

4. Go to http://www.kgbpeople.com/ Enter your name. What kind of information shows up? Now enter in one of your parents. How much and what kind of information are you getting now? What is your response to this? Can you readily find their opt out policy? Is it easy or difficult?

5. Go to https://pipl.com/ and do the same. Can you readily find their opt out policy? Is it easy or difficult?

6. Go to http://www.spokeo.com/ Enter your name. Does anything come up? Play around with this site, with a few more phrases and see what comes up. Can you readily find their opt out policy? Is it easy or difficult?

7. Go through your FB page? What kinds of things might be red flags to prospective employers? What about things your friends post to your profile?

8. Check out http://justdelete.me/. How many of the websites do you use? Which ones are the easiest to delete yourself from? Which ones are trickier? What’s the most difficult (i.e. impossible) site to delete yourself from?

9. What did you learn?