Blog Post 2

– What is a digital identity?

Digital identity is the way in which individuals present themselves online. Individuals who use Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, blog posts, portfolios all create a certain identity in the internet and social media world, whether it be professionally or just for personal purposes. There can be little, to a lot that a person shares digitally that creates their identity. Simply your name or username can be shared, or you can share as much as pictures, where you live, your interests and hobbies, your family etc. Digital identity is up to each individual, and how much they are willing to share with the World Wide Web and social media. As Siara Jawed et.al states “Identity is what it means to be who one is including the qualities and beliefs, distinguishing a person or a group from others.” (Siara Jawed et.al)

– How do personal versus professional approaches to digital identity affect social media use?

Personal approaches to digital identity differs from professional approaches in such that professionals have to be cautious of what they view, post, and how their identity can be tarnished, possibly. The article Digital professional identity: Dear Internet! Who am I? expresses that “Professional identity is professional self-concept of an individual grounded in attributes, beliefs, motives, values, and experiences.” (Siara Jawed et. al) When focusing on personal approaches to digital identity, I believe individuals will react, or view things differently because they do not have an image to withhold in society. We learn professional ways of communication and digital networking on social media as professionals (Siara Jawed et. al). Although this article refers to doctors, I feel as though teachers, lawyers, police officers and many other professions are held to this accountability of professionalism.

– How do digital identities converge in networked publics?

In Davos’s video it is mentioned that we need to be able to distribute the opportunity to create a digital identity on a wider scale as we only have approximately 50% of the world accessing the internet (Davos). Unfortunately, if we do not try harder to reach all people in the world we will continue to be divided and not well rounded in diversity (Davos). Digital identities and networking is used on a daily basis for things such emails, social media, and communication. I use email every day while working; therefore, I believe it saves my employer money because it would take much more time to communicate if email was not available. However, I caution myself sometimes on what I send, as I just never know how secure the internet is.

– What are the impacts and/or benefits? – Can a digital wallet provide trust in networked publics?

I think that a digital wallet could be a very controversial topic. I am a very cautious person when it comes to placing things online or digitally because I never know who can access to that information. I would like to say that I could eventually trust a digital wallet; however, I am skeptical with all the hacking and data breaches that have happened in the last 5 years. The benefits would be that its easier accessible for some, but on the flip side of that it can also be harder to access for some of the less developed countries. I have a very hard time believing the world will function that way eventually, as our world is a very diverse place.

 

Works Cited:

Davos 2019 – Press Conference The Value of Digital Identity for the Global Economy and Society. “Davos 2019 – Press Conference the Value of Digital Identity for the Global Economy and Society.” YouTube, 5 Feb. 2019, youtu.be/1-V7lyxrOmw. Accessed 1 Feb. 2021.

Jawed, Saira, Usman Mahboob, and Rahila Yasmeen. “Digital professional identity: Dear Internet! Who am I?.” Education for Health 32.1 (2019): 33

Stoller, Eric. “What is digital Identity.” Youtube, uploaded by University of Derby, 25 11 2016, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0RryRbJza0