BigFoot Digital Footprint research is designed to help digital citizens become aware of their digital footprints. This is accomplishing through public workshops and seminars on data ethics and data awareness topics. One of the key projects BigFoot Digital Footprint research has begun is a social media experiment through Facebook via a downloadable app (available through the iStore and Google Play). Users log into the secure-server controlled app, sync their Facebook accounts, and answer a 30-second self-surveyed list of questions. Following the survey audiences receive a personalized report discovering their online, Facebook, presence. Once users have received their results, there is a digital platform on the BigFoot.ie website for users to engage with the researchers themselves and other users. The purpose is to create constructive dialogue and foster debate on scientific endeavors and approach.
2. Who we are?
BigFoot Digital Footprint
lResearch to make:
lDigital citizens (anyone with a cell phone or
computer) aware of their,
lDigital footprints (everything about their presence
online).
The hypothesis:
lMost digital citizens are:
lUnaware how ‘big’ is their digital footprint.
lWhat the footprint exposes of the user.
lImpacts this might have on individuals and society as
a whole.
3. Types of Digital Footprints
lVisible (explicit): You can see this information.
Examples:
The object: A photo; a news article in your archieves.
The action: You or someone's like/share/follow.
It’s the tip of the iceberg.
lInvisible (implicit): It is difficult to see and retrieve this
information.
Examples:
The backlog.
The browsing history.
It’s the bottom of the iceberg.
4. What's next?
lDownload the app:
lAnalyse and understand your online privacy needs.
lAdjusting your privacy settings in social media apps.
lCapture your online persona.
lDetermine how much of your data is out there.
lEngage in the conversation:
lYou have a voice in the science.
lBring new knowledge to researchers and scientists.
lJoin the discussion in disqus at:
lhttp://bigfoot.ie/bn/disqus-forum/
