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metadata: violation or advancment?

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I was never really familiar with the term metadata until we discussed it in class, and personally, I am caught in the middle of whether its an advancement or a violation of individual rights to privacy.

After reviewing the Immersion program that was created by Deepak Jagdish and Daniel Smilkov, I was flabbergasted and  appalled at the same time. I think it is amazing that within a few minutes you can have a complete breakdown of what your life is has been like since you started your email. It reminded me of the accomplishments and set backs I had in life. I could tell due to the fluctuation in emails or lack of in my review. However, giving individuals other then myself the power to access such information without my consent is crazy. Everything I have said or what sent to me is in this little folder that the programmers keep; that’s scary to me.  Even though I do think that it is remarkable how all the data I thought was lost can still be recovered, I do believe it is a violation of individuals rights.

 

The power of metadata.

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The  article about the power of metadata strike me the most this week out of the three articles assigned. I tried the Immersion program that was created by Deepak Jagdish and Daniel Smilkov two MIT students. I was very surprised with my results. I could not imagine other people looking at my information. As the creators stated after using the program you will reflect on your past life. By accessing my email I was reminded of several big steps in my life, personal and professional . A big black circle stood out the most in my data report. This was something I haven’t thought about in years. This data collection even showed me when I first made that email address.

After reviewing my report I asked myself; how can top, influential leaders and members in our society insist that metadata is not important? Looking at my results after running that program, I find it unfathomable that they can firmly say that the collection of such data of individuals does not map out private lives. How can they voice that swooping this sort of data from the public is not intrusive and illegal? After looking at my results it seems like my entire personal and professional  life had played over right before me after as little as five minutes. Looking at my email data showed me the absolute power of metadata.