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# Privacy Footprint
As an artist, public image via things like Google searches matters intensely.  While I’m not going to deny previous narcissism by saying I’ve never stalked myself, I can say, instead, that I’ve never seen myself from quite so many “e-perspectives.” It’s all very fear inducing, giving the whole population insight into who you are, but what are we oversharing on our own volition? Rich Haridy’s findings debunk the myth of our devices listening to our personal conversations, but that doesn’t mean our interpersonal thoughts are “safe,” just not being utilized how we initially imagined.  I personally realized that a lot of my app settings include terminology I don’t understand, which then leads me to give them access to more out of sheer ignorance.  They probably know an influx of information that I gave them, whether I intended to or not.  The morality of all of these facets seems almost null and void, so.I wonder, how much does the internet truly know about me?

I began with a simple Google search of my name, seeing the results pictured below.
![](https://i.imgur.com/FvKFI2S.png)
The immediate results were videos on Youtube of my various performances from High School, an accurate, but outdated portrayal of who I am. I quickly realized though that most of the activities I engage in on the Internet are under my artist name- Sanah Roy.  I decided to then Google that as well and hopefully see some variance.
![](https://i.imgur.com/ktKVfZE.png)
My "Sanah Roy" Google search proved to be a lot more representative of who I am today. It includes all the music I've made and put out, as well as a panel linking to all my socials. 

Looking at Intelius, I realized I didn't have a profile on the website, but all three of my other family members did. They all had apparent relations to one another, and some small detailing on past work experience and phone numbers. However, some of their information wasn't accurate. For example, my sister has no middle name, and if you see the picture below, she is presented as "Seher H. RoyChowdhury." I am genuinely intrigued to know where they got the H from, but for now it shall remain a mystery and humourous side thought. 
![](https://i.imgur.com/ynLjahP.png)

Going through the Google Dashboard showed me just how much information they have on their clients. I was almost afraid to test out their Map Timeline because a part of me wanted them to not know, to have my whereabouts remain a mystery. I noticed on that feature, specifically, they didn't actually know where I'd been.
![](https://i.imgur.com/T4bICS1.png)

The last facet of our "self-stalking" is Social Media, something quite prevalent in my day-to-day life, as I assume it is for much of our class. However, it does hold a somewhat unique value to me because of the ways in which I utilize it. I put out a song about a week ago, so the entirety of my socials as of now are flooded with promotiom to increase listening. Without Facebook, Instagram, even Snapchat, I wouldn't have been able to get the word out on a larger scale. Instagram probably has the most information on me, considering I use it the most. However, it also gives me the most insight into which aspects of my profile are getting the most attention, and how that could potentially help me gain more traction.

All in all, there is no real way to stop the internet from learning about you, but there are ways to limit what they do know. The tactics utilized to successfully do this were not made known to me before this assignment, so I'm excited to see how that could possibly shift how I use the internet.

