Nearly everything we do that interacts with technology is logged and recorded somewhere – either personally or by the company that owns the technology.
- Emails – Sent a few emails during the day.
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Messaging – Sent messages through Facebook Messenger, Slack, and iMessage.
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Internet – Responded to a Google docs IM sports survey, completed Doodle for 18.657 office hours. Browsed the internet adding to my search history.
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Work – Printed and read papers for my UROP.
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Payment – Used credit card to pay for an Etsy purchase, dinner, and an Uber. Recorded by bank and credit card company. Charged people on Venmo for meal from a few days ago.
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Games – Played Pokemon Go. App records location and event data to send to Niantic.
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Exercise/Health – Ran 1.5 miles, treadmill also displayed time spent running and calories burned. Fitbit recorded steps, sleep quality, etc.
- ID – Used my student id to swipe into dorms and to print from an Athena cluster.