Natalia Gonzalez Torres

International transfer undergraduate student at the University of South Florida. Majoring in Psychology in a double-degree program at USF and Uninorte.

[Natalia Gonzalez Torres @nmgonzalezto]

Totally, I agree. I remember that I got my first phone at 12 years. Now kids with 7 have their own iPhones. That is ridiculous. And I don't know what the future brings us really.

[Makayla P @M_PleasantDI]

I wonder a lot how my generation is going to handle giving their kids electronics. I feel like a lot of us are very aware of the damages it could have on kids. How do you guys feel about it? #USFDigitalIdentity #eme4390F2020 #TheSocialDilemma

[Natalia Gonzalez Torres @nmgonzalezto]

@PatriciaT12 Totally, I was feeling the same thing. It is incredible how they manage us like puppets, DEFINITELY, we have to be more careful.

[Natalia Gonzalez Torres @nmgonzalezto]

Definitely, after watching the @SocialDilemma_ I will have more careful about what I share on the internet because even our cellphones, which we love the most, can go against us. People have to be more open minding about the social dilemma that social media are. #eme4390F2020

[Natalia Gonzalez Torres @nmgonzalezto]

This remember me of the module about privacy in my Digital class. On how some apps sell your data to the biggest poster. Because in the future those companies use our information and manipulate us to buy their stuff. #eme4390F2020

[Natalia Gonzalez Torres @nmgonzalezto]

If you are not selling the product, you are the product...wow that was shocking. That making realizes how theirs is a to the side of the story every time. And it's really that we are at some point the lab rats. #eme4390F2020

[Natalia Gonzalez Torres @nmgonzalezto]

During that assignment, I was in constant conflict thinking that I was isolated only for the fact that I wasn't having my social media or even my phone. But the truth, are we really connected only by having a phone? #eme4390F2020

[Natalia Gonzalez Torres @nmgonzalezto]

"Hey,I´m connected without a cell phone, okay? I´m on the internet right now." This is a quote that really hit me on the @SocialDilemma_, and it sticked to me because I had the same conflict while I was doing my offline assignment. #eme4390F2020

[Natalia Gonzalez Torres @nmgonzalezto]

As is stated by Gardner and Davis (2020) "Indeed, anyone who has become wholly dependent on apps looks to them immediately when making a decision, instead of first reflecting on prior experiences, personal values, aspirations and alternative courses of action." #eme4390m2020

[Natalia Gonzalez Torres @nmgonzalezto]

The Seattle Times article Guest Are apps becoming a human crutch (2020) made this question "Are such hyperknowledgeable, hyper-personalized apps good or bad?" And this is a hell of a question! #USFDigitalIdentity #eme4390m2020

[Natalia Gonzalez Torres @nmgonzalezto]

When you gave control of your life to a device, you are sharing everything that you have on there. Your life can be controlled by someone that isn't you, and you can start losing your autonomy around making your own decisions. #USFDigitalIdentity #eme4390m2020

[Natalia Gonzalez Torres @nmgonzalezto]

Valentino et al. (2018) stated that "At least 75 companies receive anonymous, precise location data from apps whose users enable location services to get local news and weather or other information, The Times found." THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE #USFDigitalIdentity #eme4390m2020

[Natalia Gonzalez Torres @nmgonzalezto]

When we don't have the knowledge we can be easily fooled. That's the thought that reading the New York Times "Your Apps Know Where You Were Last Night, and They’re Not Keeping It Secret " left me. #USFDigitalIdentity #eme4390m2020

[Natalia Gonzalez Torres @nmgonzalezto]

It's incredible how our data is sold without us knowing and worst how we are tracked by a device that feels part of us. I feel betrayed in a large part.
#USFDigitalIdentity #eme4390m2020

[Natalia Gonzalez Torres @nmgonzalezto]

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[Natalia Gonzalez Torres @nmgonzalezto]

Having those feelings in a constant flow can have an effect on our physical and mental health. But @CrisisCenterTB is there for you. If you need support to live a mentally healthy life, contact them by dialing 211. #TampaBay #php #mentalhealthcomesfirst

[Natalia Gonzalez Torres @nmgonzalezto]

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