For this assignment I chose X (Twitter)
- What surprised you, if anything?
I was surprised by some of the discoverability settings on my profile. Mainly, people who have my email and number can find me on X. Although it’s not a huge deal, I found it weird because it’s a setting I didn’t know existed. Also, the X AI (Grok) settings really surprised me. It was set up so that any public data or interactions I have can be used to train Grok.
- Did you change anything? What was your reasoning — convenience, safety, habit?
Yes, I changed my discoverability settings as well as turned off the Grok AI settings.
- Using Week Six’s lesson as the backdrop, how might your current privacy setup affect your personal safety if you faced harassment?
I didn’t fully grasp the extent of harassment faced by Canadian journalists. But after seeing the numbers, it’s hard to deny.
So in addition to changing some of my settings, I am also in the process of hardening my accounts by using two-factor authentication and stronger passwords. I am also trying to do social media self-audits and Google searches to see what information is available online.
