I was not sure whether to put this here or in the bonfire, as I would like to keep it more light hearted and less dark or sinister, but I also wanted to put it here as it is "current events" as its pretty much something I think is possible now, presently, which has not been possible at any other time in history.
Do you do any kind of investigation or profiling of others online?
The way I see it, there's usually a massive amount of cached information online that people have simply volunteered, sometimes its all public for anyone to peruse, sometimes its not but is open to discovery without anything in the way of deception, hacking or ethically dubious or legally questionable actions. This is pretty unprecedented as its all volunteered or spontaneously disclosed because the platforms exist rather than anyone actively asking questions.
This is something that I've only read partial studies on and base some of my insights upon what I know about open questions and communication styles, active listening, person centred counselling sources etc. A lot of these kinds of communication styles are implicit in social media and online platforms.
Anyway, do you ever perform cursory searches on individuals? As an informal "check" on friends, associates, colleagues, senior or junior officers in the workplace, anyone you may be buying or selling or in any kind of business relationship with? Or do you consider it stalking? If you do consider it stalking is there a "line" at which you've crossed from a "casual checking" to serious "investigation" or "stalking" behaviour and how do you judge the "line"? Is it to do with the time you invest, whether or not it preoccupies your thoughts for much of the day or competes with other activities, routines, tasks or scheduled demands of your attention?
Also, do you work for an organisation which has any kind of a policy about these actions? So far as I know most policies of the firm I work for, which I think could be representative of many where I work and live, is to do with what you put on social media yourself, if you breach confidentiality, if you do anything which may be prejudicial of others judgments about yourself or, ultimately, the firm. However, I dont think any business organization has policies about checking or using social media to discover the information people have volunteered or disclosed about themselves online.
Do you do any kind of investigation or profiling of others online?
The way I see it, there's usually a massive amount of cached information online that people have simply volunteered, sometimes its all public for anyone to peruse, sometimes its not but is open to discovery without anything in the way of deception, hacking or ethically dubious or legally questionable actions. This is pretty unprecedented as its all volunteered or spontaneously disclosed because the platforms exist rather than anyone actively asking questions.
This is something that I've only read partial studies on and base some of my insights upon what I know about open questions and communication styles, active listening, person centred counselling sources etc. A lot of these kinds of communication styles are implicit in social media and online platforms.
Anyway, do you ever perform cursory searches on individuals? As an informal "check" on friends, associates, colleagues, senior or junior officers in the workplace, anyone you may be buying or selling or in any kind of business relationship with? Or do you consider it stalking? If you do consider it stalking is there a "line" at which you've crossed from a "casual checking" to serious "investigation" or "stalking" behaviour and how do you judge the "line"? Is it to do with the time you invest, whether or not it preoccupies your thoughts for much of the day or competes with other activities, routines, tasks or scheduled demands of your attention?
Also, do you work for an organisation which has any kind of a policy about these actions? So far as I know most policies of the firm I work for, which I think could be representative of many where I work and live, is to do with what you put on social media yourself, if you breach confidentiality, if you do anything which may be prejudicial of others judgments about yourself or, ultimately, the firm. However, I dont think any business organization has policies about checking or using social media to discover the information people have volunteered or disclosed about themselves online.
