Critical Analysis 1.

In the first exercise we had to create our own privacy policy. I first looked at the reading and took note of the 5 rights outlined. I then choose my form of social media which was Twitter. I then googled other privacy policies and took note of the different structures. I then wrote out my privacy policy.

The next exercise was to create a LinkedIn account. I have previously set up a LinkedIn account for another module. I still found this exercise helpful to really spend time looking at their privacy policy and their settings and altering the setting to how I wanted it. I also updated my profile and connected with a few people I have recently encountered.

I personally struggled with the concept of creating your own privacy policy at first. I was unsure of how to format it, what to say and how long it should be. Thankfully after researching other privacy policies and by using the 5 rights outlined in the reading, I was able to decide on how I wanted my privacy policy to look.

I always knew applications had privacy policies, yet I never stopped to read them and understand what I was signing away to the companies. I always thought they were too long and boring. This exercise has helped me to understand the importance of privacy policies.

This task helped me to understand what I expect from different forms of social media and how to better protect my privacy. In writing out my own privacy policy I have come to realize what I expect and want to see. This will help me in the future as I will be a lot more careful in reading what personal details I am signing away and I will make sure to read all future privacy policies.