The first blog I came across is that of Martin Greif and Jose Niro Romano Nillasca’s Privacy Partners. What I noticed upon reading through several of their posts is the general feel of neutrality, which I find especially unique for a blog. They’re very informative as they relay current events related to digital privacy and security and they pose questions to consider the effects of the meaning of the events. They don’t necessarily peg something as being especially beneficial or terrible, or use their bias to express a meaning that may or may not be there. Instead they offer a couple of ideas for the implications of a certain ruling on a case or aspect of digital privacy and safety. So this blog mostly appeals to ethos. They describe events such as legal cases and include quotes from the Attorney General and other involved and educated people. They cover a variety of digital mediums and scenarios such as GPS tracking devices, teacher-student internet relations, and cookies, which allows the reader to consider different ways security and privacy may factor into digital life.
The second blog is Cyber-Security-Tips. It focuses on internet safety for different age groups including, what I thought to be the most interesting: the elderly. Grouping posts this way, in and of itself, shifts to an appeal to pathos. Whereas the first blog had a general audience and appealed to ethos through citing specific examples, the second blog brings images of our elderly friends, grandparents, children and coworkers. There is a more personal approach to the blog as they list ways to be involved in the security of someones information and future. This blog describes how the elderly are specifically targeted by scammers and phishers and provides videos of older people who have been affected by them, through identity theft and losing money. The safety tips are presented in a bulleted style to be direct and applicable. This post also begins questioning the safety of the elderly in nursing homes. The blog is more personal and encourages involvement by related adults and caretakers of the elderly.
Without seeing the blog Cyber-Security-Tips, I could see how they appealed to pathos. No one to hear about how technology is effecting the elderly, especially if it is negatively.I had no idea that technology was actually effecting them because you always hear about how it effects teenagers.
ReplyDeleteI had never really thought of splitting security into age groups, but makes perfect sense. The security you should teach your 6 year old and your 70 year old mother should be completely different. I agree that it would appeal to pathos beacuse we all have people we can relate to and care about in different age groups.
ReplyDeleteWow. I never paid attention to the older people that are being affected by the internet. Mostly I focused on the digital natives. Thinking back in time I remember when my dad had to start going to classes to learn the new technology that was being used for his job.
ReplyDeleteThat's interesting how the elderly are a main target for scammers. I can see how this appeals to pathos because it speaks to a certain group. Also, I can see how Privacy Partners used ethos to back up their argument because they referenced credible sources to support their claims.
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