Types of Digital Data I Create in one Day: a Log

  • Alarm on my phone: what time I set it for, when I set it, 0 snoozes.
  • My phone collects walking data (how far, when, stairs climbed)
  • My phone (and laptop) in general collects data about opening apps: which apps, how long, when, battery usage
  • My phone collects location data at various times of the day.
  • Google has data on my google searches: what I googled and when (at least) (probably what type of thing I googled like “homework related” ex. LaTeX commands)
  • Podcasts app collects: which shows / episodes I listen to, when, how long.
  • Text messages app collects: who I texted, what I texted, when, when I read messages (who they’re from and what they say).
  • When I checked emails, data collected includes: when I opened a message, which message I looked at
  • I did Vizual Edge training. It recorded when I trained, which exercises I did, my score, etc.
  • I clicked on Amazon ads, Amazon record which ads I clicked on and probably how long I scrolled
  • Facebook/Instagram/Twitter collects lots of data points such as: when / how many times I opened the app, what things I likes, how long I spend on the app, etc
  • Hulu collects what shows I watch, how long and when, (and probably how long the commercials are and if I keep watching)
  • I tapped my student ID on various doors
  • I made a grocery list on my phone and checked things off
  • I checked the weather on my phone it collects when I checked, where I checked the weather for, and where I am.
  • I changed / added various google calendar events so google has that data.
  • Whatever surveillance cameras I walked by have images of me / I starred in someone else’s snapchat photo.