节目资讯
刊物:生活知识家
日期:2010-01-20
难易度:High
关键字:update, zip, digitally, passive, Wi-Fi, technology
(Music).
Hello, everyone.
Welcome back from the break.
When you leave footprints in the snow, someone can track you down.
Find out where you went and where you are.
The same is true.
Of the digital world, when you use a computer or a cell phone, someone can track
you down, find you and often access information about you.
It’s a little disturbing, probably nothing to get too upset over, but it is
something that you should be aware of.
Our lesson continues now at the beginning of the second paragraph on line
thirteen.
Join us now as we read.
Your Digital Footprint.
Your digital footprint consists of all the information about you that is stored
digitally.
Why does this even matter?
It matters because people you don’t know have access to your information whether
you like it or not.
Your information can be divided into two categories - active and passive.
Your active data is everything you’ve added to the digital universe, like
personally details on Facebook and Twitter.
Your passive data is the information about you that is being recorded without
your knowledge.
(Music).
Welcome back.
We are talking about digital footprints, this idea of leaving behind
information.
And all of this information that’s being left behind about you is stored
digitally.
Now if something is stored digitally,
That means that it’s not stored on paper and it’s not just stored in your
thoughts or someone else’s thoughts.
It’s actually stored using electronic means or equipment.
For example, maybe thorough a computer.
We use so many things that are digital today.
I know cameras are digital and TVs are digital and cell phones and computers.
And all of this equipment has... has ways to keep information.
Right. We live and work and move in a very digital world today.
And so we have a lot of our information that is stored that is kept digitally.
Now why does this even matter?
Well, our article says that it matters because people you don’t even know have
access to your information whether you like it or not.
Now let’s take a look at that sentence with Liz in Grammar on the Go.
Hello, there, friends.
My name is Liz.
And it’s time for Grammar on the Go.
Our article today is about how much digital information you’re leaving behind
about yourself.
Some information you leave is intentional, like things you would share on the
Internet.
But then there are some information about you that gets recorded without your
knowing.
Like, for example, here at this Metro station, there are security cameras
everywhere.
And these cameras have already recorded me coming into the station.
So now what does all this matter?
Well, according to our writer, it matters because people you don’t know have
access to your information whether you like it or not.
Notice the phrase at the end of the sentence:
whether you like it or not.
This is a very useful phrase when you want to talk about how a situation will
happen no matter what, and it is beyond your control.
So in the case of today’s sentence, even if you don’t want people to have access
to your information, there’s nothing you can do about it.
Let’s have a look at some other example sentences.
Let’s say your friend’s birthday is coming up and she doesn’t want to celebrate
her birthday.
However, you and your friends are determined to throw a party for her.
So you can say, ”Whether she likes it or not, we’re still going to have a
birthday party for her.”.
Or let’s say your son isn’t doing well at school because he’s spending too much
time playing video games.
So you can tell him:
Whether you like it or not, I’m going to take your video games away.
That’s it for today.
Be sure to check out the example sentences in today’s Grammar Tip section in
your Studio Classroom magazine.
I’m Liz with Grammar on the Go signing off.
Bye-bye!
Thanks, Liz.
So whether you like it or not, there could be people out there, strangers that
you don’t even know who have access to your personal information.
Now our article says that your information that’s stored digitally can be
divided into two categories.
Now what are these categories, Chelsea?
Well, these categories are active and passive.
Now there are a couple of different ways to look at these words.
Usually if something is active, then you’re trying to make something happen.
And passive would be the opposite where maybe you aren’t trying so hard to
influence or change a situation.
Active and passive are opposites.
In this context, in this article, we are talking about something a little bit
more specific though.
Chip, what is active data and passive data?
OK. Well, active data, uh, is the... it’s everything that you’ve added to the
digital universe.
OK. So uh, when you’re giving active data, uh, this is information that you are
actually trying to put out there on the Internet.
For example, you might have personal details about your life on Facebook or on
Twitter.
You know, these are... these are pieces of information that you have actively
put onto the Internet.
Passive is just the opposite then.
Passive data, or that can also be said data, is when your information is going
out to people, possibly strangers, without your knowing it.
Things like when you order something on the Internet.
That information that you put on the Internet to make an order somehow goes out
to other people and other companies,
and you might start receiving notices in your e-mails from companies that you
have never ever even heard of.
And that’s because your passive data is going out without you even realizing it.
And I suppose this passive data would include things like the information that
someone has whenever I use my cell phone.
I suppose whenever I use my cell phone, there are phone companies that record
who I talk to and how long I have talked to that person.
So there’s a lot of passive data that’s out there that I don’t even think about.
And because we often don’t think about our information going through our daily
lives.
It’s not... not as though we’re always focused on our data or data that is going
out.
But it is.
And so maybe at this point,
we need to start thinking um, more purposefully about the information that we
have about ourselves that is going out without our knowledge.
We need to be more careful because we, of course, don’t want any of our personal
information getting into the wrong hands.
That could be very dangerous.
Now Chelsea, let me ask you a question.
Um, how often do you...
You have a Facebook page, correct?
I do.
And how often do you update your Facebook page?
Oh, maybe once every one or two days, I will get on my Facebook page and maybe
add a little bit more information about myself.
And of course, I have many friends on my Facebook page and they can see that
information.
But as we know, other people have access to that information as well.
People that I don’t even know.
So it’s important once again.
This is a form of active data.
I am willingly giving information, but at the same time, there is information
that I am giving that is going to people that I don’t know.
So this could maybe also be considered some passive data.
OK.
Well, we hope that our article today has helped you think a little bit more
about how much information you are leaving behind,
uh, the trail of information, the trail of digital footprints that you leave
behind whenever you use the Internet,
or really, whatever you use technology.
Hopefully we haven’t scared you too much.
Come back tomorrow and we’ll talk more about our digital footprints.
Here’s a skit.
Hello.
Ah!
Hi.
I’m here to measure your footprint.
My footprint?
That’s right.
OK. Well, um, let’s see.
Here’s my foot and here’s a measuring tape.
No,no, no.
I want to measure your digital footprint.
My digital footprint?
Yes.
OK. Well, here’s my cell phone camera, and uh, you could take a picture, a
digital picture, and measure that.
No, no, no.
What I mean is I want to measure how much information you leave behind.
Am I leaving something behind?
Yes. Digital information.
Do you use this cell phone?
Well, yes. I use it all the time every day.
And what about your computer?
Well, I use that every day too.
Well, you’re leaving digital information behind every time you use these things.
Well, does that matter?
Yes, it matters.
Your digital footprint is too big!
Oh, really?
Yes.
Oh, hold on.
What are you doing?
I’m looking for bigger digital shoes.
Oh.
Hey, everyone.
I’m Michelle.
(Chinese).
And don’t be passive when you’re learning English.
Keep up the good work and I’ll see you tomorrow.
Thank you, Michelle.
Well friends, how do you feel knowing that there is a file of digital
information about you out there in cyberspace?
What kind of information do you think is in your file?
Use these questions along with other Talk About It questions on page 39 to
jump-start in English conversation with your friends and classmates.
Tomorrow we’ll learn more about our digital footprints and just how much
information we are leaving behind.
Until then, all of us here at Studio Classroom hope you have a fantastic day.
Bye-bye, friends.
(Music).