Online Identity





With the rise of online identities, it might be assumed that people are giving up their right to privacy as an Internet user. This is a false assumption. "For instance," take this snapshot from a Business Insider article:



The above image is that of middle-aged Robbie Cooper and then that of his avatar. Business Insider had one of their journalists, Kamelia Angelova, document the juxtaposition of people and their avatars. The individual in this picture imbues a person who might want to seek private identity. This is especially so given his avatar is a young female "warrior". The fact that this article is published shows that Mr. Cooper wants to forgo privacy and let it be known that he indeed has such an avatar.

Maybe, Robbie Cooper identifying as a private female avatar is not so private anymore. Giving the previous statement more thought, however, the statement's assertion might be histrionic and wrongly placed. Robbie Cooper could be someone who is trying to publicize avatars and become a noteworthy part of media conversation on web anonymity. More people today are indeed creating digital  avatars for which they identify.

Through an avatar, Robbie Cooper has sought privacy in his own life's behaviors and ideas. Now him and many others want to forgo private online identities and market their avatars. As shown throughout this article, the Internet allows for privacy and then full out non-privacy. This dualistic notion and then the ability to have varying/changing levels of anonymity is a good segue to this Wiki's interrelated topics.