EOTO #2 Reactions

In class, I learned a lot of new information about information and whether that's misinformation, disinformation, or a hoax. These types of information can take on different forms that consist of awareness, mediasphere, theories, and policy. The presentations that caught my interest were the five eyes, total information awareness, false flags, and propaganda. 

Prior to the presentation, I wasn't very informed about the Five Eyes. My classmate explained how the five nations came together to share intelligence to monitor global threats. Although this was the original intent for the program, today, they focus on espionage and cyber security threats. This presentation was super cool because I learned a lot.

Total information awareness is the collection and analysis of vast amounts of data to predict behaviors or identify threats. This is done through data integration, surveillance, and predictive analysis. I think the total information awareness is great for our nation, and I like all of the tools we have to protect ourselves.

The false flags presentation was interesting to me because it's pretty vengeful. False flags are operations put in place by the party at fault to pin the blame on another party. This leads to a lot of conspiracies and the loss of public trust. These flags are most commonly used on a political or military stage. Nations carry this out by staging attacks on their own side and blaming the enemy for it. I enjoyed learning about false flags, and the presentation left me feeling educated. 

I was drawn to the propaganda presentation because I hear about it a lot in class, on the news, and in my everyday life. Propaganda involves the deliberate spreading of information, rumors, or ideas to sway public opinion. Propaganda is half truths. I think propaganda is huge in advertising and needs to be addressed more. I enjoyed what my peer had to teach the class about propaganda. 

Overall, I learned a lot from my peers during the Each One Teach One #2 Presentations. Some of the information was things I hadn't heard about before, and some presentations gave me more insight into topics I had already been familiar with. There's a mass of information in society and it's important how we perceive it.