WHAT IS A DIGITAL IDENTITY

A digital identity is your personality online. Your online presence is an expression and an extension of who you are through your own lens. It not only gives your the utmost control over what you choose to disclose but also a platform to express.

HOW DO PERSONAL VERSUS PROFESSIONAL APPROACHES TO DIGITAL IDENTITY AFFECT SOCIAL MEDIA USE?

When we choose to express ourselves with the same attitude as to our loved ones, the language and type of audience we are directing to is on the other end of this spectrum for professionalism. When we use social media personally, we are likely to be more vulnerable and share more of our thoughts, opinions, personal pictures. However, professionally, we tend to cater to a set of audience who has a preconceived identity. Professional approaches tend to be more rigid. A professional approach shows the development and growth of careers, which also allows you to store achievements but also help find appropriate, and constant support when the need arises from like-minded individuals in that professional scope.

HOW DO DIGITAL IDENTITIES CONVERGE IN NETWORKED PUBLICS- WHAT ARE THE IMPACTS AND/OR BENEFITS?

The impacts of digital identity have brought about advancement in progress in terms of modernity and accessibility. For example, in India, digital identity is used for bank accounts, passports, cash transfers, and many more. Secondly, the impacts can be just as harmful as in real life; data breaches and losses, and the potential of privacy being breached. In developing countries, a digital identity feels more readily available compared to having physicalities. Furthermore, Importance for people on the move and not having to lug around extra baggage of different pages of identity that could easily be lost.

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