Identity Crisis

Everyone can construct a fake identity on the internet; the following interviewee is HANDSOME Chriz.

1.      How many online identities do you have? What are they like?

Chriz: umum… It should be more than five such as facebook, MSN, Uwants Forum, two ICQ accounts, youtube and school mail.

2.      In what ways are they different to your “in person” identities?

Chriz: To be honest, I… I am rather selfish on the internet. Because we can find a lot of resources on the internet, I can just download the software I want but I will not explode my real identity on the internet. Moreover, I will not share my files. Even in my facebook account, I seldom upload my photos and post some status or notes though the ‘friends’ in my facebook are my REAL friends.

Kasey: Wow… isn’t it a kinds of voyeurism? But I also agree the point that we need not to expose many things on the internet. For me, I also act as an observer.

Chriz: Oh ya, I am a passive user on the internet. I rarely leave message and share things.

3.      What are some benefits of expressing one’s identity online?

Chriz: Well, the majoy benefit I got is I can download a lot of things from the internet secretly since most of the files I download are illegal. Therefore, I will expose my identity as less as possible.

4.      What are some risks?

Chriz: the main risk is it is still easy to be found my real identity if I do something wrong seriously. Although I can construct my identity, the police can still chase my location by knowing the IP address from the telecommunication company such as the case of古惑天皇 (literally means King of Sneaky). He was put in the jail for three months.

Kasey: Chriz, thanks for your sharing.