I think that most of Eli Pariser’s solutions to get around the “Filter Bubble” aren’t practical or effective. I found the least practical solution in the section for what individuals can do. Pariser’s suggestion that each of us become more literate in algorithms does not seem like it would work for those that do not care for technology or perhaps aren’t even aware of the filter bubble to begin with. As he states “learning the basics of programming is even more rewarding than learning a foreign language”(228). While learning both has its rewards both take time and a lot of people either don’t have the time or the will to learn a new language either computer or foreign even if it’s just the basics.

I found the best solution to getting around the problem of personalization in the section on what companies can do. I think that filters “making their filtering systems more transparent to the public”(229) is a very good start to solving the problem. “Knowing what information the personalizers have on us” and explaining how the filters use the data they have on us is a good way to keep us involved in how the system works and how we can have it work for us rather than against us(232). I also think that the government should be involved in some kind of regulation of the filter bubble. The “do not track list” seems pretty ridiculous when it comes to the internet but there will come a point when the government will need to step in and give the people control over how the internet uses our information. Nobody should own our information and data but us.