Assignment task: In the news we are constantly hearing about security breaches, invasion of personal privacy, and the increasing prevalence of our digital footprint. The increased availability of digital information presents concerns and challenges of privacy, accuracy, intellectual property rights, security, and censorship. As a global citizen, you need to be aware of these issues and how they impact your life (CO6).
You will pick one of the choices below and write a discussion post about it.
Conversation Group: Privacy
- Privacy, as it relates to social media, video surveillance, drones, digital footprint or other topics as they relate to digital privacy.
- How does the electronic environment impact one's right to privacy?
Conversation Group: Security
- Security, as it relates to social media, video surveillance, drones, digital footprint or other topics as they relate to digital privacy.
- How does the electronic environment impact one's personal security?
Using the Richard G. Trefry Library or another credible source, locate and read a quality article regarding digital privacy or security. Be sure to provide attribution for your source in the forum. As you are formulating your initial post consider the following questions:
- What is the issue? Tell us about it as if we know nothing on the topic.
- What are the pros and cons of the issue?
- Why is the issue important?
- How might the issue impact your life