For your first essay, you'll write an approximately 1000-word piece arguing a thesis of your own devising. You must quote from at least three of the readings in your book (from Unit Three, The Wild Wired West; note that you may quote from other readings in the unit than the ones assigned if it fits your topic better; if there is an additional reading noted in your topic, you must use it).
1)Privacy. Social media and search engines use data aggregation to collect information about users. In "George Orwell, Meet Mark Zuckerberg," what is wrong with this practice? Explain the reference to Orwell and discuss the uses and misuses of data mining.