Answer the following questions on Privacy Debate
Question1 Now that you have read the articles by Linton Weeks and Bob Sullivan, take a position in the privacy debate. Using at least one (brief) quote from each reading, explain where you stand and explain why. As a part of your answer, make sure to explain how you see the consequences (good or bad) of privacy on the internet. Is your privacy even important enough that you to take steps to protect
it?
• google and Privacy: Is it Time to Give Up? Linton Weeks, (2012).
http://www.npr.org/2012/02/29/147643243/google-wins-hes-giving-up-on-privacy
• Why Should I Care about Digital Privacy? Bob Sullivan, (2011).
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/41995926/ns/technology_and_science/t/why-should-i-care-about-digital-privacy/#.URir8Wf6aaN
Question 2 sign up for an aggregation service either from the list provided or one you prefer (you can use false names, etc. if you are concerned about privacy), and use your research topic as a subject for
aggregation. Select one of the articles you receive and read it.
1. In your own words, what are some of the benefits and drawbacks of using an aggregator? How many resources were sent your way when you signed up for your topic? Were the sources reasonably credible? Why or why not?
2. What are your concerns about aggregation and your privacy online? Do you have one of those supermarket cards? We are saavy in our use of information, so what can we do to thwart these intrusions into our privacy, or is what we gain (saving time and money) worth the what we pay
3. What did you think of the legal arguments about aggregation perhaps
being " theft & quot;? Explain your stance.
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