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 {\large\bf Privacy Activity}
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Data are everywhere.  You are 'giving off data' and providing data to
others all the time.  Sometimes this data can be directly linked to
you as an individual; sometimes not.


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 Read the scenario assigned to you (some based on real stories):
 \begin{itemize}
 \item[A.]  A boss sees an employee who called in ``sick'' in a
picture that someone posted on Facebook.  In this picture, the
employee is at a ball game on the day of the ``sickness''.  The boss
fires the employee.
 \item[B.]  A company that has contracts with the Federal Government
doesn't want to hire you because a Facebook friend leaves lots of
anti-government postings on your wall.
 \item[C.]  A teacher at a public school is fired because there's a
picture of this teacher holding alcoholic drinks on her MySpace page.
 \item[D.]  Someone's Netflix rental history is being used as evidence
in a murder case because this person rented a lot of horror movies.
 \item[E.]  A student is called in to the principal's office for
disciplinary action, because her Facebook page shows postings in which
she makes fun of another student because of the way she dresses.
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Prepare a 3--5 minute presentation for the class that includes answers to the following:
 \begin{enumerate}
 \item Names of everyone in your group.
 \item The scenario you were assigned.
 \item In your scenario, did the people have the right to use the
information they did, or should it have been private?  Why?
 \item Are the people who were affected by the use of this information at fault?  Why?
 \item Give another example of something unexpected happening because
of information shared at sites such as Facebook, Twitter, MySpace,
blogs.
 \item Think about what data you've made available in different
places/spaces such as Facebook, Twitter, texting, Netflix, email, at
the grocery store, etc.  What might other people think about who you
are based on these data?  Is it an accurate impression of who you are?
 \item Consider each of the following broad categories of societal change:
    \begin{itemize}
    \item Privacy
    \item Safety
    \item Globalization
    \item Connectivity (keeping in touch with people)
    \item Permanence of historical information
    \end{itemize}
 Discuss whether availability of data has had a positive or negative
impact on each aspect of society and, if negative, how these
consequences can be minimized.
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