Metropolitan State University

ICS 225 Web Design and Implementation

Fall 2006

 

Readings on Privacy for October 30

 

1.       Go to http://www.privacy.org/ .  Notice the purpose of this website.  Follow the link to the Chicago Tribune article, “Employees Have Little Privacy in Workplace” and read the article.  Come prepared to discuss.

 

2.       Go to http://www.epic.org/privacy/privacy_resources_faq.html and read about some of the organizations dealing with privacy issues.  Specifically find out about the following groups:

 

Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC)

Electronic Frontiers Foundation (EFF)

Privacy Rights Clearinghouse

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)

Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility (CPSR)

 

3.       Identify what you believe to be the top three privacy concerns today.

 

4.       Read about recent data breaches at http://www.privacyrights.org/ar/ChronDataBreaches.htm 

 

5.       Is SPAM an invasion of privacy?  Research this question as needed.