Instructions: DC Discussion Board Week #5 Responses.
Please respond to each posting below labeled #1 and #2 in one short paragraph (one small SEPARATE paragraph per response). No references needed.
Respond as if you are talking to a friend or co-worker not writing an essay. J
Read and reflect on your colleagues’ responses.
- Ask a probing or clarifying question.
- Share an insight from having read your colleague’s posting.
- Offer, support, or challenge a position
- Validate an idea with your own experience.
- Expand on your colleagues posting.
Response #1 Cherish Martinez
“What is every time you walked into your house, the furniture had been moved and you couldn’t sit where you used to? (Weeks, 2012)”
Relating furniture to constantly changing privacy terms is pretty spot on. It seems like every site you go to is constantly updating privacy terms nowadays. I believe privacy no longer exists and it’s been that way for quite a while. I’m one of those people that puts tape over my computer camera because I’m paranoid someone is using it to watch me. On the other hand, I always have my phone on me and I’m constantly on it so it kind of cancels that out. Privacy should be important to all of us and be protected because information can be stolen in an instant. I think privacy has its pros and cons like anything else. It’s good because if action is taken to protect it, you lower your chances of random strangers prying into your life. When it comes to cameras everywhere, I think it’s a good thing especially when crimes are committed. They can help track down a suspect if used correctly. If used incorrectly like someone spying on a person for fun, it can be harmful.
Reference
Weeks, L (29 February 2012) Google and Privacy: Is It Time To Give Up? Retrieved from http://www.npr.org/2012/02/29/147643243/google-wins-hes-giving-up-on-privacy
Response #2 Kristen Talikka
There is no doubt that privacy is important, it certainly isn’t something to debate. People should be taking steps to protect it. Some things may need to be more private than others according to what people value in their lives. For instance, some may care more about their banking privacy than who knows where they attended college. Aside from people not necessarily caring about their privacy, many don’t take the time to educate themselves on the aspects of their lives that can be invaded and their information no longer private. In my opinion, requesting more comprehensible privacy protections from software companies isn’t going to fix the problem. “It’s time that society erected some strict safety rules around privacy issues, and end the charade of 27-page end user license agreements that no one – not even Acquisti – reads,” (Sullivan, 2011). Companies should not only make privacy terms more understandable, but people need to educate themselves about the risks of their privacy being so exposed. It is very surprising to me that consumers are “either too lazy or too disinterested to make changes to daily routines or Internet usage that might preserve their privacy,” (Sullivan, 2011). At the same time, many users experience the perspective Linton Weeks takes in his article, constantly stating “he is tired”. We are all tired and dealing with so much in life already, but making privacy easier to utilize goes a long way. For example, I think it’s important that banks make their privacy protection policies more available for customers to learn about. I had a friend who recently had his debit card information stolen, and lost thousands of dollars that couldn’t be recovered based on the protection plan he had. If he’d known about better ones his bank offered, he wouldn’t have struggled for so long. It’s unfair that we may or may not get a job from companies “snooping” on social media to look at our private lives, and users don’t know the extent of their privacy even if they tamper with their settings.
Citations:
Sullivan, B. (2011). Why should I care about my digital privacy? MSNBC News. Retrieved on February 13, 2019, from http://www.nbcnews.com/id/41995926/ns/technology_and_science/t/why-should-i-care-about-digital-privacy/#.XGHBaPZFyHm
Weeks, L. (2012). Google And Privacy: Is It Time to Give Up? National Public Radio Inc. Retrieved on February 13, 2019, from https://www.npr.org/2012/02/29/147643243/google-wins-hes-giving-up-on-privacy
