Blown to Bits Chapter 2
Create a new page called Blown to Bits Chapter 2 Part 2 under your Blown to Bits section and add the following questions. Here is Blown to Bit Chapter 2.
- (page 33-34) What does de-identifying data mean?
- (page 33-34) What was the motivation of the Group Insurance Commission in selling their de-identified data to private companies?
- (page 34-35) Is it possible to identify someone, perhaps a patient, knowing just his or her gender, birth date, and zip code? Explain.
- (page 36-42) List the five reasons we "give away our privacy"
- What is the point of the last paragraph on page 48 just before the Big Brother section?
- What is the difference between "big brotherism" (page 19) and "little brotherism" (page 42)?
- (page 22) How do “we leave digital footprints and fingerprints?” Do you think this is important for everyone to know? Why or why not?
- How has the social evolution affected privacy? Consider social networking.
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- What are our responsibilities as app developers with data that is gathered from the apps we create?
- Search the web for a recent news story that deals with privacy. Copy the URL for the article and write a summary of what the article is about.