Surveillance
Description:
The purpose of this paper is to critically examine the nature of surveillance within the context of big data collection and privacy versus security.
Consider:
- what surveillance means in the information age,
- what constitutes surveillance,
- who is being watched and by whom,
- the implications for privacy,
- the implications for security.
Word limit: 1500 words
Here is a link to a YouTube video of Bruce Schneier discussing Security and Privacy in the information age.
This is well worth watching to give you some more ideas and directions for the first assignment (Due April 8th !!!)
Privacy Versus Security – Bruce Schneier
Your cell phone provider tracks your location and knows who’s with you. Your online and in-store purchasing patterns are recorded, and reveal if you’re unemployed, sick, or pregnant. Your e-mails and texts expose your intimate and casual friends. Google knows what you’re thinking because it saves your private searches. Facebook can determine your sexual orientation without you ever mentioning it.
Much of this is voluntary: we cooperate with corporate surveillance because it promises us convenience, and we submit to government surveillance because it promises us protection. But have we given up more than we’ve gained? Bruce Schneier offers another path, one that values both security and privacy. He shows us exactly what we can do to reform our government surveillance programs and shake up surveillance-based business models, while also providing tips for you to protect your privacy every day. You’ll never look at your phone, your computer, your credit cards, or even your car in the same way again.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjUvVe6R5AU
