In today’s society, is personal privacy a reasonable expectation? What protections can end-users/citizens put in place in an attempt to retain privacy?
In today’s society, is personal privacy a reasonable expectation? What protections can end-users/citizens put in place in an attempt to retain privacy? Does the (potential) loss of privacy hold specif
Perspectives on Privacy: Surveillance, Sousveillance, Social Media and Privacy in a Contemporary Context
The source material for this assignment will be the following:
Chapter 5 (in it’s entirety) Ethics for the Information Age 6th Edition – ISBN-10: 0133741621 • ISBN-13: 9780133741629 that is the required textbook
Ethical/philosophical framework: Case Study: The New Parents found on pages 236 – of your textbook.
Read the blog posting regarding Sousveillance http://blog.getnarrative.com/2013/05/steve-mann/ (click the link to access).
Note: I would urge you to also review some of Steve Mann’s source research, journal articles, etc. on this topic
Compose a 1250-1500 word essay on the following:
The evolution of technology has created an array of personal recording and tracking devices that can provide both benefits as well as put at-risk the privacy of the individuals that are using the technology as well as those around them. The textbook article discusses surveillance technology in the form of a nanny cam (most times hidden from the participants). Public realm surveillance is also very common in today’s society (e.g. cameras in parks, transit stations, on streets, etc.). These cameras tend to be used by public safety officials for public safety and security reasons. There is also the sousveillance culture that has emerged, were participants are recording their surroundings. Wearables, mobile devices, trackers, etc., have all been developed that in one way or another are involved in this sphere of tracking/observing behaviour. Not to mention, the provision of data that people share voluntarily over social media that can create a virtual representation of practically every activity that they partake in on a given day. (For other technologies – be sure to review the information in Chapter 5).
