This week the topic, and course materials, center around privacy. There is much to converse about with privacy – we demand privacy as consumers, yet as producers we want as much information about our potential customer as possible so that we may market our product to the right consumer. That is what Facebook has done, at least in the past, particularly well. They have created systems that can track a person’s internet history, and then they can tailor advertisements to those searches whenever that person is searching the internet. Have you ever noticed that, shortly after you search for plane fares that advertisements on Google and Facebook are from airlines?
With that background, discuss what is meant by the term “privacy” in relation to customers (and people in general), and what is the level of privacy (and confidentiality) should a person have in their world. Do we necessarily waive our privacy when we search the net (or use phone apps, as another example) and, if we ensure that we have total privacy in our computer programs, does that necessarily mean we will be paying for our interest, etc.?
Be sure to include one response to the original question along with at least 2 responses to your fellow students. Each response should be a minimum of 2 paragraphs, inclusion of at least 2 citations in these 3 posts (e.g., include at least 2 citations in the 3 posts that you are required to include during each week).
