Your assignment is to write a critical analysis of whether the situation of digital self defense is acceptable or not using the assigned readings and two of the ethical frameworks presented by Quinn for the assessment.
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The Right to Digital Self DefenseReinicke, Cummings, J., & Kleinberg, H. (2017). The Right to Digital Self-Defense. IEEE Security & Privacy, 15(4), 68–71.
Digital Vigilantes Schmidle. (2018). Digital Vigilantes. The New Yorker, 94(12), 30–30.
If not accessible, use Introducing Digital Vigilantism Favarel-Garrigues, G. (2020). Introducing Digital Vigilantism. Global Crime. 21(3-4): 189-195.
Write an analysis that includes whether or not you perceive ethical/legal implications and/or information technology policy issues that may be outcomes of the ethical situation of digital self defense as outlined in the readings. Lastly, your analysis needs to include a proposed solution to the ethical situation.
APA 7 Student format is required throughout the essay: Example link (Links to an external site.)
Suggested Essay Length: 2000-3000 words plus an APA 7 Student format reference page.
*Tip* Use the Rubric to help structure your analysis
Example APA 7 student format (https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/apa_sample_paper.html)
Rubric:
Rubric
Points (10)
Introductory Paragraph:Describe the digital defense situation as it is presented in each of the articles, its relevance to cybersecurity and why a situation analysis might be necessary.
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Introductory Paragraph: Provide an overview of each of the resources you have read, which have been provided in this assignment content and how all of these resources relate to digital self defense.
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Provide (1) your ideas regarding your perception and thoughts about any ethical/legal implications regarding the situation presented in each of the articles, or (2) your ideas about an alternative viewpoint, that is, there are no possible ethical concerns regarding this situation, or (3) your ideas on another viewpoint you may have
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Substantiate your discussion from the resources provided for this assignment and two of the five workable ethical frameworks reviewed by Quinn;
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If you perceive ethical/legal and/or policy concerns with this technology describe your reasons for this position and ideas or solutions for addressing those concerns.
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Are your ideas or solutions for addressing the concerns similar to those described in the articles? Explain how your recommendations or solutions might be implemented and/or your ideas about the future development of this situation.
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If you do not perceive any ethical issues with this situation describe your reasons for this position and ideas about the future of this situation.
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Provide any ideas or recommendations about information technology policy that might be necessary for this situation.
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Conclusion: Summarize the discussion of your situation analysis.
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APA 7 Student format ( ex. title page, page number in header, double-space, reference page, etc.)
· Introductory, body, and conclusion paragraphs
· .doc or .docx file
· Limited spelling and grammar errors, 12-point font
Each major error is worth .25 of a point.
