The Value of Digital Privacy in An Information Tec

Assignment 2: The Value of Digital Privacy in an Information Technology Age
Research Websites and other technologies that provide private information on U.S. citizens.

Write a 3-4 page paper in which you:
1. List and describe at least three (3) technologies that allow an individual to research citizens’ private data.
2. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of public access to this information, both for the researchers and those who are being “investigated”.
3. Determine what measures citizens can take to protect private information or information they do not want to be disclosed.
4. Discuss a federal law that grants the federal government the legal right to make private
information on U.S. citizens available to the public, and whether or not you agree with this law.
5. Determine whether there are “electronic privacy laws” that can prevent others from having access to “private information” as well as how effective they are.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
	Analyze employee and consumer privacy under the law.
	Use technology and information resources to research issues in law, ethics, and corporate governance.
	Write clearly and concisely about law, ethics, and corporate governance using proper writing mechanics.

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.


Assignment 2: The Value of Digital Privacy in an Information Technology Age
Criteria	Unacceptable
Below 70% F	Fair
70-79% C	Proficient
80-89% B	Exemplary
90-100% A
1. List and describe at
least three (3) technologies that allow
an individual to research citizens’ private data.
Weight: 15%	Did not submit or
incompletely listed
and described at
least three (3)
technologies that
allow an individual
to research citizens’
private data.	Partially listed and
described at least
three (3)
technologies that
allow an individual
to research citizens’
private data.	Satisfactorily listed
and described at
least three (3)
technologies that
allow an individual
to research citizens’
private data.	Thoroughly listed
and described at
least three (3)
technologies that
allow an individual to research citizens’
private data.
2. Discuss the
advantages and
disadvantages of public
access to this
information, both for the researchers and those who are being
“investigated”.
Weight: 20%	Did not submit or
Incompletely discussed the advantages and
disadvantages of public access to this information, both for
the researchers and
those who are being
“investigated”.	Partially discussed
the advantages and
disadvantages of
public access to this information, both for the researchers and those who are
being “investigated	Satisfactorily
discussed the advantages and
disadvantages of
public access to this information, both for the researchers and those who are being “investigated”.	Thoroughly
discussed the
advantages and
disadvantages of
public access to this information, both for the researchers and
those who are being
“investigated
3. Determine what
measures citizens can
take to protect private
information or information
they do not want to be
disclosed.
Weight: 15%	Did not submit or
incompletely
determined what
measures citizens
can take to protect
private information
or information they
do not want to be
disclosed.	Partially determined
what measures
citizens can take to
protect private
information or
information they do not want to be
disclosed.	Satisfactorily
determined what
measures citizens
can take to protect
private information
or information they
do not want to be
disclosed	Thoroughly
determined what
measures citizens
can take to protect
private information
or information they
do not want to be
disclosed.
4. Discuss a federal law
that grants the federal
government the legal
right to make private
information on U.S.
citizens available to the
public and whether or not you agree with this law.
Weight: 15%	Did not submit or
incompletely
discussed a federal
law that grants the
federal government
the legal right to
make private
information on U.S.
citizens available to
the public and
whether or not you
agree with this law.
	Partially discussed
a federal law that
grants the federal
government the
legal right to make
private information
on U.S. citizens
available to the
public and whether
or not you agree
with this law.	Satisfactorily
discussed a federal
law that grants the
federal government
the legal right to
make private
information on U.S.
citizens available to
the public and
whether or not you
agree with this law.	Thoroughly
discussed a federal
law that grants the
federal government
the legal right to
make private
information on U.S.
citizens available to
the public and
whether or not you
agree with this law.
5. Determine whether
there are “electronic
privacy laws” that can
prevent others from
having access to “private
information” as well as
how effective they are.
Weight: 15%	Did not submit or
incompletely
determined whether
there are “electronic
privacy laws” that
can prevent others
from having access
to “private
information” as well
as how effective
they are	Partially determined
whether there are
“electronic privacy
laws” that can
prevent others from having access to private information
as well as how
effective they are.	Partially determined
whether there are
“electronic privacy
laws” that can
prevent others from
having access to
“private information
as well as how
effective they are.	Thoroughly
determined whether
there are “electronic
privacy laws” that
can prevent others
from having access
to “private
information” as well
as how effective
they are.
6. Clarity, writing
mechanics, and
formatting requirements
Weight: 10%	More than 6 errors
present	5-6 errors present	3-4 errors present	0-2 errors present