CYB 260: 1-1 Discussion: What Is Privacy? ...

CYB 260: Legal and Human Factors of Cybersecurity

CYB 260: 1-1 Discussion: What Is Privacy?

Introduce yourself briefly. Based on your own personal ideas and viewpoint, provide a definition of privacy. This definition can be based on any aspect of privacy.

In your response posts, compare and contrast your thoughts with those of your peers. Did anything influence your perspective?

Note: Privacy can be a highly personal topic. In your posts, remember to maintain professionalism. Focus on the topic and not on the person.

SAMPLE SOLUTION

Hello Everyone,

My name is ***** and I am a stay at home mom to a 6 month old. Before my baby was born I was a lead programming instructor for a local non profit that teaches low income students. Most of my work experience is in early childhood education and I would like to take the information I have learned to create resources to teach children safe practices online. In my free time, I love to spend time with my family, crochet and listen to audiobooks/podcasts. I also like to use my free time to create cosplays for my local conventions. 

Privacy is a personal topic, everybody is going to have their own preferences. For example, in the paragraph above, I did not name the city I live in or company I used to work for. This is information that other people might be comfortable sharing but I am not. When I was younger and the internet was younger, I used to be very active on social media and post about every thought I had. Over time I grew up and saw the downsides to the internet as it grew. Now, I prefer to keep the information about me limited and try to keep what I can private but also understand that its inevitable. Like I might not post photos of my family online often but my in-laws love to share photos of their grandchildren and policing every photo they put online would ruin our relationship. So I try to do what I can to limit it while accepting that there are some things out of my control. I also do not judge others who choose to live their life online. Another aspect of privacy is the information we give to businesses. Information like social security numbers, credit card information, etc. can end up online due to data breaches. It is important that businesses offer ways to opt out of sharing personal information and make sure there is adequate encryption and security set up. Privacy is something we should all be allowed to choose for ourselves and when we work in the professional world, the businesses we work for will decide what information they want private.

References

https://iapp.org/about/what-is-privacy/ 

Sample response

Hello ****,

I agree that the use of social media and the Internet can create conflicts of privacy, both individually and between real world relationships. My mother and father up until recently did the same thing, to the point where I had to explain to them that their complaints about "Big Brother" and being watched was largely due to the choices they were making about what to post. For example, they would be posting about a vacation we were on with a geotag, and then say that the government was monitoring them because all their ads would be for tourist locations and events occurring around us. They couldn't really see that they were practically walking around with a huge sign saying to advertise here. Also, my mother would shop online a decent amount, and in her spirit of saving money would go to sites like Wish or Temu that are known for data harvesting. These are commonplace now, but the average consumer typically doesn't care until an issue arises, such as someone stealing their credit card information. Good luck in this course, and best wishes to you and your family.