Security versus Privacy
Resources
• Article: The Remains of Yahoo Just Got Hit with a $35 Million Fine Because it Didn’t Tell Investors about Russian Hacking (Found online)
Background Information
Yahoo, Facebook, and other companies have been caught in ethical lapses and violations of perceived privacy rules of etiquette in recent years. What can be done to ensure that privacy laws are enforced and that ethical guidelines are in place to ensure that privacy and security concerns can be met without giving government too much ability to access people’s data and personal information?
Instructions
1. Complete the following supplemental reading:
a. Article: The Remains of Yahoo Just Got Hit with a $35 Million Fine Because it Didn’t Tell Investors about Russian Hacking
2. Respond to the following discussion questions:
b. Is advanced technology more likely to provide solutions to privacy and security concerns, or does advanced technology create even greater privacy and security challenges?
c. What recommendations would you make to the U.S. Congress regarding the most effective way to put laws in place that would help ensure privacy and security of the most popular social media platforms? Is such a thing possible without defeating the purpose of social media in the first place?
d. Your post should be between 200 and 300 words long.
e. Use at least two APA-formatted in-text citations to support your post. You may use your readings for this assignment for your citations.
3. Your postings should also:
f. Be well developed by providing clear answers with evidence of critical thinking, supported by at least two academic sources.
