A Second Front in the Privacy Wars

Title: "A Second Front in the Privacy Wars"
Major Players: President Obama, John Podesta, Edward Snowden

Summary: This New York Times article describes the challenges that the Obama administration is facing in light of the Snowden affair. The president has called for a Privacy Bill of Rights for consumers, yet little action has been taken

(Editorial Board 1-2).

The president has tapped a special adviser, John Podesta, to take a closer look at the data concerning how much of our personal information is being perused by Internet companies and the like.

Why This is a Concern: Even though the president has called for action to move forward with this Bill of Rights, there is little evidence that progress has been made in protecting the privacy of consumers who use the Internet. With the increase of identity theft, security breaches, etc., this does raise the level of fear among Americans who really are "sitting ducks" where these events are concerned.

Works Cited

Editorial Board. "A Second Front in the Privacy Wars." The New York Times 23 February 2014: 1-2. The New York Times. Web. 24 February 2014.

 

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Welcome to PIG 1 A/C Discussion Blog.  In this online venue we will discuss a variety of current events that tie into this course.  This is a wonderful opportunity to relate course material to the real world- from your perspective.  Each group will be assigned a date in which they are responsible for posting a news article and initiating a discussion of said article.  Each member of the class will be responsible for participating in the discussion.  An online protocal must be followed, and a rubric will be used for grading posts and comments.

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