IS Assginments

IS 3003 – Assignment 1 Privacy Web Sites: 100 points

Due: Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014 by 11:55 pm

· Assignments must be submitted through the assignment icon on Blackboard – I will not accept assignments through e-mail

· You can type your answers directly into the Submission Box or you can attach them in a Word Document – they must be in Word in order to insure that I can open and read your file

· Make sure you answer ALL of the questions and be sure to note that sometimes there are multiple parts to a question

· Your answers do not need to be lengthy, but usually several sentences are required to adequately answer the questions

· Make sure you have actually answered what the question is asking

· Do NOT just cut and paste the information from the web site – make sure you answer in your own words!

· Do NOT wait until the last minute to access these web sites in case there are any technical problems accessing the sites – I will NOT extend the deadline.

* Go to http://epic.org/privacy/iei

Question 1: Click on “List of 40 Websites that Offer Phone Records.” Look over the choices and choose one to look at. Then, if you continue to scroll down, it will show you a copy of the web page of the site you chose, or you may go to the actual web site to find out what types of information/services they offer. (Obviously I do not want you to actually spend any money to order any information!). Tell me the name of the site you chose, and then write a short description of what information you can obtain using this site.

Question 2: Include a brief statement about what you think about the availability of this information – do you think there are any ethical or privacy issues involved? How do you personally feel about this type of information about yourself being accessible to others?

* Read the attached article [Swipe article] and answer the following questions.

Question 3: After reading the information presented, explain in your own words the issues/concerns that SWIPE is addressing - what is this issue about?

Question 4: Do you think these uses are acceptable? Are there any ethical or privacy issues involved? How do you personally feel about this type of information about yourself being accessible to others?

* Go to http://turbulence.org/Works/swipe/state_analysis.html

Question 5: Move the cursor over several different states to compare the data each state is currently encoding on the state license. How does Texas compare to other states, for example, Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee, and Kentucky? What are the implications of this?