1. It matters By: Nina Fehrenbach
PRivacy
It matters
By: Nina Fehrenbach

2. What is it?
Privacy:
Cambridge dictionary definition: “Someone’s right to keep their personal matters/relationships secret or the state of being alone”
Examples:
”I hate sharing a bedroom, I never get to any privacy”
“The new law is designed to protect peoples privacy”

3. Impacts today
Technology: many new forms of technology may have issues with privacy
Biometrics: uses video surveillance to identify faces of individuals in a crowd
Video surveillance: everything is being captured with cameras all over the world
Online/e-commerce: hackers have been known to find/access information online
Workplace monitoring: this is done in a variety of ways such as video surveillance or monitoring
Wireless communications/tracking: most people don’t realize that whenever their cell phone is on it has the potential to be used to show your current location
Data profiling: whenever people shop or complete surveys data is collected and sold to other companies in order to target potential customers

4. Privacy in the classroom
For teachers this topic has many impacts in the classroom
Technology is becoming ever more prevalent in the classroom and with that comes issues with privacy
Currently many devices are used to assist with teaching and this can leave both student/teacher data vulnerable and not in compliance with FERPA
I think that it is important to discuss these issues with students because it is something that they will have to be aware of their whole life
With privacy also comes trust so I think it is important for teachers to establish a level of trust with students by not disclosing private information
With younger students it might be harder to approach this topic but I think it could be done in a non-direct way

5. Why should we care?
I do care about this topic because it something that is getting more and more complicated
A lot of new technology breaches our privacy and people are unaware
We don’t really know how much of our information is out there or who has access to it
We don’t always know what our data is being used for
Even though I don’t have anything to hide I’m still entitled to my privacy
Our information is sometimes sold for commercial gain
People can take data and use it to impersonate or steal peoples identities

6. Resources https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/privacy
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