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If privacy is your concern, this is the paper for you. James Moor, Dartmouth College, introduces the reader to the fact that neither in the Declaration of Independence, nor the Constitution is the issue of Privacy discussed or mentioned. He goes on to examine various levels of privacy and what constitutes those privacy. He ties it all together by factoring technology into the fray. Well written. Although it is nearly 12 years old, very appropriate to today's discussion.

This article explains how the balancing of personal freedoms works into the government and the workplace of citizens today. A big example this article touches on is how online activity can be monitored. What is really private today?

Technology is advancing faster and faster every minute and privacy is something known of the past now in my opinion. One of my teachers told the class that everything you learn about computers during your freshman and sophomore years of college will most likely be outdated by your junior year - just to help realize how fast technology is actually growing. Anything online can affect you now-a-days it seems. On the news the other day, there was a story about Facebook Friends and your credit. People are actually being denied car loans or things of that sort because of the friends they have on Facebook because if their friends seem unreliable and have bad scores, then the company will assume you do too. It's getting ridiculous to be honest.

These days employers monitor and know everything you are doing. Knowing this, I feel like if you are acting in a way that is respectable both at work and in your personal life, you will have nothing to worry about. I do not see this issue of lack of privacy changing, I see it increasing as time goes on.

As technology becomes more popular, we begin to lose our privacy. The internet is becoming harder to avoid, and personal lives are becoming more public. Websites track your use of the internet- where you go, what you do, etc. In some ways this can be beneficial, as people cannot hide who they are anymore. IRS scandals, disease outbreaks, companies abusing power; all at our fingertips. This has sparked the debate between what is more important: your privacy? or our nation's security?

This article explains that there is basically no debate anymore over privacy vs security; privacy lost long ago. With the advent of the "information age" privacy largely died quietly and without much thought. Now that things like Google and Facebook exist, and we spit out private information without much thought, the debate is over.

Can the U.S. continue without privacy laws in place for its citizens? It basically boils down to if the big industries "can agree on adequate policies that balance privacy and profits." The people are asking for basic privacy laws for the internet, but that would mean a tight leash on big company data collecting and everything else implied.

This article asks the question, "How much privacy is too much?". Some privacy must be protected while on the internet, but too much privacy would be catastrophic too.

Government agencies have worked their way into the privacy of our cell phones. different agencies have the right to obtain our phone records without notice to the user. Although some of us do not agree with the government obtaining our records, it is very beneficiary to many people. 

Hanni M. Fakhoury writes about the advancing technology industries and how it can decrease privacy as well as enhance privacy of the consumers.California sued Delta Airlines for not containing a privacy policy in it's mobile app. Similar to that, Washington passed an amendment that requires law enforcement to obtain a search warrant before checking emails.

Many people feel like their privacy is being invaded when going through airport security and sometimes refuse cause they don't want ttheir image to be released to the internet. There are a few points security has made stating why these scanners are the best yet

This site is an international survey of privacy laws and practice, discussing Privacy and human rights. It's the right to be free of unsanctioned intrusion, which all human beings are entitled.

This article argues that there are some disadvantages to the law that has passed to protect a person's privacy in regards to his healthcare. It claims that many doctor offices, hospitals, and pharmacies have gone overboard in order to protect the privacy of their patrons and employees. The article claims that HIPAA compliance is beginning to cost more to the healthcare industry than it saves.

Do we have a right to privacy? And what about when it gets violated? This article talks about the invasions of privacy.

Private companies are using tracking devices and selling information to other companies and even law enforcement. It then gets into your privacy should be "justified". There are a couple of links that lead to other pages, one of which tell how we leave behind trails of information with sites that we visit.

The Google Drive cloud storage service launched yesterday to much fanfare, but as with any new Google product, there are important questions about how the company will actually use personal data uploaded to the system. Google sells ads against your data, after all, and the more data you give the company, the more opportunity it has to screw up.

How the European Union (EU) decides to move forward with their online privacy laws in regard to personal information, will greatly impact how the U.S. proceeds with theirs. The "economic partnership" between the two nations are so heavily intertwined, that legislations across seas will impact U.S. companies. The EU has implemented legislations protecting the rights of online customers. Meanwhile, in the U.S., companies have been reluctant to work with the government in providing U.S. online customers the same protection, because the majority of their profits stem from online advertising. These advertisements work so well because companies have been able to track consumer activities and in turn cater to them according to their habits. Implement government regulations that prevent big companies from doing that and their profits will plummet.

The article describes how we are will to show our lives on social media for anyone to see not realizing how much is not private. Then talks about how upset we get when the Government is looking at us.

wow this article really opened my eyes to how much I use and rely on social media without considering the all risk.

It is amazing how much information people put out there. At work, we have to take compliance courses every year. Just last year, they added a couple of modules on social media, and what is expected of you in relation to the information about work that you put out there.

Google is under intense scrutiny after it's role in the National Security Association scandal that involving mass surveillance of U.S. Citizens. In a recent court filing, Google asserts non gmail users sending emails to Gmail accounts can't expect any privacy when sending the email correspondence. Google scans the email using an electronic program to target ads to the end user. Non gmail users can expect their personal and/ or professional email correspondence to be intercepted and read before being delivered to the gmail end user.

I'm not sure if there's any place at all where you can expect privacy when sending e-mail. That just reminded me of my work. Every day when you see the login screen, it reminds you that with our system, you don't have any reasonable expectation of privacy. I wonder how many people even read that.

Another article on social media and privacy concerns.

This website outlines what the right to "privacy" really is. No where in the constitution does it state that we as Americans have any sort of privacy rights. It gives examples of court cases that failed because there was no right to privacy in the constitution like many people like to think.

This act is very important in order to keep your health privacy secure. Knowing that your medical information will be secure is very important for people who wish to keep their life private and keep themselves from medical insurance fraud.

I once worked in a call center dealing with medical records and it was very reassuring to see how serious HIPAA is taken. It definitely made me feel safe and confident in my personal health information.

I agree health privacy is very important. It is nice to see that HIPAA is doing its job and protecting the privacy of the people

This article discusses the rights for individuals to have privacy. It talks about how everyone is free to make whatever decision they may need to make without the government getting involved. If there are certain issues that should be protected and kept to oneself, American's have that right due to amendments. Some privacy rights are more secure than others.

This is an educational article, that briefly informs the audience of different ways to handle certain scenarios involving government officials and the high chance that they might press their boundaries.