1. Explain the principle of privacy. What impact has IT made on privacy? Describe the privacy paradox. Do you agree that a person’s privacy is based to a large extent on what choices that person has made? Explain why or why not.
2. Discuss the competing interests and trade offs at work when the issue is privacy. In your opinion, why are ethics important when there are numerous civil rights and privacy laws?
3. What do you think of Target's predictive analytics? How have you been affected by organizations that create a profile of you as a customer? Do you agree or would you suggest changes in how organizations are doing this?
4. How many more things do you check today compared to a year ago? How long can you go without checking your devices without experiencing anxiety? When do you put down your mobiles and concentrate on one thing at a time? Do your answers indicate that you are experiencing digital or connectivity overload?
5. Discuss two technologies that are converging and, as a result, are blurring the digital and physical worlds.