Assignment Topics
1. The American government has called Edward Snowden a traitor. Others have called him a patriot. Argue both sides of the debate and present your own point of view.
2. Discuss the pros and cons of Microsoft's Bounty Program. Use examples of real cases in your discussion.
3. Links to Facebook's privacy policy can be found on their site. Discuss the ethics of Facebook's policies in relation to sending you targeted advertising, their use of cookies and mobile phone app settings, and their sharing of your information with advertisers.
4. You are a partner in a software development company that employs 10 people. A staff member has recently complained about the emails other staff members are sending her, and you have decided it is time your partner was convinced that your company had a computer usage policy. Put together a report that convinces your partner of the importance of a computer usage policy and describes the issues it would cover.
5. Use the following points of view to frame your opinion on the relevance of copyright law to the protection of Hollywood and Bollywood movies:
- "Copyright law has been and will continue to be the most important tool in the fight to protect nationally valuable economic assets"
- "Copyright law is irrelevant because illegal downloading is unstoppable"
- "All information should be free because sharing, openeness, and decentralisation benefit us all" - the hacker's perspective.