After reading the article, “ethical Challenges or Edtech, big data and personalized learning: twenty-first century student sorting and tracking,” it was brought to my attention that the availability for students and other individuals to receive privacy within the cyber world is becoming close to impossible.
While I read this article, I also took a look at what rights re withheld under the FIPPA. I found the Freedom of Information and protection of Privacy Act most interesting and knowledgeable to myself, not only because I am most interested in laws surrounding privacy and individuals access, but because of what is regulated surrounding privacy among students and individuals legally. I disagree with the fact that teachers can use some assignments posted in their class for public blogs. Personally, I have submitted papers and assignments about a topic that was generally a personal and intimate topic to myself and I would not feel comfortable with them sharing that information publicly among sites and possible with other schools, even if it was made anonymous.
My “aha” moment was probably the amount of concerns that surround cyber privacy among students k-12. This is something I believe that should be mostly regulated and protected because this is when their lives can be mostly impacted by lack of privacy fo their assignments or activities online. I would love to learn more about legal standpoints for privacy means and what that would look like if these privacy rights were taken away or overturned. I think the muddiest concept of the readings was how companies are so advanced in how they encrypt their company policies and guidelines and information, still students privacy is lacking in that department. I understand that there might not be funds that allow this, however, I think it should be a mandatory action.
