Introduction to Business
W1 Discussion "Legislation Regarding Social Media"
Hello Class! For this discussion you can choose which question you respond to. Feel free to respond to both; however, only one is required. Please respond to ONE of the following questions:
Question A
Please introduce yourself and tell the class a bit about who you are. What is your current knowledge level of this course topic and what do you hope to learn before the course is over?
Question B
The use of Facebook (or any other social networking site) can truly make a person’s life transparent, available for the whole world to see. Should there be legislation regulating the openness of your life on the Internet? Can we expect society to regulate this without any laws? left0 Important Message:This is just a preview of the week one discussion.The real discussion will be available for you to post the first day of class.
W1 Assignment "Google and Apple Know Where You Are, Maybe"
Questions to Answer:
Location-based tracking is common to all smartphones, for good reason or bad. The popular location- based service company Foursquare has an app so you can check in at various locations to receive discounts, become Mayor, and see who else might be there. DealLeak, which aggregates deals from the likes of Groupon and Living Social, needs your location in order to offer local discounts on products and services to you. How many location-based service apps do you have on your smartphone? How often do you use them and why?
Apple and Google defended their processes by stating that their privacy policies very clearly stated what information would be gathered, how that information would be used, and how and with whom that information might be shared. When was the last time you read the privacy policy of any technology tool, such as a Web browser or app? Do you think very many people actually read these? Do the