Individual privacy is a major concern in today's digital world. This assignment asks students to write a 2-3 page paper discussing computer-based threats to individual privacy in American culture, who is behind these threats, whether they would give up privacy for better security, and ways to prevent privacy threats. It also asks students to reflect on whether social media systems do enough to protect privacy based on their experience with an application used in a previous discussion.

1. Assignment Description
One of the tangible concerns of the modern computer era is how
people can maintain individual privacy in the modern
information age. Computer-based threats to privacy are a
significant concern for many if not most Americans.
Prepare a Word document 2–3 pages in length and answer the
following questions:
What are the computer-based threats to your individual privacy
in American culture?
Who is behind these threats to your individual privacy?
Would you be willing to give up certain levels of privacy for
better security?
What can be done to prevent or limit computer-based threats to
your individual privacy in American culture?
Based on your experience using the READY OR NOT?
application in the Discussion Board assignment this unit, do you
think that those who provide social media systems do enough to
protect privacy?
Please submit your assignment.
For assistance with your assignment, please use your text, Web
resources, and all course materials.