Individual Privacy, Public Safety and Justice

Read atleast one of these two articles:

"Psst, Your Car is Watching You", Roosevelt, Margot. Time. August 7, 2006

"Your car is watching: Here is what your vehicle knows about you", Angelica Leicht, Kim Komando.com Dec 29, 2020

bullet Survey your class

How many of them believe this is harmless?

How many believe this is an invasion of privacy?

Should the auto manufacturer give the consumer an option about installing this technology in a vehicle?

Should the auto manufacturer give the consumer an option to disable this technology in the vehicle?

 

bullet Compile the results of the survey.

(Need help with percentages? MathFLIX free online videos | Khan Academy free, online math videos)

bullet Look into the law

What is the law in your state regarding retrieving information from an event recording device in a car?

 

bullet Should ERD's be placed in public vehicles like:

school busses

cabs

rental vehicles

emergency response vehicles

public transportation busses?

 

bullet In your opinion, should these devices be used in private cars? Why or why not?

 

Explore further:

Highway Safety and You - delve into driving issues new

Consider the Power of Possibilities through Andreessen's eye

Dig Deeper

bullet World's First Motor Vehicle 'Black Box' Standard Created At IEEE many potential uses

bullet Follow that Car! Legal Issues arising from installation

bullet Your car, the black box and Big Brother - CNN Auto

bullet GPS - technology

bullet Enable Increased Productivity and Efficiency With GPS Capability

bullet Path Intelligence Monitors Foot Traffic in Retail Stores By Pinging People’s Phones

bullet Web 2.0 and You activity

bullet The Lunar Society and the Homebrew Club

bullet National Science Foundation and the Birth of the Internet

bullet GIS - mapping technology helps people make authentic decisions

bullet Watch the Wisdom of Crowds video and grasp the power of wiki - it's funny. new

bullet Elgg, open-source social networking software developed at the University of Brighton,
has been designed specifically with academic uses in mind. Community 2.0 TechLearning article about Elgg

bullet How to work in a group | bullet Information Literacy | bullet Podcasting activity

bullet Food for thought - Did You Know 2.0? Are you 21st Century Literate?

bullet Emergence - do things organize without an organizer?

bullet Google's Super Satellite Captures First Image

 

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Make your own printer paper answer sheet

Tech Tip: Working in a group or in two different places like the library & home? You do not have to be physically together to work together. You do not have to take paper based notes at the library and digitalize them at home.