Blown to Bits: Chapter 2

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1. What is an RFID tag and what does it do?
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag is a silicon chip that uses radio waves to
transfer data. These tags are like barcodes, but does not need visible light nor does
it need a sensor to read it. RFID are generally used to improve record-keeping.
2. What is an EDR and what does it do?
An event data recorder (EDR) is a black box that records the cars data just before the
crash of a car, to provide necessary information to reconstruct the accident.
3. Is it possible to identify someone, perhaps a patient, knowing just his or her
gender, birth date, and zip code? Explain.
No it is not possible to identify someone using this limited information.
4. What is the difference between "big brotherism" and "little brotherism"?
Big brotherism is the idea that the government controls its citizen. Little brotherism
refers to the growing use of cameras that allow people to observe one’s actions.
Free Response:
5. How do you feel about “Big Brother” watching you? Do you think having
security cameras everywhere is good or bad?
I feel like it’s a double edge sword. Big brotherism is good in the case where crime
can be reduced with security footage. It is bad in the way that citizens have less privacy.
6. Is the Privacy Act effective? Explain.
The Privacy act is not effective because even though it says it limits what the
government can do to gather information, it does not really protect private agency
transfer of data. The act does not protect users from private servers.
7. “The digital explosion has scattered the bits of our lives everywhere:
records of the clothes we wear, the soaps we wash with, the streets we walk,
and the cars we drive and where we drive them.” (pg 20) In 1 or 2 paragraphs,
address the question 'Am I worried about my privacy? Why or Why not?’
I should be worried about my privacy because the digital explosions shows that
people have less privacy due to the technological advances of social media and
easier access to the internet.

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