Week 5 Assignment – Chapter 10 In-Depth Activity

Complete the In-Depth Activity at the end of Chapter 10 (page 384 in the VitalSource book). For your submission: 

• Create a Word document.
• Copy each of the five questions from the end of the activity into  your document and write your response to each question below it.
• Show in your responses that you understand the subject matter.

Note: Chapter 10, In-Depth Activity, page 384 has a typo. The link http://labinthewild.com does not work. It should say www.labinthewild.org.  In addition, if when accessing www. labinthewild.org you receive a  warning message about the security of the website, it is safe for you to  proceed to the website. You will not be asked for any personal or  financial information. 

In-Depth Activity

Go to labinthewild.com, and select the test “What is your privacy profile?” This test has been designed to tell you what you think about data privacy and how different you are compared to what others think about this topic. It should take about 10–15 minutes to complete. At the end of the test, it will provide you with your results and classify you in terms of whether you are not concerned, somewhat concerned, or very concerned.

1.Do you consider this to be an accurate reflection of how you view privacy?

2.Did you think the video shown was effective at raising potential problems of what data is collected  in a smart building? If not, what other scenario could be used in a video to ask people to consider privacy concerns?

3.What impact do you think the context chosen for the scenario might have on your reactions? For example, if the scenario involved a doctor’s surgery, might you have reacted differently and if so, why?

4.What do you think of labinthewild.com as a platform for conducting large-scale online experiments from volunteers?

5. Did you find any other information on the website interesting?