How companies are using cell phone data

Read the document and powerpoint.
Online Discussion Question 1 and 2: each question should be answered with one full paragraph (at least 5-7 sentences that develop a main point through examples or analysis).
Online Discussion Question 3: Pose a question to your classmates about this week’s readings/videos/topics. (This answer does NOT need to be a full paragraph – it’s just a question)

This week, we are shifting to talking about technology and society, and we’ll start with discussions of surveillance, Big Data, and privacy.

Remember that it’s often easier to read articles by opening the link in a new tab.

Read all of the following. Be able to talk about specific examples from each article:

• “How companies are using cell phone data”
• “21 Scary Things Big Data Knows About You”
• “You Probably Don’t Know All the Ways Facebook Tracks You”
• University of Arizona Predicting Freshman Dropouts Using Student ID Card Data

Then, read the PowerPoint and answer 3 questions