Unit 6 Assignment 1

My level of concern about privacy when it comes to my location and whereabouts would rank as a 7 for me on a scale of 1 to 10. I am uncomfortable with my location being tracked, but I do not think that the people with access to it would use it maliciously. I assume that the people who could possibly have access to this information would be my cell service provider and the makers of apps on my phone. I think that apps should be allowed to use this information if it provides for a better experience, such as using google maps to get accurate directions. However, I would like to block most apps and my service provider from accessing my location. Additionally, there are probably many others that can determine my location, such as websites and the federal government. In an attempt to improve my privacy I rarely give apps the ability to access my location and I have the location feature disabled on my phone. …show more content…
I would rank this as a 10 because the information I share could be very personal or private. Also, even if some of the people who collect this data, such as cell phone companies and the NSA, do not have bad intentions when they collect this data others have the ability to steal this information. This theft could lead to my private information be used maliciously. I think some government agencies should be allowed to obtain people’s communications with others but only if they have a warrant and it is used for the protection of society. But, I think that I should be able to block my cell phone companies from accessing this information. This is partly because this information is likely shared with third parties for the purposes of advertising. In order to protect the content my communications with others I could refrain from downloading suspicious apps that may contain malware as well as only send emails over secure