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"Earlier this week, Anil Dash wrote a smart piece unpacking the concept of “public.” He opens with some provocative questions about how we imagine the public, highlighting how new technologies that make heightened visibility possible. For example,
Someone could make off with all your garbage that’s put out on the street, and carefully record how many used condoms or pregnancy tests or discarded pill bottles are in the trash, and then post that information up on the web along with your name and your address. There’s probably no law against it in your area. Trash on the curb is public."
Is your definition of privacy different from your students definition? Our world is changing quickly and the concept of privacy is also changing. This post by Danah Body explores this issue and will provide ideas that you may want to use with students in your classes. As this school year commences the need to understand the issue of privacy, esp. online where so much information is gathered about each of us, often without us being aware of it, is important for students to understand.