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Information Privacy in the Internet Era Roman Wong, Ph.D. Development Team Reviewed 1/08 Click Here for Lesson Plans
	Introduction The widespread use of information and communication technologies and the Internet has significantly changed our daily lives in many respects. Banking, shopping, and many other on-line interactions have made a large amount of personal and sensitive information available on the Internet. Even when we are not completing any transactions, but only browsing the web, the mouse-clicking of the web browsers, and consumer information obtained from the integration of multiple merchant databases on their customers, allow other parties to easily develop profiles on Internet users. View More
	Key Concepts and Vocabulary Fair Information Practices Clickstream tracking Profiling Personalization Internet Anonymity Social Networking Websites View More
	Background for for Teachers Privacy is the right of individuals to be protected against unreasonable surveillance or interference from other individuals or organizations, including the government. The right of privacy is protected by laws and constitutions in many countries. In the United States, for example, the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution protects the right of people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures. In addition to the Fourth Amendment, there is also a body of legislation to govern the ways that personal information is collected and used. A few examples include the Fair Credit Reporting Act (1970), Privacy Act (1974), Privacy Protect Act (1980), Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996, and the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (1998). Nevertheless, there are many areas where the practices of personal information collection and application are still vague. View More

	Core Subject Areas and Grade Level		Description of Classroom Activities
	Objectives from Competency-Based Curriculum		Assessment for Activities
	Correlations to Language Art Benchmarks (Sunshine State Standards)		Extension Activity
	Core Values Emphasized in this Learning Module		Bibliography and Web Resources
	Suggested Time for Instruction

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