Preparation
Begin this assignment once you have completed the required lab. In a face-to-face courseroom, you might write your assignment in a paper-based copy of this lab manual and tear it out to give to your instructor. However, in this online course, you will only use the lab as a starting point. Do not create the files as indicated in the lab. Instead, once you have read the lab information or case study, complete the assignment as outlined below, using a Word document for your assignment submission.
Instructions
Once you have finished your Week 3 lab activity, complete the following research:
- Conduct your own independent research on the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), privacy law, and confidential information.
- Locate a real-world case study that involves a privacy breach of some kind.
- Always record the citations for your resources, including the URLs for online materials. You will provide them in reference lists for your assignments.
Requirements
For this assignment, address the following:
- Explain the purpose of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF).
- Analyze the privacy issues in the case study.
- Identify the issues.
- Explain the importance of the issues and this case.
- Analyze the implications of the privacy law violations in the case study on privacy and confidential information.
- Consider the legal, ethical, and information systems security perspectives.
Use a minimum of three professional resources to support your statements in this assignment. Be sure to cite your sources correctly, following APA guidelines.
Additional Requirements
- Formatting guidelines: Include a title page and references page.
- Length: 2–4 pages, not including the title page and references page.
- Number of resources: Use at least 3 scholarly and/or professional sources.
- Reference format: Use APA style and format for citations and references.
- Font: Times New Roman, 12-point font, double-spaced.
Refer to the assignment rubric to ensure you have addressed all of the evaluation criteria for this assignment.
Submit your assignment as a Word document in the assignment area.
| Week 3 Assignment – Issues Related to Sharing Consumers’ Confidential Information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Criteria | Ratings | Pts |
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Explain the purpose of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF).
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24 to >20.4 pts
DISTINGUISHED
Explains the purpose of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and provides brief background. 20.4 to >16.8 pts
PROFICIENT
Explains the purpose of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). 16.8 to >0 pts
BASIC
Provides the mission statement of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). 0 pts
NON_PERFORMANCE
Does not explain the purpose of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). |
/ 24 pts
|
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Analyze the privacy issues in the EFF case.
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24 to >20.4 pts
DISTINGUISHED
Analyzes the privacy issues in the EFF case and provides supporting evidence. 20.4 to >16.8 pts
PROFICIENT
Analyzes the privacy issues in the EFF case. 16.8 to >0 pts
BASIC
Identifies the privacy issues in the EFF case. 0 pts
NON_PERFORMANCE
Does not analyze the privacy issues in the EFF case. |
/ 24 pts
|
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Analyze the implications of the privacy law violations in the EFF case on privacy and confidential information.
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28 to >23.8 pts
DISTINGUISHED
Analyzes the implications of the privacy law violations in the EFF case on privacy and confidential information; includes a discussion of the legal, ethical, and information systems security perspectives. 23.8 to >19.6 pts
PROFICIENT
Analyzes the implications of the privacy law violations in the EFF case on privacy and confidential information. 19.6 to >0 pts
BASIC
Explains the privacy law violations in the EFF case on privacy and confidential information. 0 pts
NON_PERFORMANCE
Does not analyze the implications of the privacy law violations in the EFF case on privacy and confidential information. |
/ 28 pts
|
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Write content clearly and logically, with correct use of APA, grammar, punctuation, and mechanics.
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4 to >3.4 pts
DISTINGUISHED
Writes content clearly and logically, with correct use of APA, spelling, grammar, punctuation, and mechanics; uses relevant evidence to support a central idea. 3.4 to >2.8 pts
PROFICIENT
Writes content clearly and logically, with correct use of APA, grammar, punctuation, and mechanics. 2.8 to >0 pts
BASIC
Writes with errors in clarity, logic, APA, grammar, punctuation, and/or mechanics. 0 pts
NON_PERFORMANCE
Does not write content clearly, logically, or with correct use of APA, grammar, punctuation, and mechanics. |
/ 4 pts
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| Total Points: 0 |