Due: February 10 and 12
Read this article about location data: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/12/19/opinion/location-tracking-cell-phone.html. You can also download a pdf here. If at all possible, use the first link to the actual published article, which includes important data visualizations.
Come to class ready to discuss security and privacy concerns that arise from the collection and sale of location data.
Official article reference:
Stuart A. Thompson and Charlie Warzel. 2019. Opinion | Twelve Million Phones, One Dataset, Zero Privacy. The New York Times.
Optional Reading
Brian Barrett. 2018. A Location-Sharing Disaster Shows How Exposed You Really Are. Wired. Retrieved February 12, 2020 from https://www.wired.com/story/locationsmart-securus-location-data-privacy/