Due March 29, 2010
Idea #1
Identity Theft: I’d like to focus on how students have dealt with identity theft and protecting themselves on the Internet. Many people use credit cards online, in addition to checking their account balance, and fall victim to phishing scams and identity theft. I’d like to explore how students protect themselves, and if they’ve ever had an issue, what steps they had to take to recover their identity. I could also look into how Bank of America deals with these situations. This story is interesting because there hasn’t been a way to stop online identity theft yet, since it is a relatively (in the past 10 years) new problem.
Idea #2
Facebook Privacy: I’d like to see how students and adults deal with the ever-changing Facebook privacy policy. I’d want to know if they are worried about their pictures being sold to advertisers, if they worry if everyone can see their information, if they’ll keep their Facebook page for a long time, and if they post pictures of illegal actions (and if they are worried about the police seeing them). This story is interesting because Facebook is extremely popular (especially for college students who are often underage drinkers) and the privacy policy is often in the news.
