Choose an internet company and give two examples of how your activities help create value for that company.
Data and You
Zuboff says that “human experience is rendered into behavior” and that this is a fiction. Explain
what she means by this (1 paragraph) and come up with an example of how data generated
about you might create a fiction out of your “human experience” (1 paragraph).
(6 points, 2 paragraphs)
Information and Public Life
For each of the following statements, choose True (T) or False (F) and write one sentence
explaining why. (1 point each)
T F
The California Privacy Act as enacted in law severely curtails Facebook and Google’s business
models.
T F
McChesney argues that the rise of the internet is responsible for the demise of journalism.
T F
Journalistic content has the same legal status as online content more broadly.
What are two ways the interests of the internet companies and the United States government
have been aligned historically?
(2 points, 1 paragraph)
In Confessore, privacy expert Ashkan Soltani argues that “Silicon Valley’s [privacy] model puts
the onus on the user to decide if the bargain is fair.” Drawing on sources from across the class,
explain what he might mean by this statement. Name one policy alternative to relying on “the
user to decide.”
(2 points, 2-4 sentences)
Name two ways that the internet has transformed the work of doing journalism. Use examples
from class and readings.
(4 points, 2 paragraphs)
Work, Labor, and Value
Explain what Nakamura means when she says "Labour must be cheap in order for digital
culture to exist."
(2 points, 1 paragraph)
Choose an internet company and give two examples of how your activities help create value for
that company. Explain the activity and how the company gains value from that activity.
(4 points, 2 paragraphs).
Technology and Policy
When pressed to deal with the problem of harmful online content, Facebook founder Mark
Zuckerberg has publicly argued that Facebook is “a tech company not a media company.” Why
does Zuckerberg make this distinction? Explain both the legal and cultural consequences of
being “a tech company” instead of a “media company.”
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