Progression 3 (Daniel's)

Definitions of Security and Privacy, just to provide a better understanding for the subject matter.

SECURITY:
In information technology, security is the protection of information assets through the use of technology, processes, and training.
Other Definitions:

1. Finance: A financing or investment instrument issued by    a company or government agency that denotes an ownership        interest and provides evidence of a debt, a right to share in the earnings of  the issuer, or a right in the distribution of a property.

 Securities include bonds, debentures, notes, options, shares, and warrants but  not insurance policies, and may be traded in financial markets such as stock  exchanges.

2. Banking: An asset pledged to guaranty the repayment of    a loan, satisfaction of an obligation, or in compliance of an agreement.

 Security gives a lender or obliged a legal right of access to the pledged  asset and to take their possession and title in case of default for
 a foreclosure sale.

3.Computing: The extent to which a computer system is protected  from data corruption, destruction, interception, loss, or unauthorized access.  See also secure system.

4.The prevention of and protection against assault, damage, fire, fraud, invasion  of privacy, theft, unlawful entry, and other such occurrences caused by  deliberate action. See also safety.

PRIVACY:

What does privacy mean?

Well, it depends on who you ask. Broadly speaking, privacy is the right to be let alone, or freedom from interference or intrusion. Information privacy is the right to have some control over how your personal information is collected and used.

Ask most people these days what they think of when it comes to privacy and you’re likely to have a conversation about massive data breaches, wearable tech, social networking, targeted advertising miscues—not to mention the Snowden revelations.

Add to that, various cultures have widely differing views on what a person’s rights are when it comes to privacy and how it should be regulated.

More importantly, why does it matter?

With speed-of-light technological innovation, information privacy is becoming more complex by the minute as more data is being collected and exchanged. As the technology gets more sophisticated (indeed, invasive), so do the uses of data. And that leaves organizations facing an incredibly complex risk matrix for ensuring that personal information is protected.

As a result, privacy has fast-emerged as perhaps the most significant consumer protection issue—if not citizen protection issue—in the global information economy.

Privacy v. security…isn’t it the same thing?

Not really. But they are kissing cousins. Data privacy is focused on the use and governance of personal data—things like putting policies in place to ensure that consumers’ personal information is being collected, shared and used in appropriate ways. Security focuses more on protecting data from malicious attacks and the exploitation of stolen data for profit. While security is necessary for protecting data, it’s not sufficient for addressing privacy.

Harvard Reference:
SearchSecurity, (2015). What is security? - Definition from WhatIs.com. [online] Available at: http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/definition/security [Accessed 8 Dec. 2015].
Iapp.org, (2015). What is Privacy. [online] Available at: https://iapp.org/about/what-is-privacy [Accessed 8 Dec. 2015].
BusinessDictionary.com, (2015). What is a security? definition and meaning. [online] Available at: http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/security.html [Accessed 8 Dec. 2015].

Progression 2 (Daniel's)

I've continued to look up the issue of privacy and security and I came across this website that provided valuable insight over both issues can collaborate and thus remove the government from the picture whilst still providing the Personal security and still allowing user privacy on the net. It is an interesting read and provided me another aspect to look at; What if, the public and the government can walk hand in hand to improve both security and privacy but without the snooping nose of the government in your everyday businesses? The internet has done nothing but expand in the last few years and is now reaching over third-world countries like Africa and as a result, the user contribution is slowly shooting up. This website provides ample insight over our future with the Internet. 

The link to it is as follows:

http://www.wired.com/insights/2015/01/privacy-and-security-in-the-internet-age/

The author has taken great efforts to show us what the internet would be like and the possible situations that might occur if the internet continues on this route toward the future. While not completely answering the brief over whether Privacy or Security should be prioritized, it provided me the means to look at this in a different light. It would provide an interesting thesis of neutrality regarding the assignment question and provide a less direct answer to the brief.

Overall, I feel that it is a decent site to visit and though a secondary source, is quite credible in it's approach on the subject while giving us a visionary's view of what our possible future would be like.
Instead of tackling this head-on, why not provide an amiable peace treaty and put a rest on both sides? Seems plausible. And it just might prove to be a valuable approach internationally, not just restricted to one country.

Harvard citation:

WIRED, P. and Age, P. (2015). Privacy and Security in the Internet Age. [online] WIRED. Available at: http://www.wired.com/insights/2015/01/privacy-and-security-in-the-internet-age/ [Accessed 28 Nov. 2015].

Research and Progression (Daniel's)

I'll be working on:

4. Must we sacrifice our privacy on the web for greater national security?

To begin with, I found this subject of most relevance to our society nowadays as the internet is now the international medium for everyone to use and the question of privacy over security still prevails and I should like to try to shed some light on my opinion over the pros and cons on these two separate views.

This CNN website clearly points out the dilemma we are facing:
http://edition.cnn.com/2015/02/04/politics/deena-zaru-internet-privacy-security-al-franken/

After reading this article, I realize how dire the situation is for the current and future generations. Technology is expanding and that only increases the reach of the internet and it's grip over society. Examining the facts based on this article, Privacy or Security is still very much in question as both parties are arguing vehemently that they are in the right. The side of Privacy insists that the Government are violating the citizen's right to privacy while Security claims they do not have that right. However, with the events of Edward Snowden's whistle-blowing heroics, we can see that much of the U.S. citizen's information both private and public has been taken note of by the NSA. I personally sympathize with the party for Privacy and agree that it is inexcusable for the idea that your own government is spying on you. That is not how privacy works. The government in my opinion, does not have any entitled right to violate our right to keep our private lives private. I will further find material to argue against this invasion of privacy.

Regarding the content of the post, I felt it was quite thorough and many critical points were presented regarding the pros and cons over the subject of Privacy and Security. It was a great post to assist in my studies and research on the target assignment I'm doing.

Harvard reference:
Zaru, D. (2015). Dilemmas of the Internet age: privacy vs. security - CNNPolitics.com. [online] CNN. Available at: http://edition.cnn.com/2015/02/04/politics/deena-zaru-internet-privacy-security-al-franken/ [Accessed 28 Nov. 2015].