Enserink, M., & Chin, G. (2015). The end of privacy (Special Issue). Science, 347(6221), 490-491.
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Summary: “From big data to ubiquitous Internet connections, technology empowers researchers and the public-but makes traditional notions of privacy obsolete.” View articles from this special issue.
Ronson, J. (2015, February 15). Feed frenzy: How one stupid Tweet blew up Justine Sacco’s life. New York Times Magazine, 20-25.
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Summary: “Ronson comments on shame campaigns in social media that have multiplied, to the point that they target not just powerful institutions and public figures but really anyone perceived to have done something offensive. He finds a disconnect between the severity of the crime and the gleeful savagery of the punishment, feeling as if shamings are now happening for their own sake, as if they are following a script.”
Rosin, H. (2014, October 14). Why kids sext. The Atlantic, 314(4), 64-77.
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Summary (taken from Academic Search Premier abstract): “The article examines the reasons teenagers take part in sexting, or the the sending of nude photographs of themselves via cellphones. Topics discussed include the use of social media picturing sharing site Instagram, operated by Burbn Inc., to post these photos, the sexting scandal involving students from Louisa County High School in Louisa County, Virginia, and the efforts of county police officer Major Donald Lowe to deal with the scandal.”