Assignment (from Media Literacy Lesson 1):

Read Cars Suck Up Data About You. Where Does It All Go?

Below are notes from my reading:

1) input the notes into the possible section to discuss them; 2) express your opinion whether the notes are appropriately labelled (i.e. broader context, specific criteria, etc.). Am I wrong? Are there other points from the article that I missed?

__ = broader context

__ = evidence-based support

__ = specific criteria

explore self-driving cars in the future? (1)

no single law covering data capture in cars (2)

they can track everything! (3) lawful/unlawful (4)

any way to opt out? (5)

any way to keep information limited to very specific details concerning the car (6)

lower insurance rates for monitored details? can they track that behaviour over time? (7)

do I benefit from the combination of this data about me? (8)

do foreign countries have a better idea about privacy and data collection than the US? (9)

what is to time-stamp a location? (10)

Introduction and Summary

(2)

(3)

Evaluation

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

Conclusion

(1)

(4)

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any way to opt out?

Introduction and Summary

- no single law covering data capture in cars

- lower insurance rates for monitored details? can they track that behaviour over time?

- any way to keep information limited to very specific details concerning the car

Evaluation

- they can track everything! lawful/unlawful

- do foreign countries have a better idea about privacy and data collection than the US?

- what is to time-stamp a location?

Conclusion

- explore self-driving cars in the future?

- any way to opt out?

- do I benefit from the combination of this data about me?

1) I feel that the introduction should include statements or questions that can be answered throughout the essay. For evaluation, I chose the notes that would count as general information that can support the argument made in the introduction. The conclusion I chose to have all the broader context questions as I think a conclusion should usually include broader context questions that get the reader thinking after reading the article/response/essay