4HmPgBigData&Privacy

	Big Data, Privacy & Encryption The goal of this unit is to present a well-balanced view about data in the world, including the positive and negative effects of it.
Topic		Purpose	Lesson
Big Data		Students are introduced to the concept of “Big Data,” where it comes from, what makes it “big,” and how people use big data to solve problems.	Click here.
Data Innovations / Analysis		Students will learn to look at how data is used with an increasingly critical eye.	Click here.
Cost Of Free - Data Collection.		Students will be able to explain the tradeoffs between maintaining personal privacy and using innovative software free of cost.	Click here.
Cybersecurity		Students will learn the risks from large-scale data breaches as a result of the collection of Big Data.	Click here .
Simple Encryption (Caesar &Random Substitution)		Students will understand the early forms of encryption and how they work.	Click here.
Encryption With Keys & Passwords (Vigenere)		Students will use a Vigenère cipher to learn about the relationship between cryptographic keys/passwordsand the Encryption & Decryption of a Message.	Click here.
Public & Private Key Crypto		Students will, 1. Learn the mechanics of communication with Public Key Cryptography(Assymetric Encryption), & 2. The basic mathematical principles (Modelo) that make it possible.	Click here.
Regulate Encryption?		Should the government regulate encryption by requiring software companies to provide Master Keys to protect us from terrorists?	Click here

Questions? jharrington@sthelenaunified.org