## Form Small Groups for Discussion - Form a small group of 3-5 people - For each prompt: - Discuss the prompt with your group for five minutes - Choose someone to share your group's thoughts with the rest of the class --- ## Prompt 1: Review the Readings - What stood out to you in the readings? - What did you particularly agree or disagree with? - What remaining questions do you have? - **Do you think you’re following security best-practices?** --- ## Prompt 2: Encryption - Strong encryption keeps digital information from being accessed by others – encryption hides information from both criminals and law enforcement - **What are the pros and cons of strong encryption for society?** - Law enforcement has suggested that encryption should be weakened, or backdoors created, so that they can access encrypted data as part of their investigations (e.g., to access the San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone) - **Do you agree that encryption should be weakened, or do you think encryption’s benefits to society outweigh the downsides?** --- ## Prompt 3: Hacking Tools - Companies like NSO Group Technologies sell hacking tools that can bypass security protections to access data on iPhones and other devices - NSO claims to only sell the tools to governments to help fight crime, but [their tools have been used against “dozens of journalists, human rights activists, and politicians”](https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/11/apple-sues-israeli-spyware-group-nso/) - **Do you think it should be legal to sell hacking tools and security vulnerabilities? If so, under what conditions?**