Assignment 2: The Digital Transformation of Society

Write  a newspaper column for the Wall Street Journal in the Technology  section. This article will be three to five (3-5) pages and contain at  least three (3) 2”x 2” images addressing some aspect of your material  (but no more than five [5] images). Note: Your images don’t count toward  your overall page count.

As an alternative to the written assignment you may create a video following the assignment guidelines provided below.

In this assignment, you will:

1. Choose  three (3) events you believe were important during the rise of digital  transformation within society. Note: Refer to events dating back to  Leibnitz in the 1600s. Next, describe the significance of each of your  chosen events in regard to the digital transformation of society.
2. Propose  three (3) effects of digital technologies you believe are most  impactful within each of the following areas. Justify the effects of  each area in your response.
   1. Data Security
   2. Copyright Laws
   3. Personal Privacy
   4. Impact of digitalization on society within the Public sphere
   5. Entertainment
   6. Healthcare
   7. Politics and Digital Revolutions
3. Speculate  on four (4) issues you believe that digital technology will pose for  society in the future. Next, for each of your listed issues suggest one  (1) way that the issue can be remedied. Justify your response.
4. Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
   1. Typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
   2. Include  a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s  name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover  page is not included in the required page length.
   3. Include a  reference page. Citations and references must follow APA format. The  reference page is not included in the required page length.