User:Niangao/Evaluate an Article

Evaluate an article
This is where you will complete your article evaluation. Please use the template below to evaluate your selected article.


 * Name of article: (link)Information privacy
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate: this is the assigned article

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?Yes
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?Yes
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?No
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?Concise

Lead evaluation
the lead concisely introduces the concept of Information privacy and why it is important.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?Yes
 * Is the content up-to-date?No. Most of the resources and examples are prior than 2008
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?Yes
 * Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics?No

Content evaluation
under the Authorities section, there are links related to privacy laws in different countries, but it is a bit overwhelming to see all those links without a brief description about them.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral?Yes
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?No
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? "but might be possible under an improved version of privacy regulations, was for "analysis on sexual exploitation""This part under the educational section is overrepresented as these are only hypothesis without facts.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?No

Tone and balance evaluation
The Tone is neutral, and this article is mostly balanced except the part "United States Safe Harbor program and passenger name record issues" takes a lot of space than it should because this article is more focused on different type of information privacy.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?Yes
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?Yes
 * Are the sources current?No
 * Are the sources written by a diverse spectrum of authors? Do they include historically marginalized individuals where possible?Yes. Yes
 * Check a few links. Do they work?Yes

Sources and references evaluation
there are a few references from 2016 but no later. There should include more up to date resources.

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?Yes
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?No
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?Yes

Organization evaluation
this article is really reader friendly.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?No
 * Are images well-captioned?No
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?no images
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?no images

Images and media evaluation
There is no images in this wikipedia.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? Most of the conversations in the talk page are previous changes to this wiki page to improve it.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? It is rated C-Class. It is in the scope of Wikiproject computing.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? In the talking page, a person brings out a new view point which is very interring to me: "This concept, individual, personal information privacy, once considered sacrosanct, has been sold down the river by the U.S. Congress. Within the last week, ISP's have prevailed in passing legislation through both houses allowing them to freely "datamine" or "harvest" and sell personal information regarding the usage of the net by their subscribed and paid users. Our newly-minted President indicates his intention to sign the bill, despite his former "Libertarian" lipservice to individual freedom and right to privacy. I feel the rug has been pulled from under my feet. What use to clear history and cookies, private browsers, TOR network, etc, if your own provider is recording (we already knew they were) and profiting from every keystroke. Out goes the baby with the washwater. Rue the day.  Rags (talk) 07:34, 7 April 2017 (UTC)"

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? This article provides reader an easy and logical way to learn about information privacy.
 * What are the article's strengths? the structure of this article is clear. People can find their needed information quickly
 * How can the article be improved? I think it should talk more about the information privacy before drive in details about each types of the information privacy.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? The article is a little underdeveloped.

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