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Rafae Wathra

BBC NEWS | Technology | Mobile data show friend networks - 0 views

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SOCIAL integrity privacy IT SYSTEMS comm sys IMPACT health ITGS

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  • "It's invisible to the user but logs everything: communication, users' locations, people's proximity by doing continuous Bluetooth scans."
    • Rafae Wathra
      Rafae Wathra on 19 Aug 09
       
      This is a privacy issue (social) because these users don't know that so much information about them is being logged
    • Rafae Wathra
      Rafae Wathra on 19 Aug 09
       
      This is also an integrity issue because the companies supplying these products don't tell the users that there is a chip in their phones.
  • Friendships can be inferred with 95% accuracy from call records and the proximity of users, says a new report.
    • Rafae Wathra
      Rafae Wathra on 19 Aug 09
       
      This relates to communication systems because the phone companies are using communication systems in order to track the social activity of their users
  • but to carry on this "reality mining" in contexts ranging from the modelling of the spread of disease t
    • Rafae Wathra
      Rafae Wathra on 19 Aug 09
       
      If gathering mobile data can help track the spread of disease, then its implications in improving the health of the target area (area of impact) have a lot of potential
Rafae Wathra

Twitter tweets are 40% 'babble' - 0 views

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IT SYSTEMS comm sys SOCIAL privacy IMPACT business ITGS

shared by Rafae Wathra on 17 Aug 09 - Cached
  • A short-term study of Twitter has found that 40% of the messages sent via it are "pointless babble."
    • Rafae Wathra
      Rafae Wathra on 17 Aug 09
       
      Social: Privacy This shows how little privacy that Twitter users have sinced they are being judged by complete strangers based on how they tweet (who came to the conclusion that its a lot of pointless babble)
  • In total it grabbed 2,000 messages and then put each message it grabbed into one of six categories; news, spam, self-promotion, pointless babble, conversational and those with pass-along value
    • Rafae Wathra
      Rafae Wathra on 17 Aug 09
       
      IT systems: Communication System This shows how Twitter is used as a communication system and what people communicate with it
  • This belief, it said, was driven by the growing number of firms starting to use Twitter as a tool to drum up sales.
    • Rafae Wathra
      Rafae Wathra on 17 Aug 09
       
      Impact: Business This is an example of a way by which large businesses use technology to increase sales
Shih-Chen Chiu

'Facebook Lite' gets public debut - 0 views

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shared by Shih-Chen Chiu on 17 Aug 09 - Cached
  • aimed at countries where broadband is limited.
  • Facebook Lite appears to be a cut-down version of Facebook and is aimed at countries where broadband is limited.
    • Shih-Chen Chiu
      Shih-Chen Chiu on 19 Aug 09
       
      IT systems in a social context-software & applications
  • "Facebook Lite is a fast-loading, simplified version of Facebook that enables people to make comments, accept friend requests, write on people's walls, and look at photos and status updates," the statement continued.
    • Shih-Chen Chiu
      Shih-Chen Chiu on 19 Aug 09
       
      social & ethical issues- globalization, equality of acces
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  • The site is currently on trial in India and it is thought there are plans to extend this to China and Russia.
    • Shih-Chen Chiu
      Shih-Chen Chiu on 27 Aug 09
       
      areas of impact- business
  • In a statement Facebook said the new service would be a "faster, simpler version similar to the Facebook experience you get on a mobile phone".
    • Shih-Chen Chiu
      Shih-Chen Chiu on 27 Aug 09
       
      social & ethical issues people and machines
Rafae Wathra

DLC for Games - 0 views

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shared by Rafae Wathra on 17 Aug 09 - Cached
    • Rafae Wathra
      Rafae Wathra on 17 Aug 09
       
      basics (gaming consoles are hardware)
  • We look at patches as little more than an excuse for developers to ship a half-finished game and have us beta test it.
    • Rafae Wathra
      Rafae Wathra on 17 Aug 09
       
      Social and Ethical issues: this questions the integrity of the gaming companies because they aren't delivering gamers the whole product
  • features of this console generation
    • Rafae Wathra
      Rafae Wathra on 17 Aug 09
       
      This is a part of Basics: hardware and software because the console is the hardware and the games are software
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  • The idea of downloading additional things into your game after release was supposed to be something that extended the lives of games and made them better over time
    • Rafae Wathra
      Rafae Wathra on 17 Aug 09
       
      Areas of Impact: DLC adds to the entertainment factor in games
  • Xbox owners of the same game however have only received maybe half of that content and have had to pay for it in $5 packs.
Eunice Vincent

The Net closes in on internet piracy - 0 views

www.independent.co.uk/...n-internet-piracy-1772820.html

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shared by Eunice Vincent on 19 Aug 09 - Cached
  • Seven million people could be criminalised under government plans to crack down on internet piracy,
    • Eunice Vincent
      Eunice Vincent on 30 Aug 09
       
      social: control
  • The illicit downloading of music and films on the internet,
    • Eunice Vincent
      Eunice Vincent on 30 Aug 09
       
      it systems: communications
  • persuaded by the argument for tough laws to curb illegal file-sharing after an intensive lobbying campaign by influential people in the music and film industry.
    • Eunice Vincent
      Eunice Vincent on 30 Aug 09
       
      areas of impact: arts and entertainment
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  • Individuals would be hit by restricted internet access – from slowing down broadband to blocking access altogether – and could face fines of up to £50,000.
Maliha Rahman

BBC NEWS | Programmes | Click | A hi-tech guide to saving money - 0 views

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shared by Maliha Rahman on 05 Sep 09 - Cached
  • Splashing cash on fancy gadgets can often be seen as a luxury especially during an economic downturn - but can we save money by upgrading our existing tech rather than investing in brand new gear?
    • Maliha Rahman
      Maliha Rahman on 05 Sep 09
       
      areas of impact-- business
Eunice Vincent

Can cell phone radiation impact human health? - 0 views

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shared by Eunice Vincent on 13 Feb 10 - Cached
  • Eunice Vincent on 13 Feb 10
     
    Microwaves from wireless phones are surrounding us! Have you been aware of this? Today cell phones have become an tool in people's daily life. It is no longer a piece of news that cell phones radiate microwaves that might cause diseases to human body, or bring potential harm to our health.
Elvira Russ

Caught in a phishing trap - 0 views

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shared by Elvira Russ on 18 Feb 10 - Cached
  • Elvira Russ on 18 Feb 10
     
    Rise in online identity fraud has companies on the hook: Educate customers or lose them. This article discusses the impact phishing especially has on companies.
Elvira Russ

PS3: Hacked | DigitalFoundry - 1 views

www.eurogamer.net/...gitalfoundry-ps3hacked-article

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shared by Elvira Russ on 10 Feb 10 - Cached
  • Elvira Russ on 10 Feb 10
     
    This a detailed description of what George Hotz did to hack the PS3 and what still has to be done. It has quotes from him and discusses the impacts of the hack.
Rafae Wathra

Google Runs Into Barriers to Street View Photos (US News & World Report) - 0 views

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shared by Rafae Wathra on 09 Dec 09 - Cached
  • Rafae Wathra on 09 Dec 09
     
    This article refers to the "creepiness" of Street View and its impact in different countries.
Eunice Vincent

Impact of phishing on the reputation of brands - 0 views

www.net-security.org/secworld.php

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  • Eunice Vincent on 09 Dec 09
     
    Cloudmark announced the results of a survey conducted on its behalf by YouGov, which revealed that public confidence in consumer brands is d...
Eunice Vincent

Phishing Is Dangerous - impacts - 0 views

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  • Eunice Vincent on 09 Dec 09
     
    Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO), is the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet.
Eunice Vincent

Impact of Phishing- Australia - 0 views

www.finextra.com/fullstory.asp

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  • Eunice Vincent on 09 Dec 09
     
    CBA takes NetBank offline as phishing activity spikes - news story in full from Finextra" />INDEX,NOARCHIVE
Maliha Rahman

The Impact Red Light/Speeding Cameras- (newcarbuyingguide.com)) - 2 views

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shared by Maliha Rahman on 25 Apr 10 - Cached
  • Maliha Rahman on 25 Apr 10
     
    -how red light/speeding cameras can be taken as a violation of privacy and how increased potential of receiving tickets could affect one's auto insurance rate. -you have to face the cameras because they can't be used, but what are other solutions that could make this process easier and less of an issue?
laila-hass

Smart Dust - Computerworld - 2 views

www.computerworld.com/...Smart_Dust

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shared by laila-hass on 01 Jun 11 - No Cached
  • Smart dust" devices are tiny wireless microelectromechanical sensors (MEMS) that can detect everything from light to vibrations. Thanks to recent breakthroughs in silicon and fabrication techniques, these "motes" could eventually be the size of a grain of sand, though each would contain sensors, computing circuits, bidirectional wireless communications technology and a power supply. Motes would gather scads of data, run computations and communicate that information using two-way band radio between motes at distances approaching 1,000 feet.
  • The goal for researchers is to get these chips down to 1mm on a side. Current motes are about 5mm, says Kristofer Pister, professor of electrical engineering at UC Berkeley, who's been working with smart dust since 1997.
  • The cost of motes has been dropping steadily. Prices range from $50 to $100 each today, and Pister anticipates that they will fall to $1 within five years.
  • laila-hass on 01 Jun 11
     
    "Smart dust" devices are tiny wireless microelectromechanical sensors (MEMS) that can detect everything from light to vibrations."
  • Nigel Robinson on 06 Jun 11
     
    This is a great article and the smart dust devices have the potential to impact of so many industries and sectors of society. Thanks for sharing.
anonymous

BBC NEWS | Technology | Government opens data to public - 7 views

news.bbc.co.uk/...8311627.stm

SOCIAL privacy people IT SYSTEMS comm sys IMPACT health education politics

shared by anonymous on 10 Nov 09 - Cached
  • Government opens data to public
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 10 Nov 09
       
      Claimed by Iman and Dol.
  • anonymous on 10 Nov 09
     
    Iman's and Dol's Article
  • anonymous on 10 Nov 09
     
    Iman's and Dol's Article
Sheila Trudgett

As Classrooms Go Digital, Textbooks May Become History - NYTimes.com - 5 views

www.nytimes.com/...09textbook.html

ITGS IMPACT education

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  • Sheila Trudgett on 10 Aug 09
     
    Possible Portfolio piece.
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