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Maliha Rahman

Rogue pharmacies still a problem for search engines | Health Tech - CNET News - 1 views

news.cnet.com/8301-27083_3-10303655-247.html

SOCIAL reliability integrity IT SYSTEMS comm sys IMPACT health ITGS

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  • The study, conducted by LegitScript, an online pharmacy verification service, and KnujOn, an Internet compliance company, found that 90 percent of the reviewed Internet pharmacy advertisements were from fake or illegal Internet pharmacies.
    • Maliha Rahman
      Maliha Rahman on 19 Aug 09
       
      (IT systems: communication system): the idea that 90% of the pharmacies advertising online through the internet are fake and illegal , and is providing people with a unreliable communication system.
  • "We were able to purchase potentially addictive drugs without a prescription or any age verification via Bing.com ads," LegitScript President John Horton told CNET News. "We also received counterfeit medication. Microsoft profits from these illegal ads, which put Internet users at risk."
    • Maliha Rahman
      Maliha Rahman on 19 Aug 09
       
      fake unreliable advertisements selling addictive drugs without a prescription and giving out incorrect information in order to get money. (can cause serious health issues and creating an unreliable communicating environment)
  • "the Internet has become a haven for drug seekers and abusers, particularly (regarding) controlled substances. It is a much more serious and dangerous phase of the Internet."
    • Maliha Rahman
      Maliha Rahman on 19 Aug 09
       
      unreliable, illegal communication system
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  • Microsoft disputes LegitScript's claim that 90 percent of the sponsored Internet pharmacy ads on Bing are fake or illegal, adding that it is working to weed out the rogue advertisers that do slip through. The company uses an Internet pharmacy verification service called PharmacyChecker--a competitor of LegitScript--to ensure that its sponsored prescription drug advertisements are legitimate.
    • Maliha Rahman
      Maliha Rahman on 19 Aug 09
       
      (social, integrity)getting fake internet pharmacy verification lacks intregity. in this case selling unprescribed drugs that can cause serious health issues heavy concequences
  • The authors took a closer look at 10 of the 69 online drugstores. None of the 10 required a valid prescription. Orders were placed with two of them. Of the two drugs received, both were tested and one was found to be counterfeit.
    • Maliha Rahman
      Maliha Rahman on 19 Aug 09
       
      (Impact, Health) People all over the world are using unreliable sites and purchasing counterfeit drugs which is highly risky to one's health and can badly affect a person.
  • Maliha Rahman on 27 Aug 09
     
    The NABP's own analysis of search results from Google and Yahoo turned up many drug ads from sketchy purveyors.
Chalana Perera

West Africa looses and regains internet connection - 0 views

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SOCIAL reliability equality people policies IT SYSTEMS comm sys IMPACT business education health arts politics ITGS

shared by Chalana Perera on 18 Aug 09 - Cached
  • A cable fault that caused a major blackout
  • causing severe problems for its banking sector, government and mobile phone networks.
  • Services were severely disrupted or knocked out in Togo, Niger and Benin.
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  • Countries had to either reroute traffic overland or use expensive satellite links to maintain connectivity.
  • Nigeria was particularly badly hit because around 70% of its bandwidth is routed through neighbouring Benin.
  • SAT-3 cable lands in eight West African countries as it winds its way between Europe and South Africa.
  • by Suburban Telecom, was set up to bypass Nigeria's principal telecoms operator Nitel which runs the SAT-3 branch cable which lands in Nigeria.
Eunice Vincent

BBC NEWS | Technology | Sony to back open e-book format - 0 views

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SOCIAL equality IT SYSTEMS comm sys IMPACT business education ITGS SEP3-BM3

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  • The electronics giant said it would stop using a proprietary standard in favour of the ePub open format.
    • Shih-Chen Chiu
      Shih-Chen Chiu on 19 Aug 09
       
      IT systems in a social context-software & application
  • Sony said it would have its store converted to the format by the end of 2009. Most Sony Readers can already handle books in the ePub format.
    • Shih-Chen Chiu
      Shih-Chen Chiu on 19 Aug 09
       
      areas of impact-science and the environment
  • This may not mean the end of all locks on books readable on Sony's device as the ePub format has an option to implement copyright controls.
    • Shih-Chen Chiu
      Shih-Chen Chiu on 19 Aug 09
       
      social & ethical issues-intellectual properties
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  • The common format would give Sony Reader owners much more choice about where they get their e-books from.
    • Shih-Chen Chiu
      Shih-Chen Chiu on 27 Aug 09
       
      Areas of impact business
  • "Consumers should not have to worry about which device works with which store," said Steve Haber, president of Sony's digital reading business division, in a statement.
    • Shih-Chen Chiu
      Shih-Chen Chiu on 27 Aug 09
       
      social & ethical issues reliability areas of impact education
  • Shih-Chen Chiu on 19 Aug 09
     
    Asia-Pacific\n
  • Shih-Chen Chiu on 19 Aug 09
     
    Asia-Pacific
Maliha Rahman

Background on Phishing Attacks-(The Honeynet Project) - 1 views

www.honeynet.org/107

SOCIAL security privacy control IT SYSTEMS applications IMPACT business ITGS Portfolio3 CriterionB

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  • Elvira Russ on 18 Feb 10
     
    This is a page of the honeynet project. It discusses the history of phishing and how it has developed since 1990. How it has affected businesses and how it's popularity has increased. It also discusses the technology part behind the phishing attacks.
anonymous

Anti-Spam - (Security Focus) - 2 views

www.securityfocus.com/...1763

SOCIAL security IT SYSTEMS applications IMPACT business ITGS

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  • anonymous on 09 Dec 09
     
    Security overview of Spam, how to filter it and how to reduce it.
Elvira Russ

Assistive Technologies (assistivetechnology.com) - 0 views

www.assistivetechnologies.com/indep.asp

IT Health Education Business ITGS

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  • Elvira Russ on 09 Dec 09
     
    This article describes Independence One, which is Donald J Dalton's biggest achievement. It discusses what the device is capable and how it helps individuals with different kinds of disabilities.
Maliha Rahman

Prevention from sexting (all business) Criterion B - 0 views

www.allbusiness.com/...12417439-1.html

SOCIAL privacy control IT SYSTEMS comm sys IMPACT health education ITGS

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  • Maliha Rahman on 08 Dec 09
     
    This article briefly discusses the idea of Sexting and solutions that many people are trying to come up with to prevent it from happening. It talks about how they have to come up with a solution but also consider the importance of technology that plays in teenagers lives.
Chalana Perera

YouTube Captions (BBC Technology) - 1 views

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SOCIAL reliability equality authenticity IT SYSTEMS comm sys int systems applications IMPACT arts education

shared by Chalana Perera on 08 Dec 09 - Cached
  • machine-generated captions
  • The translation is not always perfect
  • media industry
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  • group of radio stations, newspapers and websites
  • YouTube offers a manual captioning service but video makers tend not to use it
  • Chalana Perera on 08 Dec 09
     
    This article discusses the new automatic subtitles that appear on You Tube videos for deaf viewers, created by a deaf technician. They are found on 13 major channels and YouTube. It involves speech recognition technology & caption systems.
  • Chalana Perera on 08 Dec 09
     
    This article discusses the new automatic subtitles that appear on You Tube videos for deaf viewers, created by a deaf technician. They are found on 13 major channels and YouTube. It involves speech recognition technology & caption systems.
Jeff Ratliff

Understanding Computers and the Internet | Harvard Video Course - 0 views

academicearth.org/...ing-computers-and-the-internet

harvard computers course IT SYSTEMS basics

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  • Jeff Ratliff on 13 Jan 10
     
    This course is all about understanding: understanding what's going on inside your computer when you flip on the switch, why tech support has you constantly rebooting your computer, how everything you do on the Internet can be watched by others, and how your computer can become infected with a worm just by turning it on. In this course we demystify computers and the Internet, along with their jargon, so that students understand not only what they can do with each but also how it all works and why. Students leave this course armed with a new vocabulary and equipped for further exploration of computers and the Internet. Topics include hardware, software, the Internet, multimedia, security, website development, programming, and dotcoms. This course is designed both for those with little, if any, computer experience and for those who use a computer every day.
Chalana Perera

Strategic Impact of Cyber Attacks (IRL Estonia) - 0 views

www.irl.ee/...ategic-impact-of-cyber-attacks

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  • Chalana Perera on 16 Apr 10
     
    This article discusses the Russian cyber-attacks on Estonia and how it affected the country and what the country did to "Counter-attack" and prevent further attacks. It features several different opinions on cyber-attacks.
Jeff Ratliff

Sexting: at least 15 percent of teens take part (The Christian Science Monitor) - 3 views

www.csmonitor.com/...-15-percent-of-teens-take-part

SOCIAL people privacy IT SYSTEMS comm sys IMPACT health politics ITGS sexting

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  • Jeff Ratliff on 20 Apr 10
     
    "I tell kids the five P's," Ms. Aftab says. "If you don't want your parents, your principal, a predator, the police, or your potential coach, college recruiter, or boss to see it, don't post it publicly."
anonymous

US Gov. 2.3 gegapixel camera - 0 views

www.wired.com/...ra-promises-total-surveillance

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shared by anonymous on 21 Aug 09 - Cached
  • it also means that people can be illuminated without being aware of it.
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 21 Aug 09
       
      What about privacy, of people who are not criminals?
  • The ability to provide real-time surveillance of large areas may be getting closer, as the Army launches a quest for a 2.3 gigapixel camera that could be packaged aboard a drone or a manned aircraft.
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 27 Aug 09
       
      Social > Privacy
  • In terms of specifics, the Army is looking for 2.3 gigapixels running at two frames per second. By my reckoning, this suggests continuous coverage of area of around sixty-two square miles at 0.3m resolution with a single sensor
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 27 Aug 09
       
      It systesms > harware & software
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  • Airborne cameras providing a persistent view were a key factor in Task Force ODIN’s success in Iraq; given the new technology, their successors could have even more impact. And those cameras might have some effect on the home front too.
ajay tambay

Forecasting Malicious Internet Attacks - 0 views

www.technologyreview.com/...23998

SOCIAL security IT SYSTEMS comm sys IMPACT business education ITGS

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  • cyberspace is dominated by it
    • ajay tambay
      ajay tambay on 19 Aug 09
       
      IT Systems - Internet
  • Today, computer scientists outline a new way of predicting the next attack so that you can block it in advance.
    • ajay tambay
      ajay tambay on 19 Aug 09
       
      Social - Security
  • Last year, computer scientists began exploring a potentially more effective approach: predicting the sites most likely to attack and blocking them in advance. The technique, called highly predictive blacklisting, uses data from past attacks to create a network-type graph out of the pattern of links between victims .
    • ajay tambay
      ajay tambay on 19 Aug 09
       
      Impact - Business, education
Shih-Chen Chiu

Spider-Man, X-Men comics coming to PSP - Games - msnbc.com - 0 views

www.msnbc.msn.com/...technology_and_science-games

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  • NEW YORK - Sony is adding a digital reader service that will allow owners of its handheld gaming system, the PlayStation Portable, to download comics.
    • Shih-Chen Chiu
      Shih-Chen Chiu on 19 Aug 09
       
      social & ethical issues---intellectual property
    • Shih-Chen Chiu
      Shih-Chen Chiu on 19 Aug 09
       
      IT systems in a social context----software & application
  • Users will be able to read classic and new comics page by page or frame by frame. Sony says PSP owners will be able to access a range of media through the digital reader service, but it gave no further details.
    • Shih-Chen Chiu
      Shih-Chen Chiu on 19 Aug 09
       
      areas of impact---art entertainment & leisure
Jeewon Yoon

New Nanolaser Key To Future Optical Computers And Technologies - 0 views

www.sciencedaily.com/...090816171003.htm

SOCIAL globalization IT SYSTEMS int systems IMPACT arts ITGS

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  • tiniest laser
    • Jeewon Yoon
      Jeewon Yoon on 19 Aug 09
       
      Areas of Impact Art
  • Nanophotonics may usher in a host of radical advances, including powerful "hyperlenses" resulting in sensors and microscopes 10 times more powerful than today's and able to see objects as small as DNA; computers and consumer electronics that use light instead of electronic signals to process information; and more efficient solar collectors.
    • Jeewon Yoon
      Jeewon Yoon on 19 Aug 09
       
      Social Globalization
  • new device, called a "spaser," is the first of its kind to emit visible light, it represents a critical component for possible future technologies based on "nanophotonic" circuitry,
    • Jeewon Yoon
      Jeewon Yoon on 19 Aug 09
       
      IT systems Integrated systems
Jeewon Yoon

Technology Review: Blogs: arXiv blog: How to Forecast Malicious Internet Attacks - 0 views

www.technologyreview.com/...23998

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  • Today, computer scientists outline a new way of predicting the next attack so that you can block it in advance.
    • Jeewon Yoon
      Jeewon Yoon on 19 Aug 09
       
      Social Security
  • The technique, called highly predictive blacklisting, uses data from past attacks to create a network-type graph out of the pattern of links between victims . It then runs a Google PageRank type algorithm for each victim looking for the most relevant attackers.
    • Jeewon Yoon
      Jeewon Yoon on 19 Aug 09
       
      IT Systems Communication systems
Zaheen Ahmad

Hackers Break Into Police Computer | Australian Federal Police - 1 views

www.theage.com.au/...g-backfires-20090818-eohc.html

ITGS SOCIAL integrity IT SYSTEMS comm sys IMPACT Leisure

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  • Security consultants say police appear to have been using the computer as a honeypot to collect information on members of the forum but the scheme came undone after the officers forgot to set a password.
  • Security consultants say police appear to have been using the computer as a honeypot to collect information on members of the forum but the scheme came undone after the officers forgot to set a password.
  • Security consultants say police appear to have been using the computer as a honeypot to collect information on members of the forum but the scheme came undone after the officers forgot to set a password.
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  • Security consultants say police appear to have been using the computer as a honeypot to collect information on members of the forum but the scheme came undone after the officers forgot to set a password.
  • Security consultants say police appear to have been using the computer as a honeypot to collect information on members of the forum but the scheme came undone after the officers forgot to set a password.
  • Security consultants say police appear to have been using the computer as a honeypot to collect information on members of the forum but the scheme came undone after the officers forgot to set a password.
  • Security consultants say police appear to have been using the computer as a honeypot to collect information on members of the forum but the scheme came undone after the officers forgot to set a password.
  • Security consultants say police appear to have been using the computer as a honeypot to collect information on members of the forum but the scheme came undone after the officers forgot to set a password.
    • Salman Rushdi
      Salman Rushdi on 19 Aug 09
       
      Security: Security consultants are involved therefore it is a security issue.
  • accessed both police evidence and intelligence about federal police systems such as its IP addresses.
    • Salman Rushdi
      Salman Rushdi on 19 Aug 09
       
      IT SYS APPS: When they have access to police evidenceit includes images and recordings.
  • The hacker wrote 'I couldn't stop laughing' on seeing that the federal police's server was running Windows, which is known among hacker communities for being insecure.
  • The hacker wrote 'I couldn't stop laughing' on seeing that the federal police's server was running Windows, which is known among hacker communities for being insecure.
  • The hacker wrote 'I couldn't stop laughing' on seeing that the federal police's server was running Windows, which is known among hacker communities for being insecure.
  • The hacker wrote 'I couldn't stop laughing' on seeing that the federal police's server was running Windows, which is known among hacker communities for being insecure.
  • me came undone after the officers forgot to set a password. Last Wednesday, federal po
  • These included shots of files containing fake IDs and stolen credit card numbers, as well as the federal police's server information.
    • Salman Rushdi
      Salman Rushdi on 19 Aug 09
       
      Politics: Govt information and files has been hacked. Against the law.
  • We can operate in a covert activity here fairly seamlessly with no harm to our members with continual and actual significant penetration,
  • the administrator of an underground hacking forum, r00t-y0u.org, which had about 5000 members.
  • These dipshits are using an automatic digital forensics and incident response tool,
iman mustafa

BBC NEWS | Technology | Downloading is not enough - 2 views

news.bbc.co.uk/...8197574.stm

SOCIAL globalization and cultural diversity IT communication systems IMPACT arts entertainment SEP6-BM5

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  • Kids, it seems, like unlicensed services because they are free. But the report also acknowledges their usefulness in finding more obscure music and letting them listen to a band before they buy
    • Alex David
      Alex David on 19 Aug 09
       
      social & ethical issues- security, control & authenticity
  • They are willing to abandon p2p in favour of licensed services that they have to pay for, but they wouldn't pay for a streaming service like Spotify.
    • Alex David
      Alex David on 19 Aug 09
       
      IT systems- application & communication systems
  • It might be that young people have no faith that the streaming services are going to stay around since they operate at the discretion of the record labels, which have clamped down on many services that are popular with young music fans in the past.
    • Alex David
      Alex David on 19 Aug 09
       
      Area of Impact- Business & Arts, Entertainment & leisure
  • iman mustafa on 06 Sep 09
     
    Bill Thompson says young people's needs from online music may be too complex and transient for the industry to track.
Elvira Russ

BBC NEWS | Technology | A life recorded in bits and bytes - 0 views

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  • includes everything he has accumulated, written, photographed, presented, and owned.
  • includes everything he has accumulated, written, photographed, presented, and owned.
  • includes everything he has accumulated, written, photographed, presented, and owned.
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  • includes everything he has accumulated, written, photographed, presented, and owned.
  • includes everything he has accumulated, written, photographed, presented, and owned.
  • includes everything he has accumulated, written, photographed, presented, and owned.
  • includes everything he has accumulated, written, photographed, presented, and owned.
    • Bhumika Regmi
      Bhumika Regmi on 19 Aug 09
       
      The plan is that one can include all of their information on to the programme like Gordon Bell. If the system is to fail or have some sort of error, one's privacy as well as security is at stake.
  • in the future we may all be able to offload our own memory into a comprehensive e-memory.
    • Bhumika Regmi
      Bhumika Regmi on 19 Aug 09
       
      Applications
  • Bell, a principle researcher at Microsoft Research, has now written a book about how
    • Bhumika Regmi
      Bhumika Regmi on 19 Aug 09
       
      education
  • "You basically have a great sense of freedom, because you are able to offload your bio-memory, and just commit all of the facts to an e-memory."
  • He said that the time is right for people to take e-memories seriously.
  • "I wouldn't have said this 20 years ago because of the difficulty and the cost to do it. The opportunity now is: it doesn't cost anything to do this."
  • For Mr Bell the benefit of his experiment is simple: it makes him feel better.
  • "I have a reasonably complicated life - so I wanted to find out just how many bits were coming and going, and how to deal with it."
  • His life is kept in a database for a project called MyLifeBits.
  • Elvira Russ on 21 Aug 09
     
    Gordon Bell has digitised his entire life, from shopping receipts to phone calls.
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