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Chalana Perera

US plans for cyber attacks (News24) - 1 views

www.news24.com/...ans-for-cyber-attacks-20100216

SOCIAL security policies IT SYSTEMS int systems IMPACT politics ITGS Portfolio3 CriterionC

shared by Chalana Perera on 16 Apr 10 - Cached
  • disabled US cell phone networks, slowed internet traffic to a crawl and crippled America's power grid
  • stealth cyber attack and a pair of bombings, cutting electricity to tens of millions of homes.
  • has the authority to use the full powers at his disposal
  • Chalana Perera on 16 Apr 10
     
    This article discusses the simulated cyber "shockwave" exercise that was carried out in Washington DC as to practice in preparation for predicted cyber-attacks against the US. It looks at the impacts on power systems, politics and the use of military intervention.
Sung Won Kwak

BBC NEWS | Technology | Microsoft previews new controller - 0 views

news.bbc.co.uk/...8214385.stm

ITGS IMPACT business arts IT SYSTEMS basics SOCIAL people

shared by Sung Won Kwak on 23 Aug 09 - Cached
  • The controller uses a microphone combined with visual and infrared cameras to control the onscreen action.
  • Two demos were on show at gamescom for people to try out, including a playable version of Burnout Paradise in which users control cars using an imaginary steering wheel, moving their feet forwards or backwards to control the speed.
  • Microsoft has allowed the public to get their hands on its new hands-free games controller for the first time.The US firm showed off the "Natal" technology, designed for use with its Xbox 360 console, at the European games convention gamescom in Germany.
Sung Won Kwak

BBC NEWS | Technology | Sony cuts price of PS3 consoles - 0 views

news.bbc.co.uk/...8207472.stm

ITGS IMPACT business arts IT SYSTEMS basics SOCIAL people

shared by Sung Won Kwak on 19 Aug 09 - Cached
  • Sony Entertainment has announced it is reducing the price of its PlayStation 3 games consoles.In Europe the price has been lowered to 299 euros, in the US to $299 and in the UK to £249.99.
    • YooJin Jung
      YooJin Jung on 19 Aug 09
       
      area of impact-business
  • new slim-line PS3 would be available from the first week of September. "It has the same features and functionality [as the old PS3], but now it is 32% smaller, 36% lighter and consumes 34% less power," he said.
    • YooJin Jung
      YooJin Jung on 19 Aug 09
       
      it systems-Basics:hardware
    • YooJin Jung
      YooJin Jung on 19 Aug 09
       
      socialðnical issue-people&machines
  • a new digital reader for the PSP - called Digital Comics - that will allow users to read Spiderman, Fantastic 4 and other DC comics on their portable, along with a range of graphic novels.
    • YooJin Jung
      YooJin Jung on 19 Aug 09
       
      it systems-basics:software
Sarwat Khan

BBC NEWS | UK | UK Politics | MP is named Labour 'Twitter tsar' - 0 views

LABOUR USING TWITTER FOR NEXT ELECTION.

SOCIAL policies people comm sys IMPACT politics ITGS

shared by Sarwat Khan on 19 Aug 09 - No Cached
  • Labour MP Kerry McCarthy has been given the job of improving the party's use of social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook ahead of the next election.
    • Sarwat Khan
      Sarwat Khan on 19 Aug 09
       
      AREAS OF IMPACT : POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT, PEOPLE
  • She will train MPs and candidates in the best use of the internet.
    • Sarwat Khan
      Sarwat Khan on 19 Aug 09
       
      IT SYSTEMS : COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
  • Rather than being something completely new, campaigning using new media is simply doing what we've always done in a new setting - and rather than replacing traditional ways of doing things, it is about making traditional campaigning methods even more effective."
    • Sarwat Khan
      Sarwat Khan on 19 Aug 09
       
      SOCIAL ISSUE: POLICY, PEOPLE
Jeff Ratliff

BBC NEWS | Americas | Alarm bells ring over 'sexting' - 1 views

news.bbc.co.uk/...8043490.stm

SOCIAL privacy ITGS

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  • Jeff Ratliff on 16 May 09
     
    A new teen phenomenon of sending sexually explicit images of themselves via text has led to calls for a change in the law as they face the threat of being classed as sex offenders.
YooJin Jung

BBC NEWS | Business | Murdoch attack on 'dominant' BBC - 0 views

news.bbc.co.uk/...8227915.stm

ITGS IMPACT business

shared by YooJin Jung on 02 Sep 09 - Cached
  • YooJin Jung on 09 Dec 09
     
    criterion C; area of impact Murdoch's speech suggests negative impacts of the issue (why is is so bad to provide news for free?)
Jeff Ratliff

Vancouver's Programmable Lights (PBS ArtBeat) - 0 views

www.pbs.org/blog

SOCIAL globalization IT SYSTEMS int systems IMPACT arts ITGS

shared by Jeff Ratliff on 18 Feb 10 - Cached
  • Jeff Ratliff on 18 Feb 10
     
    Participants can create a light display on the project's Web site, VectorialVancouver.net, where they will also find a virtual model of Vancouver. Users create instructions for a new night-time display by setting the angles and power of the searchlights. The information is then queued in a server that operates the robotically maneuvered lights. The searchlights quietly project a new image every 12 seconds. For those who can't see it in person, the entire show is captured live via four Web cameras set up around Vancouver.
Rafae Wathra

Business Models for News, Ebook Fever, and Search Engines Top the News (Information Today) - 0 views

docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:PPCT &rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=12D553B9008F47B0&svc_dat= InfoWeb:newcat&req_dat=B4CD8BC1A80B43D794A5481B6FC40219

Portfolio2 CriterionC SOCIAL Intellectual IT SYSTEMS int systems IMPACT business

shared by Rafae Wathra on 08 Feb 10 - Cached
  • Rafae Wathra on 08 Feb 10
     
    About how news companies are searching for different models and the effects of paywalls.
Jeff Ratliff

Google Buzz 'breaks privacy laws' (BBC News) - 0 views

news.bbc.co.uk/...8519314.stm

SOCIAL privacy people IT SYSTEMS basics comm sys IMPACT politics ITGS

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  • Jeff Ratliff on 17 Feb 10
     
    A leading privacy group has urged US regulators to investigate Google's new social networking service Buzz, one week after its launch. The Electronic Privacy Information Centre (Epic) has made its complaint to the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) It says that Buzz - which is part of Google's Gmail service - is "deceptive" and breaks consumer protection law.
YooJin Jung

BBC News - Google to limit free news access - 4 views

news.bbc.co.uk/...8389896.stm

ITGS SOCIAL Intellectual

shared by YooJin Jung on 05 Dec 09 - Cached
  • Google to limit free news access
  • publishers can now prevent unrestricted access to subscription websites.
Chalana Perera

YouTube Captions (BBC Technology) - 1 views

news.bbc.co.uk/...8369941.stm

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.
Maliha Rahman

Missouri woman charged with cyberbullying | Politics and Law - CNET News - 0 views

news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10313304-38.html

SOCIAL privacy IT SYSTEMS comm sys IMPACT health ITGS

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  • Thrasher is accused of posting a photo of a teenage girl, along with personal information about her, in the "Casual Encounters" section of Craigslist
    • Maliha Rahman
      Maliha Rahman on 23 Aug 09
       
      using communicating system to violate privacy
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

shared by Maliha Rahman on 19 Aug 09 - Cached
  • 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.
Elvira Russ

EU's exploding-iPhone investigation heats up | Crave - CNET - 0 views

news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10312537-1.html

SOCIAL people control IT SYSTEMS health science ITGS

shared by Elvira Russ on 19 Aug 09 - Cached
  • Claims of iPhones exploding have surfaced in Britain and France, with at least one person, a teenager, sustaining an eye injury. In addition, KIRO TV in Seattle has turned up 800 pages of documents from the Consumer Product Safety Commission that include cases of burning or flaming iPods.
  • There have been many well-documented cases of laptop batteries bursting into flames, so it's plausible that iPhones could heat up too, given that they use the same (or similar) battery technology.
  • I'm on my third iPhone (having upgraded twice), and I've also owned an iPod Touch. I loved them all dearly, largely because they never exploded into flames, burning me and my family alive. Just saying.
Elvira Russ

BBC NEWS | Technology | Kids' top searches include 'porn' - 0 views

news.bbc.co.uk/...8197143.stm

SOCIAL control people IT SYSTEMS comm sys IMPACT health ITGS

shared by Elvira Russ on 19 Aug 09 - Cached
  • In a statement Symantec's internet safety advocate, Marian Merritt, said that with the service, "parents can stay in the loop on what their kids are doing online".
  • "Any of us who have been teenagers are not surprised kids look for information about sex," Ms Merritt told AFP news agency.
  • "It also helps identify 'teachable moments' when parents should be talking with their kids about appropriate online behaviour and other issues in their kids' online lives."
Rafae Wathra

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

news.bbc.co.uk/...8205940.stm

SOCIAL integrity privacy IT SYSTEMS comm sys IMPACT health ITGS

shared by Rafae Wathra on 19 Aug 09 - Cached
  • "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
Maliha Rahman

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

news.bbc.co.uk/...8236626.stm

SOCIAL people IT SYSTEMS basics comm sys IMPACT business ITGS

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
YooJin Jung

BBC NEWS | Technology | Google books deal battle heats up - 0 views

news.bbc.co.uk/...8237271.stm

ITGS PP

shared by YooJin Jung on 04 Sep 09 - Cached
  • The date for comments to the New York court overseeing the class action suit was extended from Friday to Tuesday, after the filing system went down. As time ticks away, supporters and critics have been manning both sides of the debate to win the public case.
    • Andrew Beadle
      Andrew Beadle on 04 Sep 09
       
      SOCIAL: Policies- This article deals with policy between google and authors in sharing literary information.
  • digitise the world's books and create a vast online library
    • Andrew Beadle
      Andrew Beadle on 04 Sep 09
       
      IMPACT: Arts, Education: By digitising out of print literature, Google will open up the accessabilty of the literature to everybody, which will have a boost on education. IT SYSTEMS: Int System This is an intellectual system that will hold online information accessible to anyone.
  • iman mustafa on 06 Sep 09
     
    The battle between critics and supporters of Google's effort to create the world's largest virtual library intensifies.
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