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Shoppers cheated by supermarket scanners - National - NZ Herald News - 0 views

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ITGS Computer Ethical Implications Social

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  • It's worth knowing that these machines aren't infallible."
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      danielabimibola on 04 Mar 14
       
      ITGS Shopper cheated by supermarket scanners
  • "I think it should be of real concern to consumers. If you translate it into monetary terms, it has to be in the millions of dollars. "The implications from a study like this are massive. Consumers in New Zealand are not making enough noise about it yet," he said. In one case, a supermarket offered bottles of coke for 99c, but displayed the wrong size bottles under the sign, and charged the shopper $3.
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      danielabimibola on 04 Mar 14
       
      These paragraphs talk about the implications that the technology error caused in the society.
  • In another, a cooked chicken was advertised on sale for $6.99, but the original price of $11.99 was charged at the checkout. In this case, Pickering said, the mistake was spotted and the customer was given the chicken for free. But more often, retailers respond badly when errors are pointed out. Shoppers who took part in the study reported sales people "rolling their eyes" when asked for a refund, having to fill out forms to get a $2 overcharge returned, and being offered cash refunds only when the original purchase was by credit card. "The errors are happening right across the retail area, particularly large-scale stores," Pickering said. "When you're pumping 100 items through a till, it's much easier to make a mistake and much more difficult for the customer to keep up with the things flying through the scanner."
    • danielabimibola
      danielabimibola on 04 Mar 14
       
      This part of the article discusses the social impact on the society as a result of the development in a technological problem. It talks about the economic importance of this because a lot of consumers are losing money which transfers to millions of dollars in total. 
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  • Pickering said he'd like to see companies here make efforts to solve the problem. "There's an opportunity for these big businesses to say, 'The problem exists, we haven't been able to sort it out completely, but we going to do something about it'."
    • danielabimibola
      danielabimibola on 04 Mar 14
       
      What feasible solutions can be applied to overcome problems? This paragraph talks about the fact that the supermarkets don't knowthe solution but are trying to work it out.
    • samaraad
      samaraad on 04 Mar 14
       
      Good contribution Daniel
  • samaraad on 28 Feb 14
     
    Shoppers cheated by supermarket scanners - National - NZ Herald News This is your first ITGS article you were suppose to read. what ethical issue can you see here?
danielabimibola

Influence of Technology on Politics - 1 views

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ITGS Politics And Government Computer information technology Implications internet e-commerce

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  • Never Say Never
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      danielabimibola on 24 Feb 15
       
      Social And Ethical Implications
  • The Power Of Political Pundits
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      danielabimibola on 24 Feb 15
       
      Implications: Is this verifiable? Are these claims legitimate? What stops people form posting garbage?
  • danielabimibola on 24 Feb 15
     
    The Influence Of Technology On Politics
dentonlamb

Stephen Hawking: Humans evolve slowly, AI could stomp us out - 0 views

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ITGS AI Implications Social Ethical

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  • dentonlamb on 01 Aug 16
     
    We think of ourselves as evolved creatures. It's just that sometimes we forget how slow that evolution is. Along comes Stephen Hawking to remind us that artificial intelligence might just evolve a little quicker than we're prone to. The result could be the end of our evolution and, indeed, the end of us.
  • dentonlamb on 01 Aug 16
     
    Scenario: Human design a robot that is more intelligent than us. It realizes that it can evolve faster than us, and so no longer has any need for us, leading to the death of the human race. Social and ethical: The main point in this article is that we will develop our own ends. That we will develop a machine that will have the capability to perhaps kill us. Stake Holders: Steven Hawking is a stake holder in this article as he is the one who suggested that we should be thoughtful about our development of intelligent machines. Humanity: Robots could become more powerful than we could ever be really fast, and so end us. AI companies will have to worry about and have ways to prevent this. IT System: Currently we do not have the technology to enable this level of complexity in both Hardware and Software, however Moore's Law states that we are getting closer to this with every year.
dentonlamb

GPS chip leads cops to stolen toilet - 0 views

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  • dentonlamb on 27 Mar 16
     
    Four of WA's biggest home builders have started tagging their equipment and materials with GPS tracking chips in an attempt to deter thefts from building sites which cost the building industry millions each year. BGC, ABN Group, JWH and Summit Homes are members of the Busted WA Alliance, which aims to deter would-be-thieves - many of whom are tradespeople - from stealing from Perth building sites.
  • dentonlamb on 27 Mar 16
     
    Here the issue is that items were being stolen from building sites and are costing companies millions a year. This had a negative impact on them, so they installed chips into their items, allowing them to find stolen goods. This allows cops to find the items easily, and make charges accordingly. It also deters thieves from stealing from the work sight. The system in use here are a GPS chip that emits a signal, which is monitored by satellites. If the object is on the move then it noted, and the person monitoring the system makes the call on what to do. The stakeholders here are the building companies, police, and the thieves that steal from the working sight.
danielabimibola

IB Information Technology in a Global Society - 0 views

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  • samaraad on 04 Mar 14
     
    Use this place to only bookmark specific articles related to ITGS please. Not a whole blog
danielabimibola

BBC News - The future is fidgetal - 2 views

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  • Technology, and the hype that surrounds it, is changing the way we speak. But we don't have to turn into drones, all spouting the latest i-word. Chris Bowlby says it's time for the techno-bullied to fight back with their own subversive speak.
    • danielabimibola
      danielabimibola on 04 Mar 14
       
      First of all, using technology does not make one a drone and secondly adding words to a language does not make that language any less as useful but instead makes it more diverse.
    • Alen Xia
      Alen Xia on 05 Mar 14
       
      Yes, I agree.
  • samaraad on 04 Mar 14
     
    very interesting article Daniel. But make sure to use new articles as with technology things change very quickly. This article was dated 2010. But good start.
dentonlamb

Telecommuting is the future of work - 0 views

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  • dentonlamb on 04 May 15
     
    I found this article interesting, however I can't imagine myself working from home, I get distracted as it is with my computer always luring me to it. However it is interesting to notice how teleworking is increasing but not booming as many would expect it to be.
dentonlamb

Hacking fears jeopardise e-voting rollout - SWI swissinfo.ch - 1 views

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  • dentonlamb on 22 Sep 15
     
    Voting electronically is only possible in four of the 26 cantons in the next election: Geneva, Basel City, Lucerne and Neuchâtel In a press release last month, the government said an audit of the electronic voting system developed by American company Unisys revealed major security flaws in the protection of voting secrecy.
  • dentonlamb on 22 Sep 15
     
    The article is about how e-voting Switzerland, and how the government there is not allowing the entire country to use American companies e-voting, as they believe they can be hacked into. The main issues that come from it is reliability of these machines and if you can trust the Companies that own them. With these machines (e-voting) they have the problem of being hacked, which instead of causing problems for a small percentage of votes, can cause a major problem for the entire thing. There is also the problem of the people who own the company, and the reliability with them. They have control of the machines and in doing so, have control of the votes within them. This means they can alter votes in favor of the one side that benefits them more, or can sell this ability to the highest bidder. One way to solve this problem is that you develop local open software. In conjunction with this openness of this software, you hold mini rewards for people who can break/hack the system and then explain how they did it. The primary stakeholders are the citizens as their choices/votes are the main target here. The government as trying to get the most accurate feeling of what the people want. The It systems the article describes are those of; e-voting machines as well as mentioning web-based voting.
dentonlamb

Hacked! - 1 views

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ITGS information technology Implications internet Hacked

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  • dentonlamb on 13 Oct 15
     
    As email, documents, and almost every aspect of our professional and personal lives moves onto the "cloud"-remote servers we rely on to store, guard, and make available all of our data whenever and from wherever we want them, all the time and into eternity-a brush with disaster reminds the author and his wife just how vulnerable those data can be.
  • dentonlamb on 13 Oct 15
     
    Scenario: Here a women's Gmail account was hacked in this article, and the hack spammed her contacts with the general message about her being mugged outside her country and needs help, with her bank details there for money transfer. Social Ethical issues: The main issues here are security, as her Gmail account may contain personal information, which could be used to steal money. Hacking is a major problem when it comes to security of personal information. Trust is another problem, as how can you trust anything online, as it is easy to impersonate someone else. IT system: Email system by Google here is the main IT source and is in the end responsible for the security of her account. Stakeholder: Google and the owner of the gmail account.
danielabimibola

The impact of Information Technology on Governments | InterParty.org - 1 views

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  • Secondly, governments hold confidential information. Both data from its individual citizens and country specific security data. As all information becomes digital and available to anyone who cares to see it, security breaches are inevitable. And while many corporations have had scandals regarding customer information being leaked or hacked, governments are more susceptible, as they rarely attract the best IT people in the field as employees. Again, they tend to react after the fact rather than proactively.
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      danielabimibola on 24 Feb 15
       
      Privacy And Security What happens to people who use information for bad purposes.
  • danielabimibola on 24 Feb 15
     
    The impact of Information Technology on Governments
  • samaraad on 24 Feb 15
     
    also what is the government doing with this collected information? who sees it? the information contain delicate data of citizens and private stuff that of leaked can cause a lot of issues and might even jeopardize the safety of people
richardlu97

What Makes E-commerce Work in Indonesia? - 1 views

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  • richardlu97 on 03 Mar 15
     
    E-commerce companies in Indonesia have found a recipe for success by going after a growing pool of consumers with access to the Internet but not the brick and mortar shops selling what they want, in order words, they have tasted the power of IT
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