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Yee Lee Chen

Apple's App Store infected with XcodeGhost malware in China - BBC News - 0 views

www.bbc.com/...technology-34311203

apple malware app store

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  • Yee Lee Chen on 22 Sep 15
     
    Apple says it is taking steps to remove a malicious software added to dozens of apps commonly used by owners of iPhones and iPads in China. Stakeholders: Apple and people who use Apple products in China. There was a malicious code on Apple products which affected the company and many people in China who use (among many others) the app WeChat: A very popular chatting app in Asia. Social/Ethical issues: When people start getting messages that makes them reveal their personal information, they would either believe it's important or be suspicious about it. If a friend "asks" for information and you reply to them, to have them later ask you why you told them that, then you are most likely being played and that would cause a lot of panic. I suppose a positive thing that could come from this is that people would be forced to close down the apps and actually talk face to face. This malware would also destroy Apple's reputation somewhat since they were so careless that the app store was infected. But this would have taught them to be more careful, which is a positive thing as it helps them improve. A solution for one negative impact - easily being played into giving out personal information - would be to make sure the person is real or the website or company is authentic. A list of IT systems: iOS Transaction Processing Systems Customer Relationship Management Systems Business Intelligence Systems Knowledge Management Systems [http://smallbusiness.chron.com/types-information-systems-organization-43097.html]
  • Panayiotis Floros on 22 Sep 15
     
    Great article choice! What social or ethical impact do you think that this might have towards the people? Other than the obvious impacts of destroying devices, what else could arise from such an issue? Also, how would developers of applications be affected by these issues?
Varjavand Contractor

Why electronic voting isn't secure, but may be safe enough | The Guardian - 1 views

www.theguardian.com/...lectronic-voting-is-not-secure

voting technology social ethics Digital electronic voting e-voting security

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  • Varjavand Contractor on 13 Apr 16
     
    Situation: With countries such as the UK and India already implementing e-voting as their main method of voting for their desired candidates, it is hard not to see that e-Voting is slowly taking the concept of voting for elections, to a new front. Social and Ethical Significance: The article brings to us the example of the 2003 elections in the UK and how e-Voting "failed to make an impact to the people." That was moreover, because there were many people who didn't own a smart device/laptop, and a few didn't even know what the internet was, yet. The Issue with e-Voting then was that it hadn't made the impact because it wasn't the primary method of communication yet. Online voting has been trialled all over the world now, in hopes that it may be implemented in the future. However, developers have claimed that they see major amounts of issues with the softwares and networks/servers that are online. They claim that the reliability and security standards are very hard to meet, when it comes to e-voting systems. Furthermore, they have stated that th requirements are very tough and too high to be met, unlike other transactions. "Online banking suffers problems but refunds are possible after checking your bank statement. You can't 'refund' a vote and 'vote statements' can't be provided to check your vote was correctly recorded as that would enable vote selling and coercion." Stakeholders: Candidates - If the servers are mendled with by a virus or hacker, the results of the ballot could potentially be rigged and the candidate would lose his/her chances of winning the elections. Voters - If the servers are mendled with by a virus or hacker, the voter's vote can potentially be changed, and as a result, the voter feels a loss of security.
willmichael

The impact of digital and media on the news business | Stuff By Me - 0 views

www.stuffbyme.co.uk/...and-media-on-the-news-business

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  • exciting but challenging time for the media industry because of the emergence of the world wide web, the linking of the every home, and then every mobile phone – and now every TV and car – to the internet, and of course the rise of social media, turning everyone into publishers and creators.
  • more specialist media that have been able to launch because digital makes it easier to enter the market. My media are all predominantly online, and probably wouldn’t exist if it wasn’t for the internet.
    • willmichael
      willmichael on 16 Mar 16
       
      Everyone is given the opportunity now to voice their opinions because of social. This is a positive and negative b/c people will have the right to speak their mind but also people could provide false facts to others.
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  • ou can reach your audience quicker and cheaper, and further afield. And you can interact with your audience in a way never previously possible.
  • Mail Online is now visited by over 220 million browsers every month
    • willmichael
      willmichael on 16 Mar 16
       
      The way people communicate in business is very different than before.
  • A plethora of new media have emerged, it being a lot easier to launch a website than a newspaper.
    • willmichael
      willmichael on 16 Mar 16
       
      As I said more and more people are getting the opportunity to express their opinions and ideas.
  • industry because of the emergence of the world wide web, the linking of the every home, and then every mobile phone – and now every TV and car – to the internet, and of course the rise of social media, turning everyone into publishers and creators.
    • willmichael
      willmichael on 16 Mar 16
       
      Shows how a regular person (author) can create media online easily.
  • pick and mix, using Google and social media to navigate what’s on offer, rather than the front pages of the newspapers and magazines themselves.
    • willmichael
      willmichael on 16 Mar 16
       
      Lots of different sites
  • Online news is constant. News services now pump out content 24/7.
    • willmichael
      willmichael on 16 Mar 16
       
      Such easy access to online media is very interesting because online news and social media is up to the second while paper news is one day late actually.
  • But 24/7 news demands we say something. So we speculate. But speculation isn’t news. And the danger is, by the time journalists have had time to do the journalism, and are in position to really explain what’s happened, and what it means, the world has moved on to the next breaking story. And so the speculation continues.
    • willmichael
      willmichael on 16 Mar 16
       
      This is a very interesting contrast to constant news.
annaosborne

Could this be the end of the office as we know it? - 2 views

office Social business

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  • annaosborne on 24 Oct 15
     
    The rise in the internet has also created a massive change in terms of how people work and how offices are established. People used to have to come to a physical office every day because there was no other way to access files and information or to collaborate with other people. But with the rise in telecommuting, more and more people have the option to work from home. It has become popular enough that 64% of telecommuters would accept lower pay if they could continue working this way. Telecommuting is very beneficial if one is not able to go to work because of an illness or health condition, or if it is expensive or time consuming to travel to work every day. However, some people who telecommute report feeling lonely or isolated from other people because of the lack of authentic, face-to-face interaction. Many also report feeling more productive working in a face-to-face environment. A company called Impact Hub, with 73 locations in 49 countries worldwide, provides offices with open, shared space with multiple levels for individual and group work. This allows entrepreneurs and small business owners to collaborate face-to-face with the aid of technology such as personal computers and tablet devices. Owners of small businesses or companies are affected because they are able to collaborate in a face-to-face setting, and employees are affected as well because they are provided with the benefits of social interaction at an actual office. Other offices and companies that want to break free from the traditional office while not having such a divide between face-to-face interaction and telecommuting may use this model for their own businesses. Some social impacts to consider are that this office model that integrates with technology in such a way really changes how we work. Some people will still telecommute out of necessity or personal preference, but face-to-face interaction may result in significant increases in productivity levels among employees. Architecturally, t
  • Panayiotis Floros on 27 Oct 15
     
    Hi! I really enjoyed reading your article and although I am commenting on this article, I would just like to generally say that all our articles may have a different surface topic, there is a much deeper connection between the articles, being the mandatory "digital transformation" that our society requires from all business owners. So, connecting this to your article, we can see that it can be both good and bad that technologies are now required to make this transformation, such as in telecommunication as you mention. As all models, however, this will be an experiment and how well it will work will depend on many factors not necessarily limited to the "ideal" scenario that is pictured in this case.
Omer Shaikh

E-Voting: Big Risks for Small Gains - 1 views

www1.cs.columbia.edu/...e-voting1-11-07.html

E-voting online voting EVM

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  • Omer Shaikh on 14 Apr 16
     
    Scenario: The article I am analyzing focuses upon the disadvantages brought about by electronic voting. The article attempts to convince the reader that there are absolutely no advantages to e-voting when compared to traditional voting, and the chance of fraud is much higher in e-voting than it is in traditional voting. The article does give credit to the fact that traditional voting, especially in the US, can also be prone to acts of fraud and corruption, however, he seems to be inclined towards this being less likely than the possibility presented by e-voting. Social/ethical issues: The social and ethical issues that show up in this article are primarily security and reliability. The writer clearly does not seem to believe that the e-voting system is too secure, as he often states that there are many ways in which the e-voting system can be cheated and violated. He believes that e-voting often generates results that do not match up with the predicted results from the votes cast. He also does not seem to comfortable with the idea of fully trusting a machine to measure and calculate the result of the votes, as he seems to favor the idea of votes being manually counted and recorded by poll workers. IT systems: E-voting often takes place on a particular website or on a private network which specific voting computers are connected to. Here, voters can verify their identification before proceeding to cast a vote. After the vote is cast, the information is sent to a central server where it is stored and constantly recalculated by the system for an updated vote count. Stakeholders: Regionally, everyone is a stakeholder in electronic voting. All individuals in the particular area are effected by the results of a large-scale electronic vote, as these are usually to decide governmental leaders/officials. Local businesses might be the most impacted stakeholders, because they are heavily effected by the policies and laws that could be passed by the new official,
Varjavand Contractor

Why Is Technology Important in Business? | eHow - 0 views

www.ehow.com/ology-important-business_.html

business Technology companies ethics social impacts

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  • Varjavand Contractor on 06 Nov 15
     
    Situation: Technology is making businesses more optimised, efficient, and faster. Social and Ethical Significance: The ways that businesses work have changed over the past few years, is all due to the advancements in technology, that allow the companies/businesses/industries to work much quicker, efficient, and cover a much wider horizon, to achieve profits. The use of technology helps in allowing instant communication to any location around the globe, a more optimised mode of production of goods, services or a certain product, a much better, more efficient inventory management, allowing zero loose ends, and not to forget, better management of finances, anywhere at any time. IT systems: Well, IT systems in businesses vary from company to company. However, I'll take the example of a hypermarket chain, and name it X. X would have formal employees,as well as normal employees using personal laptops and smartphones, and that would require IT technicians to create working servers for the company. There would be a website portal for those who would like to order online, as well as customer calling services etc. Then, X would have checkout machines; some self-checkout and some, standard checkout, and these checkout machines would require regular maintenance to make sure it's in proper working condition. Then there would be barcode scanners all around the stores to check prices of a product in store. Application to Specified Scenarios: Supermarket and Hypermarket companies such as Asda, Carrefour, Spinneys, Choithram's, etc run using a similar system as described in the IT systems.
  • willmichael on 17 Mar 16
     
    I agree that business and technology are accelerating the news industry a lot.
willmichael

DMCA: Katy Perry, Christina Aguilera, more push for music piracy law reforms | EW.com - 1 views

www.ew.com/...hristina-aguilera-dmca-letters

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  • “drastic reforms” to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act — a law that governs intellectual property on the Internet.
  • have filed petitions to the U.S. Copyright Office detailing their struggles with the “antiquated policies” and demanding reform to better “protect the future of the music industry,
  • The DCMA, which was implemented in 1998 to protect intellectual property when the Internet was in its nascent stages, creates so-called “safe harbors” for Internet platforms, assuring they are not liable for the actions of their users.
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  • “The laws strike a balance between facilitating free speech and creativity while protecting the interests of copyright holders,” the post reads. “These smart laws allow people to post content that they have created on platforms — such as videos, reviews, pictures, and text. In essence, this is what makes the Internet great.”
    • willmichael
      willmichael on 15 Apr 16
       
      the response from the other side
  • This is the biggest act the music industry has taken against the act thus far.
  • willmichael on 04 Apr 16
     
    Situation : Lots of other popular musicians are trying to make it harder to pirate music online because they believe that the The Digital Millennium Copyright Act, a law that governs intellectual property on the Internet, is too lose and needs to be reformed. Social and Ethical Significance: Influence on regular people who are law abiding citizens: This does not have that much of an impact to these people although it is important to consider that they are law abiding most likely because they believe that the musicians deserve to make money from the music they produce, so they are happy that people are speaking out. On the contrary, some people just follow the law and will not be affected by this article. Influence on regular people who are not law abiding citizens with pirating: This is important to these people because as the issue and pressure on the government is brought up more and more by popular musicians, laws may have to be passed and these people will not be able to pirate music any more. Then again, there are always loopholes to this, but at least big musicians are speaking out to raise awareness. Musicians : This is an important step for musicians trying to protect their industry. As technology increases more and more, so does the rising threat of pirating and the many loopholes people are finding with new apps. So, if enough musicians put more and more pressure on the government to change laws, then they may see action in the future with laws preventing piracy. Stakeholders: Musicians - They are trying to make as much money as possible, as they rightfully should, so their finances and career depend on their popularity and music being bought abiding by the law. Non-law abiding citizens - If these people can't buy music illegally, then they will have to follow the law and buy music/support the musician the right way.
Panayiotis Floros

Intelligent Machines: Chatting with the bots - BBC News - 0 views

www.bbc.com/...technology-33825358

machines bots

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  • Panayiotis Floros on 22 Sep 15
     
    This article discusses artificial intelligence, and the extent to which it is a) realistic and b) can be used as a replacement for humans in the case of chats -- in other words, it analyzes the question of how and when any such bots will be ready for usage in a manner that will be realistic enough for chatting with an actual human being. This development emerged due to the immediate need of firms such as customer service centers to use less work force and yet satisfy customers with solutions to trivial (to them) problems. The advantages for the stakeholders are immediately obvious -- less workforce will be needed because the computers will be in charge of answering most questions, and fewer questions will be eventually directed to an actual individual. However, the immediate ethical disadvantage is the loss of job openings in the area of customer service, along with many other areas, since intelligent machines will soon be the preferred alternative to complete such tasks; this provides the impacts concerning the economic and psychological aspects. Furthermore, through the loss of jobs, it is likely and very possible that legal issues may arise. The solutions to these problems is that the human workers work in tandem with each other; that way, both the machines are put to good use and the aspects involving the loss of jobs and the ethical/moral issues that arise with these points will be solved. Through the analysis of this article, it is immediately and readily obvious that the IT systems involved in this wide range of scenarios includes but is not limited to computers/computer servers, robotic mechanisms (e.g. robotic arms, etc.).
annaosborne

Shoppers Cheated by Supermarket Scanners - 1 views

How did it emerge: Supermarket scanners added to make shopping easier, wrong prices submitted in machine, customer has greater total. Who are stakeholders: Mainly large corporations such as Target ...

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annaosborne

Could this be the end of the office as we know it? - 1 views

mashable.com/...future-tech-office-brandspeak

office Social business

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  • The answer — until recently — was that companies needed a defined space where employees could focus, communicate and work together to solve problems. Of course, we also can't forget about the massive stores of vital information — cabinets and rooms filled to the brim with files — that could only be accessed in person.
  • "a couch near you" is hardly the office of the future. For all of its faults, the traditional office setting has a few things going for it: From business benefits like the ability to efficiently participate in group work, to person benefits, like staving off feelings of loneliness and alienation.
  • Evans points to his modern, multi-functional spaces, which blends meeting rooms, social space and independent workspaces as a possible alternative. The geographically diverse branches are also assets to Evans' idea. As one Impact Hub tenant says, "the future of business is to be local everywhere."
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