Ticketek inadvertently sent an advertising email to its customers which contained thousands of other private email addresses…(link)
How serious is this mistake? Do you agree or disagree with the sentiment of this article, elaborate why in your comment.
P.S.there is also an audio file if you want to listen to the story instead of read it.
One element of the law connected with use of the internet and in how businesses are allowed to handle personal/private information through collecting data online, is PRIVACY. Read this linked (link) website and clarify the following points for Wednesday.
What law deals with privacy?
Why have these laws?
What’s at stake?
What are NPP’s? (be ready with an example)
Who does the law apply to?
Who may be exempt and why?
What is The SPAM Act?
The following link connects to a document with a series of points concerning the notion of “Globalisation”. Be warned. there are a number of topics to cover, each with positive and negative viewpoints. MAKE SURE YOU SKIM READ ALL TOPICS BY WEDNESDAY’S CLASS. After reading create a reponse to this post describing 1. what globalisation is, 2. Who it affects, 3. What role does IT play & 4. considered pro’s and con’s. (link)
Copying photos, music or movies from the internet is as easy as point and click. But just because it’s easy, doesn’t mean it’s legal. In this article (link) a clear description of copyright is portrayed.
In your discussion cover:
enjoy.
Mr A
Over the next few weeks we will be researching and discussing what the term Web 2.0 means. In the meantime read through this article published on O’Reillynet.com and discuss the following for our forum.
Your project has to be researched in regard to the costs and benefits of implementation. Read this document and follow the links for one area. (link)
Post your ideas for questions to add to our survey on Literacy, Numeracy and Health for our interactive web applications.
Topic: Designing for Inclusivity
1.What does the term Accessibility mean in the context of web application design?
(start with wikipedia search)
Case Study: Adaptive Technology Resource Center
2.What is the purpose of this center? (don’t cut and paste, discuss with a friend, investigate and use your own words in the description)
Choose the new projects section and open the link to Fluid Project
3.What is Fluid?
4.What does Fluid offer
In developing a final position for this topic, consider the points raised by people in their questioning and evaluation of the OLPC project. The links on this document (read more) will take some time to browse through, but if we aim to focus our final comments on this topic by Monday’s class, it should allow sufficient time for opinions to form and for a clear indication of your position concerning this project. In the meantime post your comments, observations, questions and opinions as you go…
Have a look at the website documenting and promoting the project One Laptop per Child (site). On Friday we will be discussing the potential ethical/unethical dilemmas this project could create. Until then post your thoughts and comments for the group to share in the form of comments, observations and questions.