Week Twelve - Social and Ethical Issues

LECTURE:
This weeks lecture is about Social and Ethical Issues. The first few slides displayed the Who, Why, and What. This is all about why it is unsafe to put your details on the internet, who is watching you, and what the reprocussions are if your details are leaked onto the internet.

TUTORIAL:

Reading 1 - EFF's Top 12 Ways to Protect Your Online Privacy

The first thing i noticed when i opened up this website was the detailed and informational paragraphs under each heading. This webiste has been made to help people keep their personal details etc, private via the internet. There were 12 headings/tips on how to do this and they are as follows:
1) Do not reveal personal information inadvertently.
2) Turn on cookie notices in your Web browser, and/or use cookie management software or infomediaries.
3) Keep a "clean" e-mail address
4) Don't reveal personal details to strangers or just-met "friends".
5) Realize you may be monitored at work, avoid sending highly personal e-mail to mailing lists, and keep sensitive files on your home computer
6) Beware sites that offer some sort of reward or prize in exchange for your contact information or other personal details
7) Do not reply to spammers, for any reason.
8) Be conscious of Web security.
9) Be conscious of home computer security.
10) Examine privacy policies and seals.
11) Remember that YOU decide what information about yourself to reveal, when, why, and to whom.
12) Use encryption!

This website appeared genuine and very helpful.

Reading 2 - Ethics in Computing - Social Justice Issues: Electronic Monitoring
This webpage has been made to help people in understabding this issues with electronic monitoring. There was different headings ont his page with had various links underneath them, for viewers to browes the website and learn more about these issues. The website appeared helpfull and looks as though it would teach you a lot. The main topics were types of monitoring, privacy issues, suggested policies and privacy resources, although there were many other different links.

Reading 3 - Brown & Michaels - Overview of Intellectual Property
This webpage writen by Brown and Michael is an overview on intellectual property, hows to protect it, and just a little information about it. There are various think that take you to other sections of the webpage, with further readin links. The website is very detailed and has been made to a professional standard.