CS170 Chapter 11 - Social Implications of IT PDF

Social Implications of IT (Chapter 11) CS170 Computer Applications for Business  Chapter 11 Social Implications of Information Technology Learning Objectives 11.1 Give examples of how social networking technology can improve society 11...

Social Implications of IT (Chapter 11) CS170 Computer Applications for Business  Chapter 11 Social Implications of Information Technology Learning Objectives 11.1 Give examples of how social networking technology can improve society 11.2 Describe at least five tips associated with appropriate online behavior and explain the benefits of following them. 11.3 List the requirements of secure passwords and how to achieve them. 11.4 Explain what rights are granted to material that is copyrighted. 11.5 List at least three examples of crowdsourcing. 11.6 Explain two-factor authentication and how it helps with your on-line identity. 11.7 Explain the advantages of Creative Commons Copyright. POLL: TRUE OR FALSE: Technology has made us smarter (T/F) If you answered TRUE---GIVE ONE EXAMPLE! If you answered FALSE---GIVE ONE EXAMPLE! 3 POLL: TRUE OR FALSE: Technology has improved my relationships with my family. (T/F) If you answered TRUE---GIVE ONE EXAMPLE! If you answered FALSE---GIVE ONE EXAMPLE! 4 Each technology may have: Beneficial Effects Harmful Effects Crowdsourcing Combining the contributions of a large, unconstrained volunteer population to solve a problem. Wikipedia Waze Linux Apache Be A Martian Open Office Folding @ Home Crowdfunding Electronic Finance vs Digital Currency Blockchain What is blockchain? Blockchain is a system of recording information in a way that makes it difficult or impossible to change, hack, or cheat the system. A blockchain is essentially a digital ledger of transactions that is duplicated and distributed across the entire network of computer systems on the blockchain. Collaboration Filter Bubbles A filter bubble is the intellectual isolation that can occur when websites make use of algorithms to selectively assume the information a user would want to see, and then give information to the user according to this assumption. - Techopedia Filter bubbles in popular social media and personalized search sites can determine the particular content seen by users, often without their direct consent or cognizance, due to the algorithms used to curate that content. - Wikipedia Is it dangerous? Facebook experiments on its users Social media inspiring unhappiness Satire vs Reality The Onion Humor magazine specializing in news satire https://www.theonion.com/ So, is it all bad?? Filter Bubbles Some tips when using the Internet Passwords Passwords should be stored encrypted. Use a password generator How do you choose passwords? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opRMrEfAIiI How safe is your password? https://howsecureismypassword.net/ Two Factor authentication Netiquette-START HERE 1. Act as if you were there in person. 2. Remember that you are NOT there in person. 3. Avoid forwarding emails w/o permission. 4. Avoid Reply All unless appropriate. 5. Delete doesn’t really DELETE. 6. Avoid “FLAME WARS”. 7. Confirm addresses BEFORE you press SEND! 8. Review/reply to a backlog of email in a reverse order. 9. Be alert to unexpected behavior. 1. You are asked to “friend” someone that is already your friend. 2. Getting email alerts about messages you send. Threats? Phishing Attacks: Social engineering - the process of convincing trusting people to give up personal data voluntarily. Password harvesting fishing You are owed money Your account has been compromised… REQUEST FOR YOU TO GO TO A WEBSITE TO CORRECT/CONFIRM/CHANGE INFORMATION.  Protecting Intellectual Property (IP) Information is the result of a creative process Information can be owned Sometimes there are multiple forms of ownership The two types of intellectual property that we are interested in are: 1. Software products 2. Copyrights of material on the Web  Software License Agreement Each software product might have their own terms and conditions. But in general this encompasses: Individual and Commercial Use Distribution Sharing or Copying (Microsoft, Apple, etc …) Open / Proprietary Licenses (Mozilla Firefox)  Open Source Software – Proprietary Software: Private source code – Open Source Software: Software is publicly available – Open source seems not to make sense: Who pays for the technology? How can a company make money if the product is publicly available? Copyrights When a person writes a term paper, builds a Web page, or creates a sculpture – They own the copyright on that “work” Copyrights protects the owner’s right to do the following: – Make a copy of their work – Create a derivative work – Distribute or publish the work – Publicly perform / display the work  Copyright on the Web Free Personal Use – You are free to read, view, or listen to it – You can mail the URL Fair Use – Limited use of copyrighted materials without permission is allowed – For example: – Use for educational purposes, – Review or criticism Public Domain – No Rights Reserved – Free for anyone to use, in any form. – Treat the information, as your own Creative Commons License Used when an author wants to give people the right to share, use, and build upon a work that they have created Goal is to increase the sharing of intellectual property and to inspire greater creativity Allows people to copy and distribute it without the need of contacting the creator 4 Options available Creative Commons License Attribution: Allowed to copy, distribute, perform, remix, etc., as well as create other work, as long as credit is given Noncommercial: Allowed to copy, distribute, perform, remix, etc., as well as create other work based, as long as the result is not for sale No Derivative Work: Allowed to copy, distribute, perform, etc., as long as those are verbatim; no derivative works can be created Share Alike: Allowed to distribute derivative works only under a license identical to the one governing your work