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My initial response to this assignment was to simply type "YA Lit" into Google, go to the 20th page, and choose a few websites to use. However, upon doing that, I discovered that not only does Google stop being effective after that many pages in the sense that it lists clickbait articles, but also that a more specific term is needed to actually get a list of quality websites that focus on the topic of Young Adult Literature. Two terms that I found were more specific were…

Main Issues Over the last several years, Google and China have been locked in a battle over censorship. In addition to filtering its citizen’s internet searches, the Chinese government routinely restricts access to, or outright blocks, several of Google’s products. Products such as Gmail, Google Drive, Google Calendar, and Google Translate are the most affected. These actions by the Chinese government have a direct effect on Google’s market share in China and overall revenue. In early 2010,…

predictor of your future driving habits than your actual driving record. Many car insurance companies are now using that score to determine your premiums (Federal Trade Commission, (2013). 4. Big Brother: Recently China has begun experimenting with a new form of social engineering using social credit scoring system. If a citizen behaves in a way deemed socially acceptable their score can go up. If they are critical of the government, like posting a comment on Ti-amen Square, their score will go…

inventions to make, and a world to change. During the years of 1970 to the present, Americans experienced a country moving forward. For example, Americans found new learning with the Internet which had a part of the dawning of the “Information Age.” Americans also faced 9-11 which damaged the sense of security and strength of America. (New Voices, New Frontiers…” p.1277-1289) An important person living during this era was Steve Jobs because he introduced technology to America. Furthermore, an…

Name Teacher Class Date Android vs. iPhone As a teenager, it is exciting to have a new cell phone. Parents are pestered by their children to have a phone to show off to their friends. At this age, teenagers like to brag when they have something new or trendy. It is awesome to have a new iPhone 6 while others still have the iPhone 5s. People enjoy using a high tech product to improve their life and work performance. All smartphones have features such as: multi touch screen, virtual keyboard,…

Technology is currently changing our privacy in the digital age and the implications that has for our private information. The digitization of our life plays a major role in how much privacy we should expect. The digital era has brought new technology to collect, store, and analyze data all with the click of a button. This means that our data is not as private as it used to be when technology was not storing our data. Having something public means something completely different than it did 20…

program that will be subject to monitoring for 20 years” (WSJ). Even the big company gets in trouble with FTC regarding their “privacy”. Google is probably the biggest search engine in the world. In 2012, they were charged with a fine of $22.5 million to settle FTC charges because they misrepresented the privacy assurances to Apple’s safari users. FTC discover that Google placed tracking “cookies” and serve targeted ads to those users which violate an earlier settlement between the company and…

company that deals in downloading books, music and videos, offers google competition in the provision of content. The technology for providing relevant searches to end users, thus competition has become stiff. Therefore, google has to develop new ways to remain ahead of its competitors. So google has gone to develop its technological expertise as its key resource. (Centindamar, 2013). Currently as the leader in the industry, Google is attracting the best and the brightest. However, technology is…

images with safety and privacy. Anil utilized vivid demonstration to make the ideas of Google Photo concrete. In his presentation, he played with his own photo library in front of thousands of people. He tried to emphasis on the intelligent photo management in Google Photo (1:05:15 – 1:06:01). However, the function “Helps you organize and bring moments to life” [2] is an abstract idea. People did not understand how Google Photo could help in managing photos. In “Made to Stick”, Chip Heather and…

Android vs IOS Technology has many controversial topics and the OS battle is one on top. Around the world people are choosing weather to go with android as there first smart-phone or IOS. There are many factors that new buyers tend to look for when choosing there first smart-phone. When a new smart-phone user chooses there first phone they look for how the phone will work in day to day operation, what kind of apps can you get, what and how can you customize it to make it yours and how secure it…