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Today, our society is centered around technology. The internet is used globally containing all aspects of life ranging from politics to education to entertainment. Although the internet has become a necessity in the development of civilization, the privacy and security it provides has come into question. Countries such as China and North Korea decided to regulate the information provided to their citizens through the internet, which, I happen to disagree with, and has sparked some discussion. I…

In “Why Asking For a Job Applicant’s Facebook Password is Fair” by Alfred Edmond, discusses a major topic that is happening almost everywhere applicants are being hired. Should the people hiring have the right to ask for the applicant password in order to be consider as a new hire. He provides evidence to both side, but strongly agrees with the side the allows company to ask for people's passwords. It was not long ago when this type of practice was happening during the hire process. When…

Most people no matter what age believe that everything they see on the internet is real news. Middle schoolers more than 80% of them think every sponsored content is real news. Middle-schoolers couldn’t distinguish between an ad labeled and a real news story on a website, according to a stanford university study of 7,804 students from middle school through college.How do they get prepared to make the decisions about what to believe in, what to send, what to forward to their friends. When…

Have you ever filled out a job application and prior to submitting, it asks if you are willing to undergo a background check if accepted for the position? Background checks are a common practice employers take to ensure they are hiring the right candidate. Background checks include credit history, criminal history, driving records, academic history verification, and past employment checks. However, background checks are regulated and covered by the Fair Credit Reporting Act of 1970. What is…

Bullying is direct or indirect discrimination towards another person, whether it be for their colour, looks, personality, disability or even as far as sexual identification or preference. The act of bullying has been around since the dawn of man, however in the past few years, there has been conflict over whether the act of bullying should be considered an offence, especially due to the unsurprising and intrinsic evolution of technology, since the dawn of cyberbullying, which is “the use of…

Cyberbullying has the ability to spread throughout the entire network (Hart-Walker). Traditional is bullying only have the ability of bullying done while they are usually done while they are out, like school. Therefore, Cyberbullying is worse than traditional bullying because it is depressing, emotional, and suicidal. Many of those who is a victim of being cyber bullied can become depressed. Depression is likely to happen to those who are cyberbullied (Nauert Ph.D.). Depression is higher risk…

Whether it is Facebook, Twitter or other social networking sites, interacting on many of these sites and the like, has come to control many people’s lives. People can spend hours updating and reading statuses, or even just viewing profiles and chitchatting. However, there are some who may find it ridiculous to spend some of their time on networking sites. Meanwhile, for others it is a lifestyle. These people can feel like as if they were alone in the world not knowing what to do. With smart…

Social networking sites are a topic that divides the view of people to two views. Some people think they are an amazing tool but others are worried about the impacts and effects they have on people 's lives. The negative side of these social networking sites more than the positive one. The social networking sites are tools work around self-focus, and use of these tools might lead to increasing the self-esteem but also increases narcissism. That increase happened by promote self-regulation…

The internet has occupied every aspect of our life such as; home, work, school, university, business, and so on. Human use internet to communicate and send information easier and faster. We do our daily activities through the internet like; sharing files and information, exchanging data and lots of other activities which are useful and beneficial in many terms. In fact, there are lots of websites on the internet to solve the primary need of human. Each of those separately does various tasks and…

Technology is a ubiquitous force that surrounds us on a day to day basis. It can also take on many different forms including: computers, tablets, medicine, tables, and much more. However, technology is also one of the most degrading when it comes to personal privacy. In chapter 3 of Helen Nissenbaum’s Privacy in Context: Technology, Policy, and the Integrity of Social Life (2010), the overall theme of the chapter is discussing how technology is propagating personal information all over the…