on the other hand it offers tools that helps users control this information. But‚ the point that many users fail to understand is that whatever the controls on offer‚ Facebook‚ at the end of the day‚ has access to all this information. The company is making use of all this information‚ to generate multi billion dollars. Facebook has received criticism on a wide range of issues‚ including‚ online privacy‚ child safety‚ hate speech and the inability to terminate accounts without first manually deleting
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English Draft Dear Readers‚ Facebook now has millions of users and that number is growing daily. It is one of the most popular social networking sites and even though there are some dangers that users are confronted with a large majority of people use Facebook as a way to chat with friends and never encountered any such dangers. I was shocked to read an article by Janet Street-Porter stating that ‘Facebook is a toxic addiction’. A few comments held true yet most were over exaggerated. One
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Butler 1 Intellectual Growth and Inquiry 14 March 2011 Facebook: From Whiteboard to World The evolution of the Internet over the past twenty years has changed the way we communicate with others across the world. However‚ it was not until the late 1990s that the Internet really hit a growth spurt. With such concepts as email and online advertising catching on‚ the Internet began to expand quickly. Shortly after this rapid growth‚ MySpace was created and was one of the first websites under the category
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Misuse of Cell Phones Apart from the plenteous advantages of cell phones‚ it has become a nerve-wracking part of everyone’s life. In 21st century‚ we ought to get rid of its unnecessary‚ undue uses. “It’s easier for a rich man to ride that camel through the eye of a needle directly into the Kingdom of Heaven‚ than for some of us to give up our cell phone.” Cell phone has reduced the distances‚ but wasting money and time on its needless use cannot be justified. Is it not imprudent? Elimination
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Facebook and culture In September 2010 a new cohort of around 300 International students from relatively diverse backgrounds began a BA (Hons) course at the University of Central Lancashire in International Business Communication. It was decided early on by the Course Leader that Facebook would be used as a tool to facilitate communication and internationalization. The reason that Facebook was chosen for this study is that it is the most popular online social networking site among university students
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the phrase‚ “boys will be boys” has had‚ in the American school system. From the truth about why girls seem to thrive more in a structured classroom setting than boys‚ to the effects of bullying and how‚ until the 90’s‚ either a blind eye was turned to it or‚ in the case of many coaches‚ it was practically encouraged for the (supposed) betterment and cohesion of the team or group. I found it very interesting that girls tend to be more successful in school than boys because‚ unlike boys who often
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use of animals has to be accepted. Animals like human beings do suffer but being a lower species they have a tendency to be used by humans. As superiority does not signify cruelty‚ therfore both the authors value animal life too and are against the misuse of animals. The critics against the use of animals argue about the "rights" of animals. To analyze this‚ one has to first correctly understand the use of the term "rights" and see how absurd they are on this issue. What does the term "rights" mean
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Computer Misuse Act 1990 The computer misuse act of 1990 is a law in the UK that makes certain activities illegal‚ such as hacking into other people’s systems‚ misusing software‚ or helping a person gain access to protected files of someone else’s computer. The main goal of the Act was to discourage this kind of behaviour in the future. The act identifies three specific offences: 1. Unauthorised access to computer material. 2. Unauthorised access to a computer system with intent to break‚ change
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Misuse of TechnologyIntroduction: Technology in our days is linked to practically everything we do andit has changed people’s lives in various ways. We use it at work suchas the Internet and computers‚ we use it for personal matters andentertainment such as mobile phones. But everyone should know howto benefit from technology and not misuse it during our daily lives. Discussion: The big problem about technology misuses can be summarized in twowords: culture and education. Some people aren’t sufficiently
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Computer Misuse Act – Jake Barrell Computer misuse act came to force in 1990. The Act Covers This act covers hacking which is when someone illegally gains access to a computer with someone else’s username or password which you do not have permission to use being unauthorised access‚ modify files or data without the consent of the creator‚ or commit illegal acts such as fraud while using the stolen username or password. Examples of unauthorised access An employee uses a company computer to
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