In a world where sexting — digital flirting — can create devastating personal and and legal problems, Grade 4 students in Nova Scotia are learning how to stay safe online. Like many teachers and school boards across Canada, educators at Bluenose Academy in Lunenburg are making online safety a priority. Source: CBC Technology News Date: October 6th, 2016 Link: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/teens-sexting-education-1.3789913 Discussion 1) What sort of technology… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Ethical Issues
No connectivity: the internet ‘blackout zone’ that is rural Canada
An Ottawa Valley family’s monumental struggle to get broadband internet shows that a significant geographic digital divide still exists in Canada, even for those who aren’t very far from urban centres. “I live an hour from our nation’s capital, 10 minutes from the town of Renfrew on a busy highway,” says Kevin LeGris. “I’m in… Read more »
How people use their phones in bed
Fifteen million people in the UK [that’s about a quarter] are disrupting their sleep patterns by looking at their mobile phones and other devices, with a third of them checking for messages at night and more than a sixth replying to them. Source: BBC Business Date: October 4th, 2016 Link: http://www.bbc.com/news/business-37471676 Discussion 1) How might this behavior impact… Read more »
Is anyone really drilling earphone jacks into their iPhone?
Got a new iPhone 7 already? Or are you hesitating because Apple lost that headphone jack and everyone’s complaining about it? Fear not, apparently you can just drill a hole in the phone, plug in your old headphones and you’re good to go. Of course this won’t work – seriously, don’t do it – but… Read more »
Meeting Cellebrite – Israel’s master phone crackers
Cellebrite is an Israeli company that helps police forces gain access to data on the mobile phones of suspected criminals. Cellebrite was in the headlines earlier this year when it was rumoured to have helped the FBI to crack an iPhone used by the San Bernardino shooter. Source: BBC Technology News Date: October 4th, 2016 Link to… Read more »
How tech is helping a casino catch the cheats
In the past, casinos would employ agents to observe gamblers’ behaviour and watch out for cheats, but now technology is playing a role. Source: BBC Technology News Date: September 28th, 2016 Link: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-37095120 Discussion 1) What other businesses could use this sort of technology? 2) What sort of disclosures should a casino, or other business using this… Read more »
Snapchat launches sunglasses with camera
Messaging app firm Snapchat has announced its first gadget – sunglasses with a built-in camera. The device, which the company is calling Spectacles, will go on sale later this year priced at $130. The glasses will record up to 30 seconds of video at a time. Source: BBC Date: September 28th, 2016 Link: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-37460682 Discussion 1) Why might Snap(chat) succeed… Read more »
Canadian tech company Netsweeper helped Bahrain censor websites
Canadian technology company Netsweeper helped the Bahraini government block opposition party websites, various news websites and content critical of Islam, according to a new report by the Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs. Source: CBC News Date: September 27th, 2016 Link: http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/netsweeper-bahrain-government-internet-censorship-1.3769803 Discussion 1) The article says that Netsweeper is” raising the alarm because they found… Read more »
‘Shady, secretive system’: Public Safety green-lit RCMP, CSIS spying devices
Recent revelations in a Montreal court case that police are using electronic tools to scoop up mobile phone signals have prompted some experts to call for greater transparency in the approval and use of technologies that potentially violate privacy. Source: CBC Date: September 22nd, 2016 Link: http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/government-surveillance-rules-rcmp-csis-1.3769014 Discussion 1) Should the RCMP have to tell the public what… Read more »
Kim Dotcom wins fight to live-stream court hearing on YouTube
Internet mogul Kim Dotcom, who’s wanted in the U.S. on criminal charges, has won permission for his court battle to be streamed online. Dotcom is fighting extradition from New Zealand to the U.S., where he’s accused of reproducing and distributing copyrighted content on a massive scale. Source: CNN Tech Date: September 8th, 2016 Link: http://money.cnn.com/2016/08/30/technology/kim-dotcom-hearing-livestream-new-zealand-us/index.html Discussion 1) “This is… Read more »
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