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WELCOME to the discussion for
WEEK 3. Please respond in complete sentences for each question, unless directed to do otherwise, demonstrating in your reply that you have read the material to receive full credit.
WELCOME to the discussion for
WEEK 4. Please respond in
complete sentences for each question, unless directed to do otherwise, demonstrating in your reply that you have read the material in order to receive full credit.
Topic 1: Copyright
This week you read about copyright and some of the laws governing digital rights management.
Discussion:
Copyright protection is available for original works of authorship that are fixed in a tangible form, whether published or unpublished. The categories of works that can be protected by copyright laws include paintings, literary works, live performances, photographs, movies, and software.
Response #1:
Make an argument
for or against
the following statement: “Copyright is the only way for musicians, artists, and filmmakers to protect their integrity. What’s important is not profit, but protecting creative content from unfair use. Copyright should remain an important part of our law”.
Justify your response with support from the reading
.
Topic 2: Customer Location Data
This week you read the article “Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, and Sprint Suspend Selling of Customer Location Data (web page).
Discussion:
Verizon, AT&T, and Sprint will no longer share its customers’ location information with several third-party companies who failed to handle the data appropriately.
Question #1:
Do you agree with phone companies sharing their customers’ information with third-party companies? Why or why not? Support your answer.
Topic 3: Filter Bubbles
This week read the article”
Measuring the Filter Bubble: How Google is measuring what you click
” and watched “
How Filter Bubbles Isolate You
” (YouTube Video)
Discussion:
If you and I performed a Google Internet search on a topic, we could get totally different results. How is this possible? In attempts to provide us with user-specific content based on the data they collect on us, web companies may also be restricting us from information and “narrowing our world view.”
Question #1:
What are your thoughts on filter bubbles? Have you ever encountered a Filter Bubble? Do you think companies like Facebook and Google have a civic responsibility in this area?
Please make sure you answer EACH item and LABEL each item (#1, #2, #3, etc) so that I can easily check that each item has been answered..
NOTE 3:
After you post your response, please review it to make sure it is
formatted correctly and is
easy to read.
Please find below the content and items you need to read this week.
1.
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)
(PDF)
2.
What is Phishing
(web page)
3.
Background: Introduction to the ECPA
(web page)
4.
Measuring the Filter Bubble: How Google is measuring what you click (web page)
Please find below the content you need to watch this week.
1.
How Filter Bubbles Isolate You (YouTube video | 2:37 mins | automatic closed captioned)
How Filter Bubbles Isolate You Transcript
How Filter Bubbles Isolate You
Transcript
0:00-0:09
When you go to a website, you may think you’re getting the same content as everyone else, but almost anywhere you go online, algorithms will keep track of what you like to click on.
0:11-0:19
Those algorithms will give you content based on what they think you like, and they will continue to do so until they’re mainly showing you content you’ll likely consume.
0:20-0:36
When you first think about algorithms personalizing and curating your online experience, it can sound like a good thing. There is so much information online, and even if you had all the time in the world you, still couldn’t consume it all.
0:37-0:46
Each of us has specific interests, so why not focus on content we’ll probably like? The problem is that these algorithms can put you in
something called a Filter Bubble.
0:47-0:59
A term coined by internet activist Eli Pariser. Being in a Filter Bubble means that algorithms have isolated you from info and perspectives that you haven’t already expressed an interest in, meaning you may miss out on important information.
1:00-1:19
For instance, a social media site may hide posts from friends with different viewpoints, or a news site may display articles that it thinks you’ll agree with. You may not even realize you’re in a filter bubble because these algorithms don’t ask for your permission, tell you when they’re active or say what they’re keeping from you.
1:20-1:39
In fact, they’ve become a part of the Internet as a whole, and if you want to go online, avoiding them is almost impossible. Once everyone
gets stuck in their own bubble, the problem only gets worse. If everyone is confident they’re getting the full story on a current event when they’re really only getting part of it,
1:40-2:03
no one can make an educated judgement, and it becomes difficult to have a meaningful discussion about the facts. This is why filter bubbles contribute to a lack of understanding and an unwillingness to consider opposing viewpoints and unfavorable info. So how do we deal with these algorithms, especially since they’re so common, and how do we make sure we’re hearing other viewpoints when we don’t even know what we’re missing?
2:05-2:18
Companies like Google and Facebook are working on the problem, but for now there is no definitive solution. Until then, keep filter bubbles
in mind as you browse the Internet, and try to seek out new sources and perspectives.
2:19-2:33
Hopefully then you’ll be able to take back some control of your online experience.
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