This video has been a big viral hit on YouTube since it was posted this past weekend. I’ve met plenty of students who use whatever wireless Internet they can find, so this video seemed appropriate. Leo Laporte hosts a popular radio talk show called “The Tech Guy” where he answers quesitons about computers and the Internet. [...]
Would you exchange personal privacy for counter terrorism monitoring systems? Be part of the debate during this semester’s Mixed Plate Debate on Tuesday, November 24, 2009 from 3-5 pm in the Sea Warrior Center. Seasonal treats will be served. Inspired by this year’s First-Year Seminar common book “Little Brother,” the topic will be personal privacy, surveillance, and counter [...]
Erping Zhang, Director of Association for Asian Research in New York City, will examine the role of the Internet in China’s social change today, especially in light of the government’s strive to censor certain websites and the Chinese netizens’ effort to counter the censorship. He will explain why Beijing is so concerned with information control [...]
According to a 28 March 2008 CNET article called Google: No kids allowed, Google’s user agreements seemed to prohibit anyone under 18 from using Google. The most recent version of Google’s Terms of Service was published on 16 April 2007 and state that users must be “of legal age to form a binding contract with [...]
Here are three YouTube videos that describe RFID chips. Wardriving is featured in the first video, as a man drives through San Franscisco while his computer sniffs or obtains RFID data from US passports carried by unaware pedestrians. This video is a brief description of RFID actually is. This last video explains why the Mythbusters [...]
