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- 4501: The Electronic Computer
- ... prosecuted, improved security techniques are likely to be far more effective than prosecution of offenders. Computer security is concerned with protecting data from loss and from unauthorized access or changes. Positive identification of users, accesses rights, and secures software help control access to data. Encryption can protect stored data as well as that being sent over communications links. Security is poor or nonexistent for most microcomputer systems; measures such as locking ...
- 4502: Hate Groups and the Internet
- ... sites to Green Peace and the world wildlife fund. So as the Internet grows in popularity and size it will become increasingly difficult to keep the so called hate sites off, without infringing on the rights of others, but it is also clear that steps need to be taken to ensure the goals of these sites are not achieved. The growth of the Internet has been well documented, a million new ...
- 4503: The Internet, Pornography, and Children
- ... could be exposed , through e-mail or chat/bulletin board messages, to disturbing, demeaning, or aggressive material. 4. Legal issues resulting from a child using a parents credit card or violating another persons rights.5 Childrens access to pornography on the Internet (risk #1) is a concern of a lot of parents. Pornography is defined as 1.Pictures, writing, or other material that is sexually explicit and sometimes ...
- 4504: Internet Access: Flat Fee vs. Pay-Per-Use
- ... opposed models. Privacy The metering that will have to accompany pay-per-view on the Information SuperHighway will need to track everything that an individual looks at (in case s/he wants to challenge the bill). It will also give governmental agencies the opportunity to monitor reading habits. Many times in the past the FBI has tried to view library circulation records to see who has been reading which books. In ...
- 4505: Year 2000: Fiction, Fantasy, and Fact
- ... CAPS system is going to be affected. As CAPS is a multifaceted system, I will focus on one area in particular, ISIS. ISIS (Integrated Student Information System) has the ability to admit students, register them, bill them, and maintain an academic history of each student (grades, transcripts, transfer information, etc.) inside of one system. This student information system has hundreds and hundreds of references to dates within it's OS. This ...
- 4506: Software Piracy
- ... This means breaking down the web of excuses by which pirates justify their actions, and leaving them to recognize what they are. Ultimately, this is the most important defense against any violation of people's rights; without an honest majority, no amount of effort by the police will be effective. In almost all countries of the world, there are statutes, criminal and civil, which provides for enforcement of copyrighted software programs ...
- 4507: Are "Good" Computer Viruses Still a Bad Idea?
- ... better than me what software should I run on my machine". 2.2.2. Copyright and Ownership Problems In many cases, modifying a particular program could mean that copyright, ownership, or at least technical support rights for this program are voided. We have witnessed such an example at the VTC-Hamburg. One of the users who called us for help with a computer virus was a sight-impaired lawyer, who was ...
- 4508: The Telephone System
- ... at a time, and other households could listen in on the calls. Finally, the price of local calls was relatively low, however, long-distance calls were placed relatively high when compared to the local telephone bill. Today, approximately 95% of the households across North America have telephones, which is creating a huge opportunity for companies that provide local and long-distance service. Although prices for calls are slowly decreasing, the competition ...
- 4509: The Dependability of the Web
- ... of people on the web, is four times what it was a year ago and every thirty seconds someone new logs on to the net to experience for themselves what everyone is talking about. Even Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft, a company that really looks into the future in order to stay ahead of the competition, said the internet is one part of the computer business that he really underestimated. As ...
- 4510: The Anti-Trust Case Against Microsoft
- The Anti-Trust Case Against Microsoft Since 1990, a battle has raged in United States courts between the United States government and the Microsoft Corporation out of Redmond, Washington, headed by Bill Gates. What is at stake is money. The federal government maintains that Microsoft's monopolistic practices are harmful to United States citizens, creating higher prices and potentially downgrading software quality, and should therefore be stopped ...
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