CS 306 Computers in Society - Fall 2009

Instructor: Jacques Chansavang

Week_3: Calendar

Monday, Septmber 7th - Sunday, September 13th, 2009

Current_Events: Due weekly on Monday (in class for Hardcopy) or submit through Blackboard Vista by 11:59 P.M. Late assignment will be penalized or no longer accepted.

Guideline Current_Event - Sample Current_Events

Discussion: Guidlines

Group Assignment: None - Labor Day Weekend

Individual Assignment: Handouts (Privacy)

 

Text Book Gift of Fire:

Presentation: Chapter 2 Privacy
2.1 Privacy and Computer Technology
2.1.1 Introduction
2.1.2 New Technology, New Risks
2.1.3 Terminology and Principles for Data Collection and Use
2.2 Big Brother Is Watching You
2.2.1 Databases
2.2.2 The Fourth Amendment, Expectation of Privacy, and Surveillance Technologies
2.2.3 Video Surveillance
2.3 Diverse Privacy Topics
2.3.1 Marketing, Personalization and Consumer Dossiers
2.3.2 Location Tracking
2.3.3 Stolen and Lost Data
2.3.4 What We Do Ourselves
2.3.5 Public Records: Access vs. Privacy
2.3.6 National ID Systems
2.3.7 Children
2.4 Protecting Privacy: Technology, Markets, Rights, and Laws
2.4.1 Technology and Markets
2.4.2 Rights and Law
2.4.3 Privacy Regulations in the European Union
2.5 Communications
2.5.1 Wiretapping and E-mail Protection
2.5.2 Designing Communications Systems for Interception

2.5.3 Secret Intelligence Gathering
2.5.4 Encryption Policy

Computer In Society Text Book:

Presentation Unit 2: The Economy

4. The Subprime Loan Machine, Lynnley Browining

5. Click Fraud, Brian Grow and Ben Elgin

6. The Big Band Era, Christopher Swope

7. The Beauty of Simplicity, Linda Tischler

8. The Software Wars, Paul De Palma

9. Scan This Book!, Kevin Kelly

Key Terms: Reading and Digging Deeper

Software Engineering Code of Ethics And ACM Code

ACM

SECE and Professional Practice

The Ubiquity of Computers and the Rapid Pace of Change

New Developments and Dramatic Impacts

Amateur Creative Works: Blogs and Vedeo Sharing Connections

Collaborative Efforts Among Strangers

E-Commerce and Free Stuff

Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, and Motion

Tools for Disabled People

What's next?