Monthly Archives: July 2011

Digital divide is the idea that people have differing access to information technology for reasons beyond their control. Evidence of digital divide includes global divide which supports higher access to wealthier contries with good IT infrustructor, English as primary language, good education, … Continue reading →

Globalization promotes world wide networks of businesses and markets for greater mobility of good, services, and capital due to the rapidly decreasing cost of information technology. By fostering greater competition around the world, higher quality products will be developed and  … Continue reading →

I believe in 20 years from now, globalization and telework will increase even more to allow workers to work remotely around the world. Also communication technology will promote better, faster, and more cheaper services to support international businesses. However, I also believe privacy … Continue reading →

Pishing is the act of stealing important information by faking websites to look like the real legal ones. I believe it can be used to trick web users very easily… National ID’s makes government data mining simpler and allows a … Continue reading →

With Google secretly gathering information about users without their consent, it has brought much suscipicion about their actual intent. After some research, I found out that Google and Verizon are partnering up to develop a new form of Internet where … Continue reading →

  I believe that in today’s Information Age there should be at least some form of informal consent given to people to inform them that they are accessing/using their private information, regardless of the reasons in not doing so. This … Continue reading →

  Today many people spend hours of their lives on MSN, Facebook, and online games and gambling, especially the younger generation. Too much time spent in front of the computer can cause isolation from friends, family, other forms of social contract, as gamers pursue … Continue reading →