Wednesday, 22 October 2008
Society and the Individual
We should allow society to look after us when we need it. Such as giving a roof above our heads, caring for us when we are ill, helping us when we need it. However when we don't need help from society, we shouldn't still have it helping us. Otherwise, it will start to invade our lives and take over, giving us less and less freedom and individuality.
Monitering Internet and Email use
Advantages of monitering are that it can stop employees wasting valuable company resources, by playing games or are sharing private information about the company with anyone else, along with monitering the type of content its employees are looking at (e.g unsuitable content such as pornographic material). It does however, pose the question as to whether it is an invasion of privacy. It could be seen as that, as it feels like big brother is always watching, and this can lead to the alienation of staff, as they feel like they cannot be trusted.
However it can also help employees. It can protect them from the explict material or a disturbing nature, and also stop bullying between staff. However, they will be noticed every time they mention the company, and also it can block any sites that could be helpful.
Overall, the monitering of the use of email and internet should be loosened somewhat, so as to provide an overall better workplace.
However it can also help employees. It can protect them from the explict material or a disturbing nature, and also stop bullying between staff. However, they will be noticed every time they mention the company, and also it can block any sites that could be helpful.
Overall, the monitering of the use of email and internet should be loosened somewhat, so as to provide an overall better workplace.
Monday, 20 October 2008
Teens Arrive Alive
Teens arrive alive has been bought out by intellione.com and now give regular traffic updates, speed limits and locations of speed cameras straight to your phone.
The upside of this website is that it allows people to plan their route to the best availble, using the information provided to plan a way around all the traffic congestion and use the faster roads. It also provides updates to your phone, so as you can alter your route accordingly if needs be.
The drawbacks are that it is confusing to someone new to this technology. It uses lots of techical terms, and has a poor navigation of its website. This would only serve to confuse the user, potentially steering them away from the website altogether. It is also affected by whether the mobile can get a signal, as if it can't recieve the updates.
The upside of this website is that it allows people to plan their route to the best availble, using the information provided to plan a way around all the traffic congestion and use the faster roads. It also provides updates to your phone, so as you can alter your route accordingly if needs be.
The drawbacks are that it is confusing to someone new to this technology. It uses lots of techical terms, and has a poor navigation of its website. This would only serve to confuse the user, potentially steering them away from the website altogether. It is also affected by whether the mobile can get a signal, as if it can't recieve the updates.
US passports and RFID
RFID are Radio Frequency ID chips. The plan is to introduce them to American passports, so as to provide a quick and easy way of verifying the ID of the passport holder, along with any information about them.
The issue with this method is that many people will not know who is watching them. It could simply be the government keeping watch, or it could be a criminal intent on stealing your indentity, someone curious about your citizenship. Either way, it provides a method of checking the private information of someone without any knowledge of the person knowing, which violates human rights. Rumors of the US government setting up a protection program against the theft of private information, however no precautions have been taken to shield the passport from anything else, such as a more complicated decrypting program of the data stored on the chip, as it has already been broken as someone has been able to clone the information.
The issue with this method is that many people will not know who is watching them. It could simply be the government keeping watch, or it could be a criminal intent on stealing your indentity, someone curious about your citizenship. Either way, it provides a method of checking the private information of someone without any knowledge of the person knowing, which violates human rights. Rumors of the US government setting up a protection program against the theft of private information, however no precautions have been taken to shield the passport from anything else, such as a more complicated decrypting program of the data stored on the chip, as it has already been broken as someone has been able to clone the information.
Friday, 17 October 2008
Pros/cons of ID cards
The UK ID cards run off of database files. This stores all the fingerprint ID of all UK citizens, however not people from abroad. This is also a fail safe in case a person loses their card.
The purpose of an ID card is to provide information about the card holder, such as criminal past, GCSE results and other such. I feel that it meets this goal, however illegal immigrants will have no record of their past and it will be hard to get ahold of such a database. It will provide an easy way of locating people however, people could possibly find ways of fooling the system.
Also, it is an idea already with a huge against group against it, as it requires a big amount of information, which people may not want to have on a card.
The purpose of an ID card is to provide information about the card holder, such as criminal past, GCSE results and other such. I feel that it meets this goal, however illegal immigrants will have no record of their past and it will be hard to get ahold of such a database. It will provide an easy way of locating people however, people could possibly find ways of fooling the system.
Also, it is an idea already with a huge against group against it, as it requires a big amount of information, which people may not want to have on a card.
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