In+the+News

ITGS is the study and evaluation of the impacts of information technology (IT) on individuals and society. As such this course will structured somewhat differently. As much as possible, instead trying to find real-life examples to meet specific requirements from the ITGS Syllabus, we will instead be researching current trends and news articles and matching them back to topics in the ITGS Syllabus.

Here are some good sources for Technology News:


 * Google
 * Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
 * British Broadcasting Corporation Technology
 * Cable News Network (CNN)
 * Wired
 * [|CNet]

Links of interest:


 * CNET Hacker Chart

Articles:
 * FBI taps cell phone mic as eavesdropping tool
 * Fingerprint on note leads to arrest of suspected serial bank robber
 * Lancaster approves police aerial surveillance
 * Surveillance equipment removed from Egypt's Presidential Palace
 * October 31, 2011, Jeff Gelles: Learning about risky products
 * April 7, 2011, Washington Mulls Stockpiling Rare Earths
 * October 13, 2011, Rare Earth
 * October 11, 2011, Scientists work towards early earthquake detection
 * September 24, 2011, Space junk, by the numbers
 * September 23, 2011, FBI claims arrest of key LulzSec hacker
 * September 23, 2011, Dutch engineers make 'robot legs' for stroke patients
 * September 23, 1011, Haptic device gives blind a helping hand
 * September 20, 2011, Russian hacker sells home and cars to pay RBS
 * September 18, 2011, Missile maker sees network hacked
 * September 16, 2011, Artificial blood vessels created on a 3D printer
 * September 15, 2011, Scarlett Johansson photos: How did they end up online?
 * September 15, 2011, Scarlett Johansson nude photo leak investigated by FBI
 * September 15, 2011, Jeremy Hunt urges web firms to join anti-piracy drive
 * September, 13, 2011, 'Bulldozer' chip sets world record -- with help of liquid Nitrogen
 * September 13, 2011, Authors sue universities over digital library
 * September 13, 2011, Samsung files patent complaint against Apple in France
 * September 13, 2011, Actor to Plead Guilty to Leaking Black Swan to BitTorrent
 * September 12, 2011, Internet customer names sought for Hurt Locker suits
 * September 9, 2011, Will self-driving cars make drivers less capable?
 * September 8, 2011 HTC sues Apple after Google sells tech patents
 * September 7, 2011 5 back-to-school devices
 * September 2, 2011 September, Robots the future of prostate treatment
 * September 1, 2011 Portable microscope detects bacteria using holograms
 * September 1, 2011 Powering prosthetics with thoughts alone
 * August 31, 2011 [|Microchip implant monitors tumour growth]
 * August 30, 2011 P2P Loses Status as Top Way to Share Files

Find a news article in which a person has lost their job or gotten in trouble in school because they left to much online information open to the public.
 * September 15, 2011 Christian High School Kicks Out Student For Being Gay
 * January 3, 2011 Students Kicked Out of School After Posing with Placenta

The following 3 articles are in one way or another linked to computer security. As such, we will spend the first few classes taking a closer look at computer security. What it is, what are some strengths, what are some weaknesses.


 * August 29, 2012 - Nokia's developer network hacked
 * August 26, 2012 - iPhone hacker Comex says he's landed an internship ... at Apple
 * August 25, 2012 - Canadians lax about cellphone security
 * August 23, 2012 - Grand Text Auto


 * August 29, 2011 - [|New iCloud phishing scam targets MobileMe users]
 * August 25, 2011 - Ramnit worm variant now dangerous banking malware
 * July 26, 2011 - SpyEye Trojan defeating online banking defenses