Issues+in+Computing

Digital Footprints
@http://www.theage.com.au/technology/technology-news/how-to-cover-your-tracks-on-the-internet-20120504-1y41x.html

Demographics of Social Media
Infographic May 2011

social media trolls
@http://grist.org/climate-energy/feeding-the-trolls-meeting-with-a-climate-denier-face-to-face/

Social Media and ...
@http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/comment/2013/04/reddit-tsarnaev-marathon-bombers-wisdom-of-crowds.html
 * The Boston Bombings**

Planned obsolescence - Designed for the dump
Also discusses Perceived obsolescence) @http://youtu.be/60YN8honuDs
 * "Planned Obsolescence**" is a documentary made by Eva Vidal and Carla Casado, two sixteen-year-old International Baccalaureate students at Colegio Montserrat in Barcelona, Spain. **Published on Jan 24, 2013**

@http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/light-bulb-conspiracy/
 * The Lightbulb Consipracy**

http://youtu.be/qcp8mMt1JEk
 * "Is Everything Designed To Break?" - M.O.C. #151** (Language warning)

Green computing/electronic waste/toxic outsourcing
@http://prezi.com/njwgv0hwahr5/high-tech-trash/?kw=view-njwgv0hwahr5&rc=ref-12065410 [] (Available for free download) @http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/electronic-waste/
 * High Tech Trash**
 * Story of Electronics**
 * Thou Shalt Consume: the Story of Consumer Electronics**

Samsung admits its phones may contain tin from area mined by children
@http://m.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/apr/25/samsung-tin-mines-indonesia-child-labour

Cloud Computing
See Networks and The Internet for more on this topic

Identity Fraud and Privacy
Close your Facebook Account Now

Who //Really// Owns Your Personal Data? @http://www.details.com/culture-trends/critical-eye/201305/sharing-biodata-on-apps-and-devices

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Contactless transactions
[] [] [] How to make a RFID secure wallet []

Near Field Communications
[] A day at MIT with NFC [] [] []

Piracy

 * EXTRA CREDITS** - PIRACY (Youtube Clip - youtu.be/rfZv_lPwBFI )

Cyberhackivism
[] Wikileaks on Wikipedia [] WikiLeaks Australian Citizens Alliance, WACA []
 * Wikileaks** (About)

On Wikipedia [] On Al Jazeera []
 * Anonymous**

Location Based Services (LBS) / GPS
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How to Detect if Someone's Stealing Your WiFi
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