1. Is the RIAA’s strong stand on copyright infringement helping or hurting the music recording
industry?
A. - For me it helps the recording industry. Well, I must say that it is the best way to destroy the piracy on internet. They have the right to stand strong on this law because they felt being insulted. They record that song nor create that movie for them to gain profit but what they did is that they just downloaded it freely on net.
2. Could an ISP’s implementation and enforcement of the RIAA’s multitier strategy have a
negative impact on the ISP?
A. - Yes it has. The ISP cannot download any movie or music freely. If they want it then they must pay for this.
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Chapter 5 - Case Study 3: The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)
1. Visit the EFF Web site at www.eff.org and develop a list of its current “hot” issues. Research
one EFF issue that interests you, and write a brief paper summarizing EFF’s position.
Discuss whether you support this position and why.
A. -
The foreign email ban is the latest development in what is widely thought to be a transition towards a “Halal” Iranian Internet. The Iranian Telecommunications Ministry has denied “shutting off the Internet” for its residents, but what differentiates this email limitation from previous ones such as the restriction on secure (HTTPS) traffic is its overt nature.
Currently, the Iranian Ministry of Telecommunications is choosing ignore these questions while looking for ways to improve its filtering and censorship systems. Khameni’s announcement has serious press freedom implications for journalists in the country who often need access to blocked websites.
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/05/week-internet-censorship-iran-censors-internet-censorship-decree-indian-government
2. What reasons might a firm give for joining and supporting EFF?
A. - Aside for helping as a reason they can have also gain more profit because their firm can be exposed to the world of this foundation. They give and they used the name of this foundation.
3. The vice president of public affairs for your midsized telecommunications equipment
company has suggested that the firm donate $10,000 in equipment and services to EFF and
become a corporate sponsor. The CFO has asked if you, the CIO, support this action. What
would you say?
A. - I think it is okay for the EFF and maybe they can have a better equipment and they can help a lot of people.
one EFF issue that interests you, and write a brief paper summarizing EFF’s position.
Discuss whether you support this position and why.
A. -
This Week in Internet Censorship: India, Iran, Brazil, Russia, and More
Iran Continues March Towards “Halal Internet”
This past weekend, Iran’s minister of telecommunications announced that domestic institutions including banks, telecom companies, insurance firms, and universities are now prohibited from dealing with emails that do not come from an “.ir” domain name. This means that customers who use foreign email clients such as Gmail, Yahoo!, and Hotmail will have to switch to domestic Iranian accounts, which are subject to Iranian legal jurisdiction.The foreign email ban is the latest development in what is widely thought to be a transition towards a “Halal” Iranian Internet. The Iranian Telecommunications Ministry has denied “shutting off the Internet” for its residents, but what differentiates this email limitation from previous ones such as the restriction on secure (HTTPS) traffic is its overt nature.
Ustream Adds Russian-Language Option In Response to Crippling DDoS Attack
Livestreaming website Ustream.tv received a massive distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack on the morning of May 9 that reportedly targeted the prominent user “reggamortis1,” a Russian citizen journalist who covers opposition protests and rallies, and is associated with Occupy Moscow. The attack rendered Ustream unavailable for about 10 hours—and the reggamortis1 channel continued to be inaccessible for several hours afterwards.Brazilian Paper Uses Trademark Law to Silence Parody Website
Falha de São Paulo, a parody website of the major Brazilian newspaper Folha de São Paulo, has been engaged in an ongoing legal struggle with its object of its satire. In September 2010, Folha filed a lawsuit against the Falha website for “moral damages” to its reputation as a news organization. Folha also sought financial compensation for Falha’s mimicry of their layout and copy-editing. This case resulted in a “tie” for both parties: Falha’s domain remained frozen for unauthorized use of Folha’s intellectual property, but the rest of the suit was dropped in accordance with existing Brazilian legal precedent.Indian Government Demands VoIP Interception Capability In the Next Month
Indian government has ordered Internet service providers to provide a way to intercept and identify the end user on unregistered VoIP calls within the next month. Currently, ISPs do not have to keep track of real-time user data, which, according to the government, exacerbates security risks in a world of proliferating VoIP service providers who use varying connection frequencies.Ayatollah Ali Khameni Victim of Iran’s Internet Censorship
Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khameni has become the latest victim of Iran's Internet censorship regime. Indeed, the keywords that Khameni chose for the fatwa announcement last week against anti-filtering tools led to his own decree being blocked along with the Iranian websites where it was published.Currently, the Iranian Ministry of Telecommunications is choosing ignore these questions while looking for ways to improve its filtering and censorship systems. Khameni’s announcement has serious press freedom implications for journalists in the country who often need access to blocked websites.
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/05/week-internet-censorship-iran-censors-internet-censorship-decree-indian-government
2. What reasons might a firm give for joining and supporting EFF?
A. - Aside for helping as a reason they can have also gain more profit because their firm can be exposed to the world of this foundation. They give and they used the name of this foundation.
3. The vice president of public affairs for your midsized telecommunications equipment
company has suggested that the firm donate $10,000 in equipment and services to EFF and
become a corporate sponsor. The CFO has asked if you, the CIO, support this action. What
would you say?
A. - I think it is okay for the EFF and maybe they can have a better equipment and they can help a lot of people.
Chapter 5 - Vignette: Sexting
1. Does sexting represent a form of expression that is protected by the First Amendment?
A. - Yes.
2. What can be done to protect people from the dangers of sexting while still safeguarding our
First Amendment rights?
A. - The first thing must be done is to educate people. As we see the cause of this problem is the individual who takes photos of her self nude or even text other people with messages that is not appropriate to them. Protecting people is useless unless he/she begin with her/his self.
A. - Yes.
2. What can be done to protect people from the dangers of sexting while still safeguarding our
First Amendment rights?
A. - The first thing must be done is to educate people. As we see the cause of this problem is the individual who takes photos of her self nude or even text other people with messages that is not appropriate to them. Protecting people is useless unless he/she begin with her/his self.
Chapter 4 - Case Study 3: Is Google Watching You?
1. How does Google’s business model use personal data?
A. - Google is firmly committed to the privacy of our advertisers and users. [ While Google does add a cookie to a user's computer when he/she clicks on an ad, this cookie expires in 30 days, and Google does not associate a user's search activity with his/her ad click history. Further, Google does not collect or track personally identifying information, and does not reveal individual information to third parties. Users who do not wish to participate in tracking activities can easily disable Google's conversion tracking cookie in their Internet browser's user preferences settings. These users will not be included in your conversion tracking statistics.
http://www.weegy.com/?ConversationId=F53E8D73
2. What do you think are the major privacy concerns raised by Google’s business model and
applications?
A. - the major privacy concerns of the Google's business, First and foremost is the concern generated by the wealth of personal information Google is able to assemble using a user’s login identity. To use Google products,users must first create a Google login through which they provide an e-mail address, or in
the case of Google e-mail service, a first and last name.Other privacy concerns have arisen over the malfunctioning of Google’s applications. For example, on February 24, 2009, an employee of a Dutch marketing firm reported a bug related to Google’s document sharing application, Google Docs.
3. Do you think Google has taken adequate measures to protect its users’ privacy? Explain
your answer.
A. - Google is changing its privacy policies as of March 1, 2012. User activity on its services will be tracked to improve advertising. Google justified its actions as a benefit to users, however. “When someone is searching for the word ‘jaguar,’ Google would have a better idea of whether the person was interested in the animal or the car. Or the firm might suggest e-mailing contacts in New York when it learns you are planning a trip there.”
http://www.weegy.com/?ConversationId=8FCB7E9F
A. - Google is firmly committed to the privacy of our advertisers and users. [ While Google does add a cookie to a user's computer when he/she clicks on an ad, this cookie expires in 30 days, and Google does not associate a user's search activity with his/her ad click history. Further, Google does not collect or track personally identifying information, and does not reveal individual information to third parties. Users who do not wish to participate in tracking activities can easily disable Google's conversion tracking cookie in their Internet browser's user preferences settings. These users will not be included in your conversion tracking statistics.
http://www.weegy.com/?ConversationId=F53E8D73
2. What do you think are the major privacy concerns raised by Google’s business model and
applications?
A. - the major privacy concerns of the Google's business, First and foremost is the concern generated by the wealth of personal information Google is able to assemble using a user’s login identity. To use Google products,users must first create a Google login through which they provide an e-mail address, or in
the case of Google e-mail service, a first and last name.Other privacy concerns have arisen over the malfunctioning of Google’s applications. For example, on February 24, 2009, an employee of a Dutch marketing firm reported a bug related to Google’s document sharing application, Google Docs.
3. Do you think Google has taken adequate measures to protect its users’ privacy? Explain
your answer.
A. - Google is changing its privacy policies as of March 1, 2012. User activity on its services will be tracked to improve advertising. Google justified its actions as a benefit to users, however. “When someone is searching for the word ‘jaguar,’ Google would have a better idea of whether the person was interested in the animal or the car. Or the firm might suggest e-mailing contacts in New York when it learns you are planning a trip there.”
http://www.weegy.com/?ConversationId=8FCB7E9F
Chapter 4 - Vignette: Privacy Concerns Abound with New IRS Systems
1. What information about you is being held, who is holding it, and what is this information
being used for?
A. - Information of a person is being kept from other people as well as the information that you yourself is holding. Some personal data about yourself is being used by them to know you better. Information like education background, personal information and works experiences.
2. What measures are being taken to safeguard this information, and what happens if it is
inadvertently disclosed or deliberately stolen?
A. - This must be keep from yourself alone. If it is being disclosed or stolen then some might used it for their self to act as you. Every person must have a privacy for herself and for others.
being used for?
A. - Information of a person is being kept from other people as well as the information that you yourself is holding. Some personal data about yourself is being used by them to know you better. Information like education background, personal information and works experiences.
2. What measures are being taken to safeguard this information, and what happens if it is
inadvertently disclosed or deliberately stolen?
A. - This must be keep from yourself alone. If it is being disclosed or stolen then some might used it for their self to act as you. Every person must have a privacy for herself and for others.
Chapter 3 - Case Study 3: Whistle-Blower Divides IT Security Community
1. Do you think that Mike Lynn acted in a responsible manner? Why or why not?
A. - For me it is a yes. Why? because Lynn just want to give details to the people about the ISS and IOS. He was just responsible enough and he even resigned just to report the right thing.
2. Do you think that Cisco and ISS were right to pull the plug on Lynn’s presentation at the
Black Hat conference? Why or why not?
A. - No. Lynn was just trying to present his report about this black hat thing. It only shows that Cisco and ISS were guilty and hiding something. They were not fair on this business and they only ruined their conference. As what they did there are a lot of questions that people wants to ask.
3. Outline a more reasonable approach toward communicating the flaw in the Cisco routers that
would have led to the problem being promptly addressed without stirring up animosity among
the parties involved.
A. - Through reverse engineering, he discovered that it was possible to create a network
worm that could propagate itself as it attacked and took control of routers across the Internet.
Lynn’s discovery was momentous, and he decided that he had to speak out and let IT security
professionals and the public know about the danger.
A. - For me it is a yes. Why? because Lynn just want to give details to the people about the ISS and IOS. He was just responsible enough and he even resigned just to report the right thing.
2. Do you think that Cisco and ISS were right to pull the plug on Lynn’s presentation at the
Black Hat conference? Why or why not?
A. - No. Lynn was just trying to present his report about this black hat thing. It only shows that Cisco and ISS were guilty and hiding something. They were not fair on this business and they only ruined their conference. As what they did there are a lot of questions that people wants to ask.
3. Outline a more reasonable approach toward communicating the flaw in the Cisco routers that
would have led to the problem being promptly addressed without stirring up animosity among
the parties involved.
A. - Through reverse engineering, he discovered that it was possible to create a network
worm that could propagate itself as it attacked and took control of routers across the Internet.
Lynn’s discovery was momentous, and he decided that he had to speak out and let IT security
professionals and the public know about the danger.
Chapter 3 - Vignette: Trading Scandal at Société Générale
1. Peter Gumble, European editor for Fortune magazine, comments, “Kerviel is a stunning
example of a trader breaking the rules, but he’s by no means alone. One of the dirty little
secrets of trading floors around the world is that every so often, somebody is caught concealing
a position and is quickly—and quietly—dismissed…. [This] might be shocking for people
unfamiliar with the macho, high-risk, high-reward culture of most trading floors, but consider
this: the only way banks can tell who will turn into a good trader and who won’t is by giving
every youngster it hires a chance to show his mettle. That means allowing even the most
junior traders to take aggressive positions. This leeway is supposed to be matched by
careful controls, but clearly they aren’t foolproof.”11 What is your reaction to this statement
by Mr. Gumble?
A. - Trading is one way of getting a business bigger as the owner's goal. When we talk about it, it means a lot of money that will continue to come within the business itself. Every person has all the right to show their capacity on their desire work. Every secret trade of a business has a big plan from the major people among the executives. This means money and everything has to be done according to the plan.
2. What explanation can there be for the failure of SocGen’s internal control system to detect
Kerviel’s transactions while Eurex detected many suspicious transactions?
A. - SocGen trusted Kerviel that much that they don't detect any suspicious transaction of Kerviel. Eurex on the other hand suspected Kerviel because of the money he earned. He used his ability and his knowledge to make a bigger money and he used the secret trade for this transaction.
example of a trader breaking the rules, but he’s by no means alone. One of the dirty little
secrets of trading floors around the world is that every so often, somebody is caught concealing
a position and is quickly—and quietly—dismissed…. [This] might be shocking for people
unfamiliar with the macho, high-risk, high-reward culture of most trading floors, but consider
this: the only way banks can tell who will turn into a good trader and who won’t is by giving
every youngster it hires a chance to show his mettle. That means allowing even the most
junior traders to take aggressive positions. This leeway is supposed to be matched by
careful controls, but clearly they aren’t foolproof.”11 What is your reaction to this statement
by Mr. Gumble?
A. - Trading is one way of getting a business bigger as the owner's goal. When we talk about it, it means a lot of money that will continue to come within the business itself. Every person has all the right to show their capacity on their desire work. Every secret trade of a business has a big plan from the major people among the executives. This means money and everything has to be done according to the plan.
2. What explanation can there be for the failure of SocGen’s internal control system to detect
Kerviel’s transactions while Eurex detected many suspicious transactions?
A. - SocGen trusted Kerviel that much that they don't detect any suspicious transaction of Kerviel. Eurex on the other hand suspected Kerviel because of the money he earned. He used his ability and his knowledge to make a bigger money and he used the secret trade for this transaction.
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