...Eni Ceca Is e-mail and web usage monitoring by employers ethical? All of us have witnessed the rapid growth of information technology, especially during the last decade. Obviously, two of the major inventions achieved by the advancement of information technology are the Internet and Electronic Mail (Email). Internet and Email have already attained a very high level of usage by people of different age groups and in different countries because of the benefits and convenience they offer and the decreasing costs of usage. Internet is developing as a powerful tool of entertainment, communication, trade and research. Thus, it is becoming an essential and integrated part of the business process. The invention of Internet has given rise to several ethical issues, one of which is concerned with the privacy of Internet and email users. The focus of this paper is narrowed to the issue of email and web usage monitoring by employers, which is on the rise not only in USA but also in most of the other countries. This paper will carefully elaborate the ethical implications of email and web usage monitoring by employers and at the same time argue that the practice of email and web usage monitoring by employers is unethical. J.S. Mill's Theory of Utilitarianism provides for the grounds on which a clear distinction between the ethical and the unethical can be made. Mill's theory claims that a behavior is ethical only if its consequences result in the greatest utility for...
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...Acceptable Use Policy CSS150-1301B-01 Luz Centeno March 4, 2013 Prof. Cordero Acceptable Use Policy To fully explain the acceptable use policy would mean to begin from the beginning, the user domain. The user domain is the employee or people within an organization who is granted access to the information system for the organization. There are roles and tasks, responsibility, and accountability that go into an acceptable use policy for the user domain. Within the user domain is the access of LAN to Wan, web surfing, and internet. LAN to Wan is the activities between LAN to Wan and firewalls, routers, intrusion, detection, and workstations. Web surfing determines what a user can do on company time with company resources. Internet is when the user has access to the internet what types of controls should the organization have on the certain internet sites being accessed. Although they all sort of are the same they are very much different (Cordero, 2013). For the Lan to Wan AUP will go hand in hand with the roles and tasks parts of the user domain. Users would be given access to certain systems, applications, and data depending on their access rights. The AUP is like a rulebook that employees need to follow when using an organization’s IT assets and if they are violated it could be grounds for termination. The AUP will set grounds on employees to understand that they are responsible for any and all actions on an organization’s IT assets. In particular to organizations...
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...Help when you need it: 24 hours a day! Welcome to the Online Tutoring page. In addition to face-to-face help, the Learning Center at CGCC provides online tutoring for students enrolled CGCC courses, via Smarthinking. You must currently be enrolled in an active, participating CGCC course in one of the supported subjects to use Smarthinking. With SMARTHINKING you can: Connect with an e-structor and interact with a live tutor. Schedule a personal session with an e-structor of your choice. Submit your writing for any class to our Online Writing Lab. Submit a question and receive a reply from a tutor. Using Smarthinking Online Tutoring: Before using Smarthinking, you should view "How to write up your problem" which will teach you how to best phrase your problem or tutoring need so you get back the best possible results. You will see several common types of submissions, and how to translate teacher instructions/what you need/areas of weakness into words for your request that are clear and makes sense to your online tutor. To USE SMARTHINKING, once you have 'prepared' your question: Log in (MEID and Password) Enter your problem or paragraph or attach your essay document; Add comments/make clear your problem or the help you seek, copying the complete original problem and/or assignment instructions when possible; Submit; Retrieve and apply the response. DOs and DON'Ts What you should submit to Smarthinking: types of math problems you don't understand...
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...Unit 2 Assignment 2: Microsoft Environment Analysis Vulnerabilities: * “Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Services module 6.x-3.x and 7.x-3.x before 7.x-3.4 for Drupal allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of unspecified victims via unknown vectors”. * “SQL injection vulnerability in the Backend History module in TYPO3 4.5.x before 4.5.21, 4.6.x before 4.6.14, and 4.7.x before 4.7.6 allows remote authenticated backend users to execute arbitrary SQL commands via unspecified vectors”. * “The HP StoreOnce D2D backup system with software before 3.0.0 has a default password of badg3r5 for the HPSupport account, which allows remote attackers to obtain administrative access and delete data via an SSH session.” * “The default configuration of the Digital Alert Systems DASDEC EAS device before 2.0-2 and the Monroe Electronics R189 One-Net EAS device before 2.0-2 contains a known SSH private key, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain root access, and spoof alerts, via an SSH session.” * Use-after-free vulnerability in the mozilla::ResetDir function in Mozilla Firefox before 22.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.7, Thunderbird before 17.0.7, and Thunderbird ESR 17.x before 17.0.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.” Elevation/Priority: * The priority level is medium, also should be seen to when possible. Priority Level = 4...
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...maker with an organization where I can use my computational skills and knowledge in solving problems related to economics. EDUCATION Institute of Health economics, University of Dhaka. BSS in Health Economics CGPA 3.41 (scale 4.00) Govt. Rajendra College, Faridpur. HSC (2010) in Science Group GPA 5.00 (Scale 5.00) M N Academy, Nagarkanda, Faridpur. SSC (2008) in Science Group GPA 5.00 (Scale 5.00) EXPERIENCE Worked as an Assistant of Prof. Sushil Ranjan Howlader, Institute of Health Economics, University of Dhaka on a Survey and Research of Age and Income of Households of Dhaka Zilla for Planning Commission. SKILLS Language: Fluent in Bengali and English Computer Skills: Familiar Operating System Familiar Web Browser Firefox, Google Chrome. Word Processing Software Spreadsheet Software Presentation Software Statistical Software Skill : Windows XP, 7, 8, 10 : Internet Explorer, Mozilla : MS Word : MS Excel : MS Power Point : STATA 13 Personal Information Date of Birth Marital Status : 20 September, 1992 : Unmarried Nationality : Bangladeshi Father’s Name Mother’s Name Religion Hobby : Md. Delwar Hossain : Mina Begum : Islam : Travelling. REFERENCES Dr. Sushil Ranjan Howlader Professor, Institute of Health Economics, University of Dhaka. Email: srh.ihedu@gmail.com Dr. Nahid Akhter Jahan Associate Professor, Institute of Health Economics, University of Dhaka. Email: nahid.jahan@dhaka.net Nasrin...
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...Strategic Analysis 1) ROLE OF GOOGLE IN THE GROWTH OF E-COMMEERCE: With the incredible growth of the eCommerce industry, experts around the world are expecting significant change in the future, and companies are taking stock in the market by investing more money than ever before in eCommerce technology. Google Shopping and recent changes to Google Analytics are also affecting retailers and their ability to effectively market their products and services. Google has introduced a new change that will “phase out free clicks on Google Product Search listings.” Once the new program called Google Shopping launches, ecommerce merchants will be required to bid on placement for their products for related search terms in Google. Online retailers will no longer see their listings appear in the comparison shopping service. Instead, this service will be replaced with the Google Shopping program, which will include paid product ad listings. According to Sameer Samat, Google Shopping’s Vice President of Product Management, “Google Shopping will empower businesses of all sizes to compete effectively, and it will help shoppers turn their intentions into actions lightning fast. Today’s changes are a first step toward providing technology, tools, and traffic to help power the retail ecosystem.” Google + has rolled out a new service that will now include local listings and customer reviews. Globally, eCommerce is up by more than 300% in the Middle East, with approximately 70% of transactions completed...
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...Google Chrome is a freeware web browser[9] developed by Google. It used the WebKit layout engine until version 27 and, with the exception of its iOS releases, from version 28 and beyond uses the WebKit fork Blink.[10][11][12] It was first released as a beta version for Microsoft Windows on September 2, 2008, and as a stable public release on December 11, 2008. Net Applications has indicated that Chrome is the third-most popular web browser when it comes to the size of its user base, behind Internet Explorer and Firefox.[13] StatCounter, however, estimates that Google Chrome has a 39% worldwide usage share of web browsers, making it the most widely used web browser in the world.[14] In September 2008, Google released the majority of Chrome's source code as an open source project called Chromium,[15][16] on which Chrome releases are still based. Notable components that are not open source are the built-in PDF viewer and the built-in Flash player. Enterprise deployment[edit] In December 2010 Google announced that to make it easier for businesses to use Chrome they would provide an official Chrome MSI package. For business use it is helpful to have full-fledged MSI packages that can be customized via transform files (.mst) - but the MSI provided with Chrome is only a very limited MSI wrapper fitted around the normal installer, and many businesses find that this arrangement does not meet their needs.[44] The normal downloaded Chrome installer puts the browser in the user's local...
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...02/19/13 Version 2.0 Blackboard Tips Before logging into Blackboard, clear the computer’s Temporary Internet files and Cookies by completing these steps: It is important to complete all steps. NOTE: ELLC Blackboard will not work with Internet Explorer Version 7. Internet Explorer* (Version 8 or 9) 1. Open a browser window 2. Select Tools from the menu options 3. Select Internet Options 4. In the Browsing history section, click Delete 5. Uncheck Preserve Favorites website data (if checked) 6. Check Temporary Internet files and Cookies (if unchecked) 7. Click Delete 8. Click OK 9. Close the browser window 10. Open a new browser window and access Blackboard Following the steps outlined above will help with common problems such as seeing a “red banner” error across the top of the screen in Blackboard, or not being able to see the SMTC Home tab or SMTC Course Catalog. Students may use their AKO username and password or CAC to enroll in a course. Internet Explorer (Versions 8 and 9) works with both CACs do not work with Firefox To access Blackboard: Go to https://ssi.ellc.learn.army.mil Log in using your CAC or AKO username and password Select the Courses menu item at the top of the screen Click on SMTC Courses in the Course Catalog area o A list of available courses will display Click on the down arrow next to the Course ID for your course and select Enroll Enter the Access Code provided by the instructor, and click Submit o An Action Successful message...
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...confidentiality (2009), but that isn’t to say that ethics in other lines of work aren’t as relevant as others. The line for what is ethically right and wrong in the design/development industry can be a little blurred at times (2007), for example graffiti could be looked at by some as offensive, whereas others may see it as creative freedom. This can cause problems for designers who have to take an extra responsibility to make sure their work is ethically correct. Back in 1995 when web browsers were fairly new there had not been much thought and consideration put in to ethics related to browsers (2011), this was partly due to there a relatively small amount of the population using the internet at the time, so not every issue had been discovered or addressed. As browsers progressed ethical problems arose such as online security and what details a browser should and shouldn’t save, issues which needed addressing immediately, such as cookie law, advertisements and data tracking. Chrome is a relatively new web browser, launched in 2008 by Google. Being a new browser means any ethical issues previously found in browsers, such as how information entered by a user can be stored and how it is allowed to be used, could instantly be implemented, giving them a valuable usability advantage when it was launched. Google are not open source like Firefox, meaning all developing is done in house, so they are fully responsible for tackling ethical subjects. Google started out as a simple search...
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...Browser and Plug in Requirements Blackboard Learn 9.1 June 4, 2014 The dates listed are the original release dates for general availability. Internet Explorer® 10 from Microsoft (26 October 2012 for Windows 8, 26 February 2013 for Windows 7) Internet Explorer 9 from Microsoft (14 March 2011) Some configuration options for Internet Explorer might make some features of Blackboard Learn difficult to use. To learn more, see the Internet Explorer Security Zones and Compatibility View topic in this section. Safari® 6 from Apple (25 July 2012) Safari 5 from Apple (7 June 2010) Safari 5 for Windows is an exception. Apple's continued support for this browser is unclear, and Blackboard does not test it. Firefox® 24 (stable channel) from Mozilla (17 September 2013) Firefox 24 (ESR channel) from Mozilla (17 September 2013) Chrome™ 30 (stable channel) from Google (3 October 2013) Opera - Not supported. Will work if user changes to identify as IE or Firefox. Java and Other Browser Plugins A handful of features in Blackboard Learn require particular additional software to be installed. Without these, the features themselves do not function. For this service pack of Learn, the following features have plugin requirements: Multiple file uploads in Course Files and Content Collection requires the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) from Oracle enabled as a browser plugin. The single file upload tool does not have this requirement. The upload...
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...Facebook: It’s about the money 1) Facebook faces controversy over the handling and usage of the extensive information it collects from its users. FB user’s biggest concerns are the privacy and user controls over the information granted to Facebook. Facebook faces the dilemma of how to gain revenues from user information without violating their privacy. The management and organization failed to consider its users privacy concern when it introduced new software that users felt to be invasive. Facebook provides a free service that users pay for, in effect, by providing details about their lives, friendships, interests and activities. Facebook, in turn, uses that information to attract advertisers, app makers and other business opportunities. Facebook occasionally isn't enforcing its own rules on data privacy. Facebook requires apps to ask permission before accessing a user's personal details. However, a user's friends aren't notified if information about them is used by a friend's app. Facebook provides people a specific social networking platform and facilitates contents sharing and communication. It targets global internet users, advertisers, and also application developers. Facebook partners with different parties in the functionality, application developing, and advertisers for enabling various features to meet users’ different social needs. To give better services to right customers, Facebook exploits and analyzes customer information, shares info with third party and...
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...Web Browser Comparison Nowadays, browsing the web is the main use of a computer. It may be searching for information, reading our emails, using the social media or even working on a cloud application. All of these functions are done with the help of an internet browser, an application that allows entering the web and gaining access to the countless webpages out there. It is therefore essential for user to know the available choices for such an important application for his daily interaction with the World Wide Web. The most popular browsers are Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Opera and Safari. Even though it’s highly competitive market and new functions and improvements are quickly copied between them, still there are some differences which are worth analyzing and comparing. Google Chrome is the newest, released only in September 2008 but has already become the market leader as of September 2008. Its advantages include a very fast rendering machine and its multi-process feature that minimizes crashes as each site is run on a different process. Chrome is also recommended to users of Gmail and other Google Products as it offers some integration features. Of course, as always with Google, Chrome is strongly criticized for its non-transparent fetching of user data to the Google Databases such as auto-complete forms, browsing history raising important privacy concerns. Another browser that introduced high-speed performance is Mozilla Firefox. Its main...
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...(“Microsoft”) antitrust liability in United States v. Microsoft, Civil Action Nos. 98-1232 and 98-1233, unanimously affirmed by the Court of Appeals, where it was found that Microsoft’s illegal acts had “inflicted considerable harm on Netscape’s business.” Netscape Communications Corporation (“Netscape”) thus brings this action against Microsoft to prevent further injury to Netscape, to restore competition lost in the market for Web browsers, to foster competition in the market for operating systems, and to receive treble damages compensation for the harms inflicted upon it by Microsoft. Netscape seeks this relief under Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act, sections 28-4502, 4503, 4508, and 4510 of the District of Columbia Code, and under the common law, for harm resulting from Microsoft’s anticompetitive conduct in the markets for Intelcompatible personal computer (“PC”) operating systems and Web browsers worldwide. Plaintiff alleges as follows: Nature of The Action 1. In 1994, the year Netscape was founded, it released the final version of its initial Web browser product, Netscape Navigator 1.0. The release of Netscape Navigator is widely viewed as having sparked the Internet revolution, which has transformed not just the world of personal computing, but the way that people communicate, interact, and conduct business. The...
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...What a great question to ask which browser do you use? Well I looked at the falling browsers Safari, Firefox, Chrome, and Opera. I would have to say Opera is the one that seemed to work best for me. I am on OS X, and have switched from Safari due to Apple not fixing an issue with Safari on Snow Leopard (the option to block cookies doesn’t actually block all cookies on Snow Leopard Safari since an update about a year ago, and Apple still has not fixed it). When that occurred, I tested out several browsers to see which "felt right" to me in overall user interface, speed, resource usage, and security. Opera was the winner. Firefox is very bloated on OS X, as is Chrome. Firefox has many extensions and is always undergoing updates. Chrome is speedy, but Google's "Big Brother" act has turned me off to them as a company (and, yes, I know I can opt out, but that doesn't make it feel any less ire). Both Firefox and Chrome have useful and fun extensions, though, and for a while that is what made me nearly choose Firefox (again, Chrome was out). I kept Safari around just for the Reader and Read Later functions built into the browser, and once I found similar extensions for Firefox I almost went with it as the browser of choice. Then came the resource hog issues and the slow browsing experience, and, sometimes, the crashes. Firefox would always crash. I would be browsing for thirty minutes or so and it would keep crashing. There was Opera, a browser nearly as speedy as Chrome...
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...(MDI) and 'hotlist' (sidebar), which made browsing several pages at once much easier as with the other 2 browsers Mozilla and Chrome In February 2013, Opera Software announced that their proclaimed rendering engine, Presto, would be phased out in favour of WebKit which is carried also by Mozilla and Chrome.[4] Opera 15 saw the browser being fully rewritten, with this and subsequent releases being based on Blink and Chromium Os. Even with as many features carried Opera browser is recommended for slower and earlier operating system use such as Window XP. Mozilla Firefox was a project was created by Dave Hyatt and Blake Ross as an experimental branch of the Mozilla browser and has been since one of the worlds most famous and favourite web browsers to date supporting its many formats and powered by the power house search engine Google it has made its way across many platforms and has no really...
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