One major impact that smart phones have had is in the music industry. Today one doesn’t even have to leave home in order to buy the newest CD. All one has to do is download the music off one of the many free MP3 applications. Most smart phones are equipped with an MP3 player so users can listen to their favorite songs. This has caused a dramatic decline in revenue for stores that sell music. In fact, according to Ex TuneCore CEO, Jeff Price," In 2011 in the U.S., just eight years after
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Big Data/Predictive Analytics First Last Name Name of the Institution Big Data/Predictive Analytics Introduction There has been a controversial debate about the big data and the predictive analytics. With the evolution of technology and innovation, one fact needs to be appreciated that, the concept of the big data and the predictive analytics is here to stay. So it is up to the users to learn to deal with it and manage it to offset any adverse effects that may result. The proponents of the big
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Chapter 22 COMPUTER CRIME: PORNOGRAPHY, FRAUD, HACKING AND GAMBLING CHAPTER SUMMARY The Internet, a relatively recent phenomenon, has caused a change in how laws may or may not apply to formerly traditional situations. Furthermore, the Internet has allowed criminals to perpetrate crimes that could not exist but for cyberspace. Chapter 22 examines computer crime and the statutes enacted to combat this growing problem as well as the erosion of our personal privacy. Freedom of speech
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Security Company is a security company that has been in business since 1997. The product that will be considered is called the vacuum of the not so distance future. It is called the Mailbox Vacuum and it works on a principle of deterring identity theft. The owner of the product would have the knowledge that their mail was securely with-in the confines of their home. The product would work on these principles. The mail person would deliver the mail and has soon as the mail was put into the box and the
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that increases the chance the victim will divulge information or perform actions that would be unlikely in ordinary circumstances.[4] An elaborate lie, it most often involves some prior research or setup and the use of this information for impersonation (e.g., date of birth, Social Security number, last bill amount) to establish legitimacy in the mind of the target.[5] This technique can be used to fool a business into disclosing customer information as well as by private investigators to obtain telephone
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GUIDE CREATING AN E COMMERCE WEB SITE: A DO IT YOURSELF GUIDE GUIDE Creating an E-commerce Web Site: A Do-It-Yourself Guide Introduction Over the past 10 years, e-commerce has been one of the fastest growing segments of the retail industry. That may seem obvious to anyone who has ever shopped online, but the size and speed of the boom has been truly astounding. There are already hundreds of thousands of online stores around the world wide web, and according to some estimates, merchants
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404 Project Management Dr. John Lindem October 15, 2014 Executive Summary Information Technology continues to change at a rapid pace. These changes greatly affect the world we live in. Corporate giants such as Target, Home Depot, and Apple have been recent targets of cyber-attacks. To protect customer date we have to constantly adapt to the different style of attacks and adjust to their business technology policies. At Cyber Security Systems (CSS) it is our mission to maintain the continuity
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assess the view that the process of globalisation has led to changes in both the amount of crime and the types of crime committed Globalisation refers to the increasing interconnectedness of societies so that what happens in one locality is shaped by distant events in another and vice versa. For example, the availability of illegal drugs in any UK city and the amount of crime which occurs in order to sustain people’s drug habits depends on how effectively farmers in Columbia and Bolivia can grow
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ruled the internet as ‘essential’ to the German citizens. It’s not only in Germany where we see that the internet has become huge part of our daily lives. All over the world we see that there are more and more people using the internet every day. The internet is a boon in so many ways, but like everything it also has a flip side. The internet provides us with facilities and information man couldn’t imagine of having within a few seconds a few decades ago. Today, we take it for granted. One of the
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Among the many reactions to the September 11 tragedy has been a renewed attention to biometrics. The federal government has led the way with its new concern about border control. Other proposals include the use of biometrics with ID cards and in airports, e.g. video surveillance enhanced by facial-recognition technology. The purpose of this document is to sketch out EFF's concerns about biometrics. In today's public arena, biometric technologies are being marketed as a "silver bullet" for terrorism;
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