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1. Introductions

(Written by Apoorva Veerelli and Ayyan Naisan)

https://www.computers-and-society.com (Individual Project - Ayyan Naisan)

This website highlights the importance computers have in society and their major role in pushing work forward today. Short part from the website caught our attention a lot where it mentions, "contains in-depth case studies with extensive, thought-provoking end of chapter questions and is appropriate for a wide variety of undergraduate and graduate majors in areas such as Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Information Science, Information Technology, Health Information Science, Business Management, and Political Science as well as many others majors." When it comes to computers, a lot of people think it extents technology only, but this website makes it clear how computers cover almost all fields of study.

https://www.pewinternet.org/2017/06/06/the-internet-of-things-connectivity-binge-what-are-the-implications/ (Selected Media)

Internet of Things(IoT) is basically an extension of the internet into the objects we use everyday and physical devices. These devices can be remotely controlled and monitored and they also share the information like location, user profile, audio, etc. An example of an IoT device that is used widely is smart speakers like Alexa, Google Home, etc. This does make things easier for us but there are also a lot of security risks that come along with it. This article talks about the rapid growth of the Internet of Things without proper security measures and what it could mean.


2. Privacy and Freedom of Speech

(Written by Apoorva Veerelli)

https://askbobrankin.com/never_share_these_things_online.html (Protect It - Media)

With data theft and leakage being rapidly growing phenomena, it is very important to know what is safe to share online and what is not safe to share online. This article tells us what kind of information should not be shared online and when we are over-sharing. This one incident mentioned in the article that is very interesting is - an Australian girl sued her parents for posting 500+ potty pictures and another incident that was funny was - a guy who called in sick at work and then bragged on Facebook about it, got fired. What is really surprising is that over 40 percent of the people on Facebook leave their profile open to the public, which means everything they post is available to a billion people!

https://www.guidingtech.com/firefox-focus-vs-duckduckgo-best-browser-privacy/ (Protect It - Media)

Search engines and advertising networks love to track and profile your online activities. As mentioned in the article, most of the browsers do allow us to search in private mode but they are more focused on our offline privacy rather than stopping trackers from tracking our browser history. This article is important as it lets people know that Firefox Focus and DuckDuckGo privacy browsers are browsers that offer a completely private browsing experience and stop trackers from tracking us all the time. However, the only downside is that these apps are available only on mobile phones but they do offer extensions on another browser. This article further lists the features of both the browsers and compares them to see which is a better browser.


3. Intellectual Property

(Written by Feng Zhang)

https://globaldigitalcitizen.org/7-characteristics-define-good-learners?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=2&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--SWnL8hSwgsmJCdgqD_MoytzLUosBbtboDBSQubgvGCxpD16SKbQxNLGf0nK3PHcOcv4WbndyHSkls3nPWnhgw-t__jz1rNFb2SQdgWGsO_6b7J7jnX_P66aB07BUmGkrcI9o-&_hsmi=2 (Selected Media list)

Learning is a lifelong thing. This article gives the 7 top characteristics that define good learners. "Failure frightens good learners, but they know it’s beneficial." is the most important characteristics. In addition, I think the ability to acquire sources is worth discussing.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2019/03/07/google-confirms-serious-chrome-security-problem-heres-how-to-fix-it/#71abca362002(Selected Media list)

Google chrome is the most popular web browser in the world. It is known for its safe, fast and convenient interface. But similar to this security issue, do other browsers have similar problems with chrome?


4. Crime

(Written by Feng Zhang)

https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaeldelcastillo/2019/08/05/bitcoin-crime-search-engine-paves-way-for-a-new-kind-of-law-firm/#2e936fcb6f2f(New Search)

Bitcoin is a decentralized digital currency without a central bank or single administrator that can be sent from user to user on the peer-to-peer bitcoin network without the need for intermediaries. In other words, it is anonymous and cannot be tracked. More and more people use bitcoin for money laundering.

https://www.vox.com/recode/2019/8/5/20754790/trump-social-media-detect-shooter-crime (New Search)

Social media is the main contact tool for criminals. Even the President wants social media to detect mass shooters before they commit crimes, the target is still difficult to achieve. Because it involves personal privacy, if a technology company supervises the user’s chat content, then innocent users will be implicated.


5. Employment, Education, and Entertainment

(Written by Feng Zhang)

https://www.vrfocus.com/2018/12/the-top-10-educational-vr-apps-of-2018/ (Selected Media list)

In the future, educational VR is a very interesting topic. Different technology companies produce different software to match all types of education. For children, it is easier to learn knowledge while being exposed to new things.

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/02/what-impact-will-automation-have-on-society-four-scenarios/ (Selected Media list)

How humans balance artificial intelligence and automation has always been a hot topic. There is no denying that the automatic production in industry has led to the layoff of many workers and the status of ordinary workers is being replaced by the automatic processing chain. In the future, artificial intelligence may replace artists, musicians and even computer workers.


6. Midterm - Grand Challenges

(Written by Arut Valenzuela)

Adult Literacy

https://proliteracy.org/Blogs/Article/363/Adult-Basic-Education-Is-the-Key-to-Future-US-Economic-Growth (New search)

This link provides a well with a well thought out plan to minimize adult illiteracy. I have first-hand knowledge of this subject and I hold it near and dear to my chest. Usually considered another invisible learning disability, much like dyslexia, those who suffer from illiteracy often stay quiet about it. Due to the embarrassment of misaligning to the societal norm that is individuals having a competent understanding of the English language, many people fail to voice their lack of literacy. Raising awareness is a key factor to help individuals get back on track to a life full of pride and accomplishment.

https://www.sjpl.org/par (New Search)

Staying on the same note as my above paragraph, this is the San Jose Public Library’s program for adult literacy. Here in our locality, we have thousands of individuals from all walks of life with challenged literacy comprehension. This is a local program that is assisting individuals in the dark, without highlighting the people they help. Due to the sensitive nature of literacy or lack thereof, you would never know who is attending these workshops yet there it is, silently helping hundreds of people weeks at a time.


7. Evaluating and Controlling Technology

(Written by Apoorva Veerelli)

https://www.creditsesame.com (Discussion)

Nowadays, people are using digital money, i.e. using credit cards, debit cards, etc., instead of carrying cash. It is very easy to lose track of how much we spend using cards since all we have to do is swipe once. To avoid spending over-limit, Credit Sesame helps plan all of our expenses and also helps us to be on track of our credit cards, helping in this way to improve our credit knowledge and credit score.

https://www.quora.com/Is-net-neutrality-a-good-idea-or-a-bad-idea-What-are-the-pros-and-cons?redirected_qid=21197471&share=1 (Selected Media)

Net Neutrality is defined as "the principle that Internet service providers (ISPs) must treat all Internet communications equally, and not discriminate or charge differently based on user, content, website, platform, application, type of equipment, or method of communication." This Quora page gives all the pros and cons of net neutrality and why net neutrality should not be revoked.


8. Risks, Failures, and Responsibilities

(Written by Apoorva Veerelli)

https://www.techwalla.com/articles/10-ways-computers-are-used-in-medicine (Discussion)

Computers now are used in almost all aspects of our lives, this includes the health and medical care field. Computers are becoming a very important aspect of the medical field as they are used by doctors to diagnose a patient more accurately and give them the necessary treatment. This article lists 10 different ways computers are used in the medical field.

https://www.quantamagazine.org/machine-learning-confronts-the-elephant-in-the-room-20180920/ (Selected Media)

Machine learning is an application of artificial intelligence (AI) that provides systems the ability to automatically learn and improve from experience without being explicitly programmed. One would think that machines can never make mistakes but according to the article, a study titled, "The Elephant in the Room", published on August 9, 2018, has found that AI systems have failed a vision test that a child could get through with ease. The study basically lists a lot of common failures of state-of-the-art object detectors. It is mentioned in the article that the present best object detectors work in a way that information flows through them in only one direction. Also, Amir Rosenfeld, a researcher at York University in Toronto, said that the new work shows “how brittle current object detection systems are.”


9. Anytime, Anywhere

(Written by Apoorva Veerelli and Ayyan Naisan)

https://thunkable.com/#/ (Selected Media)

Thunkable is a cross-platform that enables us to build our own apps just by dragging and dropping the components we want and connecting them together. A cross-platform means that any app created on it can work on both Android and iOS, flutter is another example of a cross-platform. Thunkable also lets us to just customize already existing apps instead of creating one from scratch, and they also offer live chat support.

https://monitor.icef.com/2016/12/anytime-anywhere-how-online-and-mobile-technologies-are-transforming-language-learning/ (Individual Project - Ayyan Naisan)

This web address offers precise information on how "Online and Mobile technology are transforming language learning" to the next level. This is an interesting website because it covers the importance technology is having on education. This advance is great for international students because with the technology available and the right courses provided online, they won't have to go abroad to study.


10. Technology Advances, Social Trends

(Written by Apoorva Veerelli and Ayyan Naisan)

https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=blockchian&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8 (Individual Project - Ayyan Naisan)

With the vast growth of technology comes to new improvements and innovations that will lead the world differently. Blockchain is the new trend, allowing less suspicious activities from taking place such as- stealing money or important data recorded online. "A block in a blockchain is a collection of data. The data is added to the block in the blockchain, by connecting it with other blocks in chronological others creating a chain of blocks linked together." This new system allows certain people to view the information but will never be able to edit it.

https://newatlas.com/volvo-vera-truck-assignment/60128/?utm_source=New+Atlas+Subscribers&utm_campaign=b0a99dfd0b-UA-2235360-4&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_65b67362bd-b0a99dfd0b-91443157 (Selected Media, Favorite)

Self-driving cars has been a topic about which a lot of people have mixed feelings. There have been multiple accidents caused because of self-driving cars. Despite this, Volvo Trucks' Vera - an autonomous vehicle, which does not have a cabin itself to tow goods around ports and factories more efficiently, has been assigned its first task - to deliver containers to a port terminal in Sweden. The autonomous vehicle was introduced in September 2018 and is powered by the same drivetrain and battery packs found in Volvo's electric trucks

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