66 Ways to Protect Your Privacy Right Now

66 Ways to Protect Your Privacy Right Now - Consumer Reports:

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After reading the article linked above, answer the following questions in a comment below:

How is this information useful?

What have you been doing to protect your privacy?

Which ones off the list will you start implementing, now that you know more about them?

Net Neutrality

Net neutrality loss: What it has in common with SOPA.:

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• A)  What is the definition of "net neutrality"?
• ( ...and in your own words, Jordan Webb!!)

• B)  What is the big deal about net neutrality, and how does it affect you?

• C)  What is at stake in the battle over net neutrality for the following entities:

1. Internet Service Providers (like Comcast and AT&T)
2. Media producers (like NBC and Universal Studios)
3. Internet companies (like Netflix and Google)
4. Consumers (like you and I - the general public)

The Difference Between Antivirus and Anti-Malware (and Which to Use)

The Difference Between Antivirus and Anti-Malware:

1. What is the difference between Antivirus and Anti-Malware?
2. Which security programs do we use here at school?  Which ones do you use at home?
3. What recommendations does the article make regarding protecting your computer from attacks?
4. How will this article change the way you protect your computers in the future?

Study: Wikipedia as accurate as Britannica - CNET News

"Wikipedia is about as good a source of accurate information as Britannica, the venerable standard-bearer of facts about the world around us, according to a study published this week in the journal Nature."

Study: Wikipedia as accurate as Britannica

 

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1. Does this study change your opinion of Wikipedia as a source?
2. Did you notice the year that the article on the study (above) was published?  Do you think Wikipedia has become more or less accurate since then?
3. Summarize what Wikipedia says about itself in terms of reliability:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reliability_of_Wikipedia

N.B.  Everyday reference is different than academic research.  For more on how this difference applies to you (as a student):   Wikipedia:Academic use - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia