Blog Assignment 7:

Article: http://www.wired.com/2014/09/apple-privacy-policy/

This article is talking about how Apple CEO Tim Cook sent out a letter talking about how your data is safe with Apple. Even though people's iClouds got hacked into and that created panic among consumers.They say that they don't look through your messages and emails to see what you like. They also say that they don't let nobody access their servers nor grant government agencies permission to look through them. They try to state how they aren't like Google in the fact that they actually do go through your stuff without saying their name.

I believe that Apple is actually safe and they try to protect your information. I believe that the people got hacked into because they probably exposed their information out there or don't have it protected. In the iPhone 6, it offers a lot of protection especially with the Touch ID. I believe that if you just protect your data and change your passwords often then you will have a less chance of getting hacked. I know Google looks more through your stuff then Apple does, and it is good that the CEO Tim Cook is letting the people know they are being protected.

http://www.wired.com/2014/10/ebola-vs-privacy/

This article talks about how you should be able to know the privacy of the patient that had Ebola in Dallas. Also you should be able to know who he came into contact with, where he went, if we had contact with children. Basically follow all of his paths of where he went. Also, if you feel that someone has Ebola next to you or you can tell that they are somewhat sick then you should contact the authorities or somebody because it is not bad to invade someone's privacy if they are sick.

I believe that you should be able to know where the patient has gone or has gone into contact with because he has a deadly virus. You should also make sure to notify somebody if you feel that someone has Ebola symptoms because then they can spread it to somebody else and it is just going to keep spreading and spreading.

http://www.cnet.com/news/tim-cook-so-let-me-be-clear-im-proud-to-be-gay/

This article talks about the Apple CEO Tim Cook is proud to be gay. He has only told a certain amount of people, but has tried to maintain some privacy with the public. He also says that most of his colleagues know he is gay and they don't treat him differently. He supports many Gay movements and he says that it has given him much confidence to be himself.

I believe that it doesn't matter if Tim Cook is gay or not. He actually helps to set a good example for many gay people since he is the CEO of a major company and isn't afraid to hide it. Many people try to keep it private like Tim Cook was trying to do, but I believe that it helps to show that it doesn't matter if someone is gay or not; everyone is different and is able to accomplish many different things.

Privacy:

For Gmail:

They give you the chance on protecting your Google account with a 2 step verification which involves your password and you can also set up your phone.  It also lets you manage who can send you notifications and make comments on your stuff. You can also go incognito mode so pages that you open and files that you download aren't recorded in your history.

For my settings, I have the 2 step verification code and I also have certain people can send me notifications. I rarely use the incognito mode

For Blackboard:

You can choose what you want to make open to the public such as  your Email Address

1.      Address (Street, City, State, Zip, Country),  Work Information (Company, Job Title, Work Phone, Work Fax), and Additional Contact Information (Home Phone, Mobile Phone, Website).

2.      You also have the option of making your information come out in the user directory. You can also choose if you want somebody not to email you and have the option of taking your name out of the roster.

My settings are set to not show any personal information and to not be included in the directory. I also have no one blocked and I have my name in the roster of the classes that I am in.

For Yahoo Mail:

You can choose how you want your email to be viewed and you can choose if you want the full standard of Yahoo mail or the basic. They have similar settings as Gmail since you can choose who you want to send you notifications and you can change your password whenever you want to.

My settings involve only specific people that I want sending me emails. Also, I change my password often so I can have a less chance on getting my information hacked.

For YouTube:

For YouTube you can choose if you want your liked videos and playlists private. You also have the option to keep your subscriptions private. You can also choose what ads you want to watch and choose to opt some out if you want to. 

My settings are basic; I don't mind my playlist not being private nor my subscriptions. I just make sure to keep my password secure.

I feel that they all have similar settings in the way that you can choose who you want to receive messages and so forth. I also believe that they are all secure, but I think Gmail is the most secure. The reason I think this is because with Gmail you can use that 2 Step Verification and also be able to change your password using your mobile device.  The one that I believe is least secure is probably YouTube since people can manage to look at your videos no matter what. I feel secure in using all the services because I have nothing to hide, the only one that I mostly use though is my Gmail.

Progress Report 1

We will be researching mostly about how social media affects an individual in the workplace. We will provide different examples of how social media has gotten individuals in trouble with their boss. We will also look at the pros that social media can provide for an individual such as putting themselves out there so companies and businesses can notice them. As well as the cons to see how social media has many disadvantages and how you have to basically filter what you put on your social media.

In our group we will split up the research and the Prezi so that everyone will research and design a slide about what each group members found about the topic at hand. Jesus Ortuno will be in charge of researching the effects that social media bring onto the workplace as well as provide an example. Miguel Salvo will also do some research especially on the regulations that are put on employees by their workplace. Saidev Rao will focus on the design of the presentation and to make sure everything is in order. Thanh Tran will focus on the pros and cons in social media and the workplace. He will also make sure that the presentation has no technical or grammar errors. At the end we will all split up the work to make sure everyone did an equal share, and to make sure everybody knows what each slide is about.

The sources that we are looking at using are mostly different websites on the internet. One example is, http://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-fired-2011-5?op=1, this site shows some perfect examples of what the business is like and how it can all change because of the social media. Furthermore, we will use Google.com to research the percentage of employers that actually go through your social media prior to hiring you. We will also go deeper into looking at the statistics of how many people have actually gotten in trouble due to their social media profile.

Blog roll Summary

On the website Footytube, there was an article about how John Terry, a soccer player from an English Team called Chelsea, talked about how his team needs to stay focused even after the international break they are about to have. Even if they are 1st place and haven't lost doesn't mean that they are going to win the season. They need to watch out because many team are going to try to knock them back down since the league is really challenging.

 On the second article on Techradar.com, it talks about Fitbit and how they don't want to integrate their fitness data from their users into the Application HealthKit that is made by Apple. Fitbit is going to decide to wait until the application develops some more so they can see what it will offer them later on.

Life of a Chinese Gold Farmer Summary:

    This article is about how many Chinese people work in Gaming Workshops playing World of Warcraft in order to make a living. They are known as Chinese Gold Farmers because they farm for gold in order to turn in it to their supervisor in order to get paid. They get paid an average of 30 cents per hour. The boss then goes online and sells the coins to mostly Americans that don't want to waste their time getting the coins themselves.  As one worker clocks out another one comes and takes his place. Many workers enjoy doing this since they say that it gives them a "playful" attitude and its hard for them to stop playing. Furthermore, many WoW players dislike the fact of people buying coins online since it gives the other person an advantage to get further in the game and also since many beginners are going to be left behind. Many employees keep playing the video game up to more than twelve hours and the bosses don't mind because this will help the employees learn the game better and he can teach other employees different shortcuts.
     In the video, it shows how the workers basically live with each other and basically just play WoW all day long. The company provides the food and the housing, so some workers say it feel like they are in college dorms. When one company shut down it was because the owner had no way of selling the coins anymore since they shut down his Paypal and eBay account. Three employees from that company decided to go live in a house together and just play WoW for a living, and share any money that they make from it.