Cyberbullying

 

 

Cyberbullying is a form if internet or electronic device harassment from another person typically a high school student or someone who is immature. Cyberbullying can consist on harassment, threating messages, and mental abuse. In the reading, “Girl’s Suicide Points to Rise in Apps Used by Cyberbullies, “this little girl jumped to her death because of bullying in person and on the electronic device. I think her parents should have had a relationship with their daughter like talking about how her day was. Good parents know their children! As for the offenders, they should all be charged criminally for bulling Rebbeca Sedwick. I also think her school has to take some responsibility for not doing anything about it or not communicating with her or her parents.

Open-access VS Copy right

 

 

 

Copy right is media that an organization or a person has rights to. Rights to distribute, reproduce, and sell to the people around the world.  No other has this right under the copyright. Open-access is materials provided by free sites like youtube.com or personal media. I believe journal articles, TV, movies; music should be free in a way. Obviously, these materials took hard work to make and should be sold for a reasonable price, but at the same token these materials were made for the people and should be available on certain websites. Perhaps when the song or movie is aged?  The answer is yes and no. depending on the year of the item.  in the reading, Open access research grows in popularity, “ Open access research, which is a push to make tax-funded research available to the public” is something I agree with because this information is funded through our taxes. this is an example of what should be open-accuses.

Privacy on the net

I think there is far less privacy on the internet than we need. It seems you can get any type of information on the net which is not fair because where is the privacy? In the readings Information Privacy: Changing Norms and Expectations, “Our notions of privacy and security are deeply tied to our social and historical notions of person and place. The aphorism, “A man’s home is his castle,” captures that notion and its roots in English common law. This Castle Doctrine followed settlers to the colonies and was later codified in the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution:The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized. “Where is our right to privacy? If our home is our castle? In the readings, “Facebook Privacy Is So Confusing Even the Zuckerberg Family Photo Isn't Private, she discusses that facebook is not as private as it should be. Anything can be vied and hacked on facebook. There has been many hacks..