Google

The new changes to Google are going to make a huge difference to what it is now. One of the main changes is that Google will now be able to go inside of your Gmail account and go through your emails to find ads that will pertain to you. Along with Google's access to your Gmail account, if you have an Anroid phone and are not signed into a Gmail acccount then you will not be able to access the marketplace. Included in the policy change is that Gmail, Calendar, Youtube, and Google searches will now have the same simplified policy that is easier to understand.

While researching for changes and similarities in Google's new policy, One website stuck out among others. The website explained how Google will now access user data and information and may use it for easier advertisements. It also explained how people were already upset with Google allowing advertisements into their Gmail, but now collecting data from emails.

In my opinion, I dont mind Google collecting data from my Gmail account. Google is a company and we use its services that they allow us to use for free. This policy was a long time coming, but people will always be upset with it. Google is trying to simplify the complicated web that they have created and if collecting user data is what they need to do, then they should.

http://devilsworkshop.org/google-updates-privacy-policy/

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A&M Records Vs. Napster

A&M Records Vs. Napster was a major case that took place in 2001. The case was about the illegal file sharing of MP3 music files. There were more than eighteen other plantiffs against Napster that wanted justice. The Northern District of California held Napster against infringement of copyrights held by companies in the music industry. This was the first major case against illegal file sharing in the music industry. Napster showed three main points in their argument that countered the accusations against them. In the end, the court agreed that Napster was drawing in users to illegally download copyrighted MP3 files. The judge offered that Napster be shut down until it reached 100 percent efficiency rate in removing copyrighted work. Napster was able to remove 99.4 percent of the copyrighted work, and was shut down due to not making the requirements. Soon after not meeting the requirements set by the judge, Napster filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and was forced to completely shut down.
http://copyright.laws.com/famous-cases

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Internet Safety

Internet safety is being safe and not giving out personal information to anyone or anything you do not know. There were many important things that I learned yesterday, but some of the most important things were using your common sense, not going to websites you are not sure of, and giving out personal information. I learned yesterday that there are many ways that you can get into trouble by using the internet. One of the best ways to stay safe on the internet is being smart with your searches and not doing anything that your parents would be ashamed of while on the internet.

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Feed Readers

I recently worked on two different readers that both had pros and cons. Google Reader was one of the feed readers that we worked on and I found that it was the easiest of the two that I used. The other site that I looked at was Bloglines. Google Reader was much faster and was not bogged down with so many different sites that popped up when you clicked on a search. Google Reader also had many different options and it felt like it was very easy to use. Lastly, Google Reader also supplied pictures that helped visualize what you were searching for.