Google

There are many new changes in Google's new privacy policy that is effective on March 1st, 2012. First, it will be able to take information from one Google product, like Gmail, and integrate data found from it with other Google services like Google search and Google Photos. Also, when you use a location-enabled Google service, it can collect information about your actual location, such as GPS signals sent from your cell phone. Google will also be able to store telephone information like your phone number, forwarding numbers, time and date of calls, duration of calls, calling-party number, SMS routing information and types of calls you make.

In the article I read, it seemed to be supporting the new policy. It says that Google can monitor the sites you go to, and display ads relevant to your age and interests. Also, one example the use is if you are on YouTube, a video may show up about how to chop an onion. This would be related to an e-mail you sent about a cooking class. Overall, the article made the new policy seem positive, because it gave the user a more personalized experience.

I think the new policy is going to help when you are searching on the web. Google will be able to display websites and ads based on your interests and what you have searched before. The policy ends up giving you options that are tailored to your interests and I believe that is a good thing.

http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20120131/BUSINESS05/120131023/Google-streamlines-its-privacy-policies-results-can-startling?odyssey=nav%7Chead

Copyright Wordle

Copyright Infringement

In 1991 the Isley Brothers took Michael Bolton to court for taking parts of their original song. In 1966, the Isley Brothers' song "Love is a Wonderful Thing" was realeased. in 1991 Michael Bolton released a song with the same name, and even some of the same lyrics. Michael was guilty and charged $5.4 million for using portions of the Isley Brothers song.

http://www.fairwagelawyers.com/most-famous-music-copyright-infringment.html

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Internet Safety

Internet safety is being careful and secure online. The three things that are most important about being online is to make sure the sight you are on is safe, if something seems suspicious, then talk to your parents about it, and never give out your personal information. From deputy Krupp's presentation I learned that many things on the internet are not safe, and to always be careful online. To make sure I'm safer online I can make sure I don't give out as much personal information.

Feed Readers

I liked FeedDemon better than Google Reader. First, when you added a site you could copy and paste the URL into the box and a warning would pop up saying if it recognized feed from the website or not. Next, when you were subscribing to the site it would go to a page where you could add or select a folder you wanted it to be in. I thought this was easier because it just popped up automatically and you didn't have to think about adding it to a folder like in Google Reader. The final thing I liked more about FeedDemon was that you could click on a tab that would show you all the posts you haven't viewed yet, Google Reader did not have this option.