Christopher Lim

9/20/10

• 17 Year Old Girl Awarded $33,000 After Suing Her School for Searching Her Mobile Phone
• A girl has been awarded $33,000 for using her phone during school. The teacher confiscated her phone and searched through her text messages, emails, and pictures, violating her privacy. The girl sued the highschool for violation.
• Stakeholders: N.N. (the girl who sued)
• The article relates to ITGS in security and privacy.
• I think that cell phone privacy is a big thing nowadays. With the addition of picture messaging and popularity of texting, today's society has used the mobile phone more as a sexual please rather than a communicating device. There are more people, mostly girls, that put passwords on their phone now to secure their privacy. I would do the same if I had something to hide or anything explicit on my phone.
• To solve the issue of minimal privacy, I'd recommend using passwords on your phone.

9/29/10

• Apple Sues Nokia in Britain
• Apple is suing Nokia because of the maker of the smartphone. Supposedly, he copied Apple's ideas into 9 technologies.
• Stakeholders: Apple, Nokia, and Nokia spokesman, Mark Durant.
• The article relates to ITGS in intellectual property, policies and standards, and people and machines. Nokia had violated the policy of a patent, which also means he stole "intellectual property" to make their smartphone.
• Area of impact: Business and employment.
• I think it's wrong that Nokia is trying to steal Apple's idea of a smartphone, but it doesn't affect me because their conflict has nothing to do with me.

10/5/10

• Get Alert: Your Laptop Heat can ‘Toast’ your Skin!
• A 12 year old acquired "toasted skin syndrome" from leaving his laptop on his thighs for too long. Toasted skin syndrome causes permanent darkening to the skin.
• Stakeholders: The boy, Apple, Dell, and HP.
• The article relates to ITGS through 'People and Machines'. The laptop had caused a physical change towards the owner.
• Area of impact: Health
• I have experienced the heat of a laptop on my legs and it burns like crazy! Yet, I don't have toasted skin syndrome, but I do have similar marks on my legs from over-icing (Which is ironic).

10/7/10

• Cyberpower Gamer Dragon
• A new desktop that allows it to function very well for gamers.The desktop can hold up to 6 hard drives, has excellent air flow, 11 USB ports, AMD Phenom II 1055T processor, 4GB of memory, a 1TB hard drive, Blu-ray player/DVD burner combo drive, a 3 year warranty, and amazing gamer graphics for approximately $1,200.
• Stakeholders: Makers of the desktop and companies with contributing parts.
• The article relates to people and machines. People are able to have a better experience gaming on computers.
• Area of impact: Arts, Entertainment, and Leisure.
• I also like gaming, but not on computers, so I will not be purchasing the Cyberpower Gamer Dragon. I do understand that the computer will be great for gamers looking for a quality desktop with a good price.