Google

As of March 1, 2012 Google will be collecting data about the user from their YouTube searches, Gmail, and Google+ to tailer your search results and have more ads that you are "interested in" depending on what you search. Also, you will be able to move across Gmail, Calendar, Search, YouTube, or whatever your life calls for with ease. Another difference is that when you share a document, Google will remember contact information of the people you share it with to minimize the amount of clicks it take to share with that person the next time.

In the article it says that Google will merge data from the products you use and the analyze it to make new assumptions. If you have an Android phone Google already knows your location. If you put your appointments in a Google calendar it also knows where you are going and what time. "That's not something I want my computer telling me. It's creepy," said Kurt Opsahl.
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=how-googles-new-privacy-p

I agree with Kurt Opsahl that what Google will now be able to do is kind of creepy and unsettling. The thought of someone knowing where I am and where I will be going scares me. I think Google is getting way too involved in the users' life. I mean how easy is it to access what Google knows? Some creep could track you down by all of the information Google stores.

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Copyright Infringement Case

The Avril Lavigne vs. The Rubinoos case involved the songs "Girlfriend" by Avril Lavigne and "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend" by the Rubinoos. In 2007, The Rubinoos' frontman Tommy Dunbar and co-writer James Gangwer filed suit in U.S. District Court in Northern California against Lavigne, Dr. Luke, RCA records, and Apple Inc. Dunbar said in a statment, "We are not so naive as to chalk it up to some sort of cosmic coincidence, the lyric, the meter, the rhythm...they're identical." In 2008, the case was settled out of court, but Avril Lavigne still claims to be falsely accused.
http://www.thatsongsoundslike.com/2011/08/24/avril-lavigne-vs-the-rubinoos/

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Internet Safety

Internet Safety is the security of people and their information when using the Internet. I think one of the most important things to remember is if you would not say it in person, do not say it online. Many people get bullied over the Internet and some even take their lives because the cyberbullying gets so bad. Another thing to remember is to never give out personal information. Even just telling someone your name and number, they can use the area code from your number to help track you down. Finally, always remember people are not always who or what they say they are online. A 53 year old man could be posing as a 14 year old boy and try to get information on little girls. Two things I could improve would be to think about every possible way a message could be taken, even if it is a joke some people may not consider it funny, take it in a serious way, and become offended. Another thing I could do is not accept people's friend requests on Facebook if I do not know them personally. Remember, you can never be TOO safe.

Feed Readers

Over the past two days I have worked with both Google Reader and Bloglines. Personally, I feel Google Reader is more convenient to me for many reasons. First of all, Google Reader has much easier access through my iGoogle page. Also, I feel it is easier to subscribe to websites through Google Reader. When you search for a feed to subscribe to, there is a wider choice of options to choose from than on Bloglines. In addition, I love the way Google Reader is set up much more than Bloglines. On Google Reader, it shows pictures and a preview of each atom on the feed. On Bloglines, you have to open each one to see what each is about.

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