The other important role that hackers do play is to perform the role of watchdog on the government Quotes "I believe that the majority of hacks are still motivated by curiosity and a desire to point out system weaknesses. ... --quote from CNN-good hacker "An unfortunate side effect of these reports is that people end up thinking that securing systems and networks is hard. ... --quote from CNN "Moving toward technologies that use strong encryption will greatly improve the overall security of systems. ...

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Gleick quotes in his article, "When I muse about memes, I often find myself picturing an ephemeral flickering pattern of sparks leaping from brain to brain screaming 'Me, me!'... Gleick quotes "Memes can replicate with impressive virulence while leaving swaths of collateral damage"(558). ...

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Among them: better crisis management through videoconferencing that would put workers at the scene in instant contact with experts, telemedicine that can save patients from a distance, and more sophisticated education for rural schools that lack the Internet capacity for multimedia and instantaneous two way interactions."13 I agree with the quote in the previous paragraph, because it is true. ...

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Brandeis is quoted as saying in the Censorship is Essential to an Open Society: "The fitting remedy for evil counsels is good ones" (3) The article goes on to dispute this by arguing that if this idea was right, because evil speech has been attacked for a thousand years, evil speech would have been conquered long time ago. ...

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Technology Enhancements in Distance Education: The Digital Revolution and Communication Academia in Western culture is seemingly somewhat resistant to change (Jukes and McCain, 2000). An example given by Jukes and McCain pertaining to the rate of change in the United States due to advancements...

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These ramifications could include, according to Tresse and Stewart (1998, pg.210) crackers changing the price or quantity' of an item or order so that an incorrect delivery or order is made, the price quoted could be such that a business could not offer a particular product for that price, or the recipient of the message could go to another business to get a better price because the other one was overcharging. 1.3 Authentication: The authentication of a business or person on the internet can be quite hard to verify unless a customer actually knows from past experiences that they a...

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Hacking has been around since the 1870's when the telephone was first introduced. In the late 1970's the PC was introduced, since then there has been a tremendous growth in scope and membership of the hacking population. This growth has brought on many changes in how our society deals with technology and security. Hackers have been viewed in the past as nerdy, geeky harmless nerd, but this view has changed into a malicious techno criminal. The media has fueled the world's view of these cyber criminals in such a way that their activities, even though harmless at times, have been...

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Moreover, author also quoted from Journal of Consumer Marketing (2002) as, "Consumers are becoming increasingly concerned about the privacy of their personal information and information about their purchase behaviors. ...

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America today is filled with influential sights, sounds, and events that are experienced on an everyday basis and are very much a part of our lives. Media and electronic devices such as TV, movies, magazines, and video games are becoming common influencers that are mixing with our conversations, o...

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