Crime and crime prevention

Spam texting

How to prevent spam text messages:

1. Guard you phone number

Your mobile phone number is a valuable piece of information and something that spam messengers are trying to get your number.

Do not give out your mobile number when registering for websites online and don’t post your number on any internet site where it could be picked up and passed on without your knowledge.

In most cases you can refuse permission for the company to share your details with third parties, so make sure you tick or un-tick the “share details” option when filling in registration forms.

2. Don’t reply to spam messages

While legitimate marketing and advertising text messages can be stopped by texting STOP or STOP ALL to each message, if you receive a spam message replying in this way is a bad idea.

This is because it will notify the sender of the spam message that your mobile number is active and in use and could lead to you receiving more messages.

3 Check your bill

Several people are finding that they are being charged for receiving spam text messages – sometimes anywhere up to £5 a message!

This can quickly make your bills rocket, so make sure to check each bill and report these

In most cases you can refuse permission for the company to share your details with third parties, so make sure you tick or un-tick the “share details” option when filling in registration forms.

Statistics

·        Spam accounts for 14.5 billion messages globally per day accounts for 14.5 billion messages globally per day.

·      According to a study by the Radicati Research Group Inc., a research firm based in Palo Alto, California, spam costs businesses $20.5 billion annually in decreased productivity as well as in technical expenses.

·         Advertising-related email accounts for approximately 36% of all spam messages. The second most common category of spam is adult-related in subject and makes up roughly 31.7% of all spam

·         http://www.spamlaws.com/spam-stats.html

how technology has changed how crime is committed and how it is detected.

Crime Prevention

 – CCTV

– street lighting

– citizen protection devices(e.g. mace,
tasers)

– metal detectors,

– ignition interlock systems(drunk drivers)

– Threat assessment instruments

– facial recognition software used in
conjunction with CCTV

I phone rotten to the core?

Foxcom (Taiwanese manufacturer of Apple iphones, ipads etc) have been criticized over working conditions at it's factories. A worker who was brain damaged in an accident at Shenzhen plant where a life threatening electric shock occurred has been threatened to be cut off funding for his treatment if he doesn't report back to a disability assessment. Apple has been caught on flaws, the approaches has been that of “fix and repent” or “deny and rectify” than to issue . It is difficult to imagine that Apple is above criticism or that the negative publicity will not hurt the brand in the long run. For now however Apple’s burgeoning fan base seems unfazed by these flaws. 

Steve jobs said that the "current crop of 7 inch tablets are going to be DOA- dead on arrival. However since the departure of Steve jobs Apple have released a new tablet called the i pad mini because other companies like Amazon and Google were selling 7 inch tablets and making large profits. The iPad mini  thin and light, the iPad mini is the perfect size for holding in one hand. The iPad mini also fits comfortably in the pocket of a coat or a handbag. prices starting at £269 for the GB.

public apologies and face flak.

Texting: 20th anniversary

SMS 20th anniversary 

Today, text messaging is the most widely used mobile data service, with 74% of all mobile phone users worldwide, or 2.4 billion out of 3.3 billion phone subscribers communicating via text message.

Research has shown that driving while texting is twice as dangerous as drunk driving. One example of distraction behind the wheel is the 2008 Chatsworth train collision, which killed 25 passengers. Upon investigation, it was discovered that the train driver had sent 45 text messages prior to the crash

In 2010, we sent an astonishing 6.1 trillion text messages or 192 000 per second! Our obsession earns the telecoms industry $114.6 billion a year

The first SMS ever sent was in 1992 by Brit Neil Papworth who texted ‘Happy Christmas’ to Vodafone director Richard Jarvis at a staff Christmas party. Papworth sent the Short Messaging Service from his work computer to an Orbitel 901 handset.

It is the single most-widely used application in the world - 81-percent of mobile phone subscribers use it.

According to Britain's independent communications industries regulator OFCOM, more than 150 billion texts were sent in 2011 alone

However texting will be at a decline because of twitter,whats app and facebook and other social network sites which allows you to send free instant messages.

 

 

 

 

 

http://conversations.nokia.com/2012/02/22/thanx-v-much-celebrating-20-years-of-the-humble-text-message/

 

Life in the information age: Hoax sites

Drawbacks to the internet as a source of information

   -It is easy to publish on the internet; anyone across the world can do it.  

   -There are a lot of unscrupulous businesses that have sprung up on the internet to take advantage of people.

   -Another growing problem is that many information providers are finding means of charging for their information that had been previously free.

   -Hackers can create viruses that can get into your personal computer and ruin valuable data.

                       

                                     Examples of fake websites

 

 

            

 

http://www.thedogisland.com/

 

This a fake website about an island where dogs are free to roam and bark and play all day long. Think dog sanctuary and you're there. Contains photographs, a rate card and many other resources.                

http://www.fvza.org/

 

 

 

Clearly nonsensical, but the question is - do these people really believe in what they're saying, and are just nuts, or are they creating a spoof site and they know it?

 

How do you know a site is real?

 

Many websites are scams trying to get money or personal information from honest, hard-working people. Real websites represent legitimate companies.
If there is not a full address with a house number or phone number for the company is most likely it is a hoax website.  Check the copyright date on the website. This is often listed at the bottom of the home page or the contact page. Current dates are more reliable than older dates, although some legitimate websites were created many years ago. Check the website to see if there is a Better Business Bureau logo. These logos indicate that the website owner is an approved member of the BBB.



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Legislation and ict

The data protection act data is a law designed to protect personal data store on computers or paper filled system. There are eight principles put in place by the Data Protection Act 1998 to make sure that individual’s information is handled properly:

• be fairly and lawfully processed;

• be processed for limited purposes

• be adequate, relevant and not excessive;

• be accurate and kept up-to-date;

• not be kept for longer than is necessary;

• be processed in accordance with data subject's rights;

• be kept secure;

• not be transferred to countries without adequate protection.

The DPA sets up right for people who have kept data about them.

 A Right of Subject Access-A data subject has a right to be supplied by a data controller with the personal data held about him or her. The data controller can charge a fee for this.

A Right of Correction- A data subject may force a data controller to correct any mistakes in the data held about them.

A Right to Prevent Distress- A data subject may prevent the use of information if it would be likely to cause them distress.

A Right to Prevent Direct Marketing- A data subject may stop their data being used in attempts to sell them things.

A Right to Prevent Automatic Decisions- A data subject may specify that they do not want a data user to make "automated" decisions about them where, through points scoring, a computer decides on, for example, a loan application.

A Right of Complaint to the Information Commissioner- A data subject can ask for the use of their personal data to be reviewed by the Information Commissioner who can enforce a ruling using the DPA. The Commissioner may inspect a controller's computers to help in the investigation.

A Right to Compensation- The data subject is entitled to use the law to get compensation for damage caused if personal data about them is inaccurate, lost, or disclosed.

 If someone is on a social networking site and puts their address, name, number, email addresses  and list of hobbies onto their Facebook page the rights of that information has to stay on that page. Facebook cannot pass on their information to other sources. This will prevent the use junk email or any cold calling.

Ecommerce

What is E-commerce?

E-commerce is the buying and selling of good or service using the internet or any other electrical systems.E

E-commerce is used for businesses to market their product or service to get sales and the exchange of data of data to facilitate the financing and payment aspects of business transactions. Common uses of e-commerce are: online shopping, instant messaging, online banking, social networking and teleconferencing.

http://www.play.com/

This website is using e-commerce by selling products online, ranging from clothes to consoles. 

  

A good way for companies or future entrepreneurs to advertise their business is via Facebook. There main advantages to advertising your business on Facebook is that it is free and it has over 400 million users. Furthermore it's a great way to expose your brand to a wide audience using pages, events, and groups. In addition it's great way to engage with customers and potential customers. You can share business videos, special offers, news and content. Moreover  it's a great way to receive feedback from consumers, they can post comments and use discussion boards about your service or product. You can create a Facebook homepage for your business where active users can become a fan of your page to engage your brand. 

Once use have created you Facebook page you can advertise your business and  website, contact information  and  description of your business. You must consistently update your page to keep the customers engaged and interested so that your  e-business will be successful. 

Employment opppurtunities

Emplopyment opportunities

The employment oppurtunities have changed dramtically as the result of ict. There are three vital aspects of this are automation, globalisation and flexibilitty. One way the use of ict has changed CNC. CNC is a computer numerical control is a method of controlling industrial machinery: the most common application being turning machining such as lathes. The machines are programmed to perform a task rather than being set up, manually, which makes them potentially eaiser to use, faster and more accurate.

Office applications that can be used for small businesses or businesses in general



Microsft Word

Word can be used to sent invoices, receipts and letters to clients or consumers.  Word is mainly used for word processing. Word offers the ability to type and lay out reports, memos, letterheads, and lytother written business papers. Word has several key built-in functions, including bold, italics, underlining, super- and sub-script, paragraph and line formatting, bullet points, and so forth. The page layout function allows users to customize the size and format of the paper they are trying to create.

Micrsot excel

Excel is good for organizing information into tables. If you are compiling statistics, creating a list of contacts, performing experiments or maybe assembling a tally of various data, this program is for you. One great feature about this program is being able to organize various things into neat, well-defined columns. Once those columns are organized, there are numerous ways to sort information.
Excel spreadsheets are perfect for the small business that needs to track sales trends throughout the months and years. It helps businesses notice changes in sales, so the business is able to act and correct the problem. The spreadsheets can be used to create graphs and presentations of quarterly sales for business associates and investors.


Paper-based sytem vs Database system

 paper-based system can only be organized in a single way, cannot be easily searched, cannot be easily modified, cannot be accessed remotely, cannot be conveniently cross-referenced, maintained and updated, protected, and cannot be expanded without considerable effort.

computer-based information system may be considered to be more cost effective and efficient than a manual system. It speeds up operations and can back up important information at the touch of a button. It is however very expensive to set up and may need to be maintained by IT technical support advisors on a regular basis.
An information system does not only refer to the way in which business data is stored by a company. It also refers to the way in which the business interacts with clients or associates, processes orders and advertises.




Job oppurtunities

New Jobs (those that were created by the technology)

• Web Designer
• Network Administrator
• IT Consultant
• IT Teacher
• Games Designer
• IT technicians
• Computer Sales
• Software Engineers
• Hardware Engineer
• Manufacturer of Technology
• Programmers
• Technical Support (Call Centres)
• Computer Security System Designer & Testers
• U-Tube Video makers
• Website managers
• Database managers