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I found this article today and thought it was interesting and relevant given some of the class discussions we have had regarding the privacy and data in class. I found particularly interesting that the author felt strongly enough about the dangers of Google to "break up with it" but offered up a defense of Apple. Her reasoning being, "Of course, Apple collects user information as well. But it is not the company's main source of revenue. Apple users pay for their products in dollars, not in personal information. Its closed system of products and devices, while decried among tech pundits, is its advantage. Apple also has a long history of treating its users not like products, but like consumers. This incentivizes improvements that put the user first, giving us a more powerful voice. After all, we can vote with our dollars and with our downloads." Do we buy this? To what degree are the points she makes accurate?
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 But it's not easy for me to learn how to do this well or to fit the learning and work in my schedule. Is it something we can reasonably expect most people to learn? Are there ways to get this information out to people? Are there ways to take full advantage of network technology's potential without requiring a deep understanding of its working?

-- MatthewCollins - 09 Oct 2012

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I have always had a vague feeling of "oh this would be something interesting to learn how to do", kind of like I feel about Bikram Yoga or learning French, but I have never actually sat down to do it. With what we are learning in class, I don't think we have much of an excuse anymore and I want to make a concerted effort to get over my (mostly self-imposed) technological ineptitude and educate myself. If we can pool resources and share ideas, that would be great.

-- ElviraKras - 11 Oct 2012

 
 
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