Class 1, Exercise 1

1. Online Banking

2. Electronic Distribution of Musi

3. National ID Card with biometric I

4. Patient Information Online / Database for doctor

5. GPS available on cell phones for police

6. Customer tracking (cookies) on the Internet

Class 1, Exercise 2

1. If I can surf the Internet and expect privacy – what degree of privacy should people viewing, distributing or making child porn have? Explain.

2. Do you feel advances in technology will lead to a wider gap between social classes? Can you suggest a way to remedy this?

3. In my story, in a world where everything is interconnected, I predict that services will replace “owning things” whenever the technology makes it feasible. Use the example of digital music that you buy but cannot transfer or sell and may expire after you play it 10 times. Argue the record company’s and consumer’s points of views.

4. Why do you feel that “technologists” should (or not) adopt a moral point of view regarding technology decisions? Why should they have more responsibility than others in society?

5. Should there be regulations against Deep Links? Links that bypass the pages that a company wants customers to see.

6. Discuss the ethics of disclosing computer vulnerabilities in a public forum.