Final Study Guide

Be extremely familiar with the topics below.
The exam will be short essay, 7 questions, one question for every topic.

1. NSA, Privacy, Edward Snowden, Government Data Mining

• NSA and Government Surveillance
• Edward Snowden part 1(12:35) 
• Edward Snowden, part 2(7:07)
• NSA Spying infographic

2. Privacy and Data Mining

• Julia Anguin: Dragnet Nation (start at 1:10-21:00)
• DuckDuckGo--the search engine Julia Anguin suggests we all use (you should know why she suggests we should use this search engine)
• Ghostery--a service that allows you to see and track what companies are collecting data on each website you visit.
• Google History--how to find your search history in Google (how Google stores everything you've ever searched)
• Bill Moyers' interview with Julia Anguin
• What are cookies, and how to CLEAR Cookies in Chrome: Preferences/Show Advanced settings/Privacy Settings/Content Settings/Cookies
• Terms and Conditions/Privacy policies--the things we don't tend to read but should...you should be able to talk about one of the privacy policies below, and discuss what information these companies tend to collect and what they do with the information, and why. You should be able to discuss what is problematic about these privacy policies.
  
  • Google Privacy Policies
  • DropBox Privacy principles
  • Match.com Privacy
  • Snapchat
  • Ecamm
  • Facebook Privacy Policy
• LA Times Review of Dragnet Nation
• open web vs. walled garden

3. Wearable Technology

• Why Wearable Tech will be as big as the smartphone
• Why Cops and Cable Guys will be the pioneers of wearable Tech
• Google Glass: Google sketch/SNL
• Google glass update
• Android Wear
• Oculus Rift

4. The Ubiquity of Code

• Douglas Rushkoff
• Douglas Rushkoff, Program or Be Programmed
• A surge in Learning code
• Estonia programs 1st graders
• Why Kids should be taught to code
• The government wants to teach kids to code: here's why it's a stupid idea
• I am a Woman: Watch me Hack
• Code Academy
• Please be well-versed in the debate about whether we should be teaching kids to code at early ages--if code is a necessary literacy just like math or reading--or if we should just let the techy kids learn the techy stuff. Please understand this debate in the context of our increasingly digital age where wars will be waged, part, through the Internet.

5. Facebook, Kik, and the future of social media

• Inside the High Stakes Battle of How you Talk to Friends
• I had a nice time with you...on the App.
• Smartphone usage
• The Love app
• BETWEEN
• Facebook Stats
• Facebook Mom

6. Social issues with Technology

• Looking for Intimacy in the Age of FB
• Texting the Teenage Patient
• For Parents a New concern: Teenagers and laptops
• Sherry Turkle: Alone Together
• From One Second to the Next, Herzog

7. Health and Technology

• Unwanted Electronic Gear Rising in Toxic Piles
• Using a Computer before Bed can Disrupt Sleep
• Videogame addiction
• Videogames and violence
• Eyestrain
• Cellphone use on brains
• NEH Study
• CBS NEws
• Ewaste
• Benzene poisoning
• A Day made of glass