Before the advance in technology, the detection of crime was mainly reliant on the general knowledge of the police, or the word of mouth of others, which made it alot more difficult to trace and detect crime. However now, technology has made many things possible in todays society, both good and bad. Technology has been used to be able to detect criminals, such as finger prints, and even using social networks to identify criminals. However, its also been a negative consequence in society, with computor hackers using technology to place virus' and trojans on other computors.
Technology has advanced so considerably that now there has been many other ways of detecting crime and criminal behavour. This has been seen through things such as Facebook and Twitter, where police have been able to moniter behaviour, and detect crime. Also through things such as CCTV, which is a very popular way of detecting crime, and a very valuable peice of equipment to police and the safety of society. However, the rise in technology has created 'new age' crime. This can be seen through people using social networks to 'cyber bully' others, which has been seen in many high media profile cases with celebrities, some resulting in prison time.
The advance in ICT and technology has meant that every aspect of recording a crime, or collection has been improved. This can be seen through police officers being able to word process all reports, communicating to other departments or police officers through radio, and even having a automatic vehicle recognition in police cars, allowing them to know if a particular cars speed, if its registered etc. There is also the benefit of a national crime database, where there is fingerprints, DNA evidence, and it also allows them to analyse patterns in criminal behaviour. All of this means police officers have to be trained to a high level in every aspect; however it has many big advantages to society.
The negative consequence of advanced technology is the trojans and viruses placed on computors to receive information, or sometimes more seriously, for money. With no sense of guilt, they are able to faulsify the information they give, claiming to be a member of FBI, or some form of government. The hackers are able to get into your computor system and data base and take over your computor, where you are not able to use your system unless you hand over money. To the hackers, this a simple yet very effective way of earning money, or gaining valuable information. For police and victims, this can be very devastating and hard to find out where the source comes from. Sometimes it can have devastating effects on companies, for example a hacking cost Paypal £3.5 million. Companies constantly try and warn the devastating effects not being protected on your computor can have, and to not give any money when prompted by the computor.
From both sides, technology can be a positive and negative impact on society, with it now being easier to detect crime from many different ways, however due to technology there has also been an increase in new types of crime, and does this have any effect on the privacy that could possibly be overstepped?
Tuesday, 18 December 2012
Tuesday, 4 December 2012
iPhone - rotten to the core?
Apple is a one of the biggest companies around, turning over $28.27billion in 2011. However, in the media they face alot of scrutiny and bad press, which may result in their profits being less this coming financial year. Articles have included threats to cut off support for a Chinese factory worker who suffered brain damage from an accident in the factory, and the problems they faced when the new update included a change in the maps, with much of the infomation being incorrect.
This kind of negative press reporting is never good for a company, especially when some articles seem so inhumane - such as the money cut off for the brain damaged worker. This could mean they lose a proportion of customers, those who would prefer to buy a Kindle, or Blackberry.
However, it seems that this negative press hasnt had a massive effect on the multi million pound company, with the demand for the iPhone 5 and the iPad mini being high. The iPhone had lines of people waiting for the 8am launch across Apple stores in London, and was sold out in most shops very quickly, with the company shifting 5 million phones in 3 days. This gives evidence that even though the company recieves lots of bad press, it still does not affect their sales.
This kind of negative press reporting is never good for a company, especially when some articles seem so inhumane - such as the money cut off for the brain damaged worker. This could mean they lose a proportion of customers, those who would prefer to buy a Kindle, or Blackberry.
However, it seems that this negative press hasnt had a massive effect on the multi million pound company, with the demand for the iPhone 5 and the iPad mini being high. The iPhone had lines of people waiting for the 8am launch across Apple stores in London, and was sold out in most shops very quickly, with the company shifting 5 million phones in 3 days. This gives evidence that even though the company recieves lots of bad press, it still does not affect their sales.
Life in the information age - Education
Open University
Education and how people learn has changed dramatically over the years, with most only having the opportunity to participate in higher education straight out of leaving school at 16 or 18. However, now there is possibly more opportunity and resources available to those who want to study while being in a job, or at later point in life after they have had a change in career, or after they have a family of their own. Open university has made it more appealing for people to go forward in education, and persue careers they might not have been able to gain without the open university.
Open education has changed higher education dramatically; before it may have only been those who chose to go to university after a levels, or those who had financial stability to leave their jobs and persue a education. However, the open university has still had to change and adapt to modern society, with many courses being based on virtual learning sites, for example Bedford College's Moodle.
With many educational websites and courses being virtual, many may be subject to 'fake' websites; where the information is false and gives readers non factual information. Once subjected to this form of education, it can be hard for learners to find websites or information that they are certain is correct. An example of this is Wikipedia, where people have to take the information with caution, as its a website where the information put there can be changed or edited by anybody.
Education and how people learn has changed dramatically over the years, with most only having the opportunity to participate in higher education straight out of leaving school at 16 or 18. However, now there is possibly more opportunity and resources available to those who want to study while being in a job, or at later point in life after they have had a change in career, or after they have a family of their own. Open university has made it more appealing for people to go forward in education, and persue careers they might not have been able to gain without the open university.
Open education has changed higher education dramatically; before it may have only been those who chose to go to university after a levels, or those who had financial stability to leave their jobs and persue a education. However, the open university has still had to change and adapt to modern society, with many courses being based on virtual learning sites, for example Bedford College's Moodle.
With many educational websites and courses being virtual, many may be subject to 'fake' websites; where the information is false and gives readers non factual information. Once subjected to this form of education, it can be hard for learners to find websites or information that they are certain is correct. An example of this is Wikipedia, where people have to take the information with caution, as its a website where the information put there can be changed or edited by anybody.
E Commerce and Social Networking - UNIT 1
Social Networks have grown rapidly in recent years, and many companies have transferred information online to keep 'in touch' with their customer base, through popular networks such as Twitter and Facebook. Results have shown that customers would rather take advice from someone they know, rather than a complete stranger; allowing websites such as 'Snoox' to be created.
As well as being able to connect much more easily with their customers, there are also many other advantages, these include;
- A presence online constantly, and being able to update 'status' with relevant information
- Being on social networks does not cost the company a major amount of money, there may be a small marketing fee but nothing continuous
- Many of the social networks leave room for comments from their 'followers', this could help the company improve or fix occuring problems with customers
- You are also able to automate your postings, therefore you dont have to pay someone to be attached to the computer 24/7
- May put up special offers/deals which are only available online to the customers
All of these advantages to companies having an online presence means that (if they are not already) most companies will convert to having some kind of social network, through either Twitter, Facebook or something similar. Through the online social networks the companies will still face marketing competition with brands, trying to attract more 'Likes' or 'Followers' than the other. This could mean that more customers and a higher turnover for companies that are able to draw more numbers in.
As well as being able to connect much more easily with their customers, there are also many other advantages, these include;
- A presence online constantly, and being able to update 'status' with relevant information
- Being on social networks does not cost the company a major amount of money, there may be a small marketing fee but nothing continuous
- Many of the social networks leave room for comments from their 'followers', this could help the company improve or fix occuring problems with customers
- You are also able to automate your postings, therefore you dont have to pay someone to be attached to the computer 24/7
- May put up special offers/deals which are only available online to the customers
All of these advantages to companies having an online presence means that (if they are not already) most companies will convert to having some kind of social network, through either Twitter, Facebook or something similar. Through the online social networks the companies will still face marketing competition with brands, trying to attract more 'Likes' or 'Followers' than the other. This could mean that more customers and a higher turnover for companies that are able to draw more numbers in.
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