Carinne Arbib's blog

File sharing is the ability to share data from one computer to another over a network or the internet. Every computer that shares the file can access and work on it at any time. For example, I have group project for a different online class I’m taking and we are using google Docs. Every team member could add his/her part and their own pace, plus each team member could see the others work. File sharing is not only sharing documents and ideas but also music, photos, movies and games. Peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing is one technique for file sharing. P2P file sharing allows one to directly share with another to all files download and edit, basically borrowing from each other. P2P can be a very useful tool for business however it could harm other business as well. P2P has created issues for movies and music records, users simply download anything they want for free. In “ Digital Pirates Winning Battle with Studios” they address this problem and Richard Cotton, the gen

In the past, when somebody needed/wanted information they would go to the library and search. And if one would want to search for personal information they would either ask around (friends, family or people they know) or hire an investigator. Today, it is very simple to access personal information. For example, last week I received a text message from friends’ friend, the conversation was moving towards a job offer. However, I didn’t remember what industry he worked in so I googled him and figured it out in a second. Privacy and confidentiality are huge issues when it comes to new media, in particular social networking websites. In order to create a profile in a social networking websites, one needs to add personal information. That personal information has become from private and confidential to open for the use of the general public and could be used against the same individual. Many of the social media sites ask for information such as a birthday or email addre