User:Meggsaladsandwich

1. Introduction to CIS:
https://www.jnforensics.com/ (4/5)

I am familiar with him because he's the author of "What Every Body Is Saying: An Ex-FBI Agent's Guide to Speed-Reading People" (2008). He is a body language expert, a former FBI counterintelligence officer, and a recognized expert on nonverbal behavior.

https://www.helpscout.net/blog/psychology-of-color/ (5/5)

This talks about the psychology behind color in advertisements. This explains why Target uses red and Starbucks uses green!

2. Privacy and Freedom of Speech:
https://truthfinder.com (5/5)

Research potential clients, love interests, prospective tenants, and more. You can find their home address history and current property values, workplace, family members, phone number, and many other bits information.

https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2017/08/when-it-comes-to-internet-privacy-be-very-afraid-analyst-suggests/ (4/5)

The article talked briefly about how the U.S. has a "hands-off way of treating internet companies". Discusses how we live in a market economy and companies use our data to profit in exchange for "free services" (such as Facebook and Google).

3. Intellectual Property:
https://www.wired.com/2008/10/ten-years-later/ (4/5)

DMCA stands for "The Digital Millennium Copyright Act" (1998) is a United States digital rights management law. The purpose of the DMCA was to create an updated version of copyright laws to reflect the use of technology, and protect copyright owners and consumers.

http://stlr.org/2017/11/14/internet-piracy-the-effects-of-streaming-services-and-the-digital-marketplace/ (5/5)

Piracy is the illegal download movies, games, software, and more. Not only do companies lose millions of dollars every year due to piracy, but millions of people who download these piracy files get malware and viruses as well.

4. Crime:
https://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/definition/phishing (5/5)

Dictionary.com defines phishing as "to try to obtain financial or other confidential information from Internet users, typically by sending an email that looks as if it is from a legitimate organization, usually a financial institution, but contains a link to a fake website that replicates the real one."

https://www.identitytheft.gov/warning-signs-of-identity-theft (5/5)

Depending on what information was compromised, thieves can drain your bank accounts, apply for credit cards in your name, apply for loans, or use your information when being arrested by police. I would definitely monitor my bank accounts, and change all my passwords.

5. Employment, Education, and Entertainment:
https://hbr.org/2017/02/lifelong-learning-is-good-for-your-health-your-wallet-and-your-social-life (4/5)

This article talks about a woman named Doreetha Daniels, who graduated from college at the age of 99. It also discusses the statistical positive impact lifelong learning has on your health, money, social life, and happiness.

https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/245696 (3/5)

This article also taps into the positive lifelong benefits of lifelong learning, though it is more motivational and theoretical than the first article I shared. It summarizes what it means to be a lifelong learner, and how exactly to become one.

6. Grand Challenges:
https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/coral_bleach.html (5/5)

What is coral bleaching? When corals are stressed by changes in the environment, they expel the symbiotic algae living in their tissues, causing them to turn completely white and "bleached".

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-was-the-richter-scale/ (4/5)

The most common standard of earthquake measurement (The Richter scale) was developed in 1935 by American seismologist Charles Richter, as a way of scoring the magnitude of earthquakes. This is calculated by a seismograph, which basically measures vibrations in the ground.

7. Evaluating and Controlling Technology:
https://www.khanacademy.org/ (5/5)

Khan Academy organizes its courses based on both topic and school level. The Academy's mission is to "provide a free, world-class education to anyone, anywhere."

https://www.lynda.com/ (3/5)

Lynda provides course solutions for businesses, higher education, and government. It is unfortunately not free, but at least there's a free trial option.

8. Risks, Failures, & Responsibilities:
https://www.thebalancesmb.com/what-is-a-conflict-of-interest-give-me-some-examples-398192 (4/5)

This article defines a conflict of interest as a situation in which an individual has competing interests or loyalties. It says that a conflict of interest can exist in many different situations. In certain circumstances [public officials and politicians], conflict of interest can result in prosecution.

https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/professionalism.htm (3/5)

This article talks about what professionalism is and why it matters. It lists various traits that make someone professional: such as competency, honesty, and integrity.

9. Anytime, Anywhere
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/instant-heart-rate-hr-monitor/id409625068?mt=8 (5/5) This "Instant Heart Rate" app is a pulse tracker & stress test from Azumio Inc. To use it, you just place the tip of your index finger on the iPhone's camera, and your pulse will show after a few seconds.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/whitehouse.gov/files/docs/pacei-voterfraudcases.pdf (4/5)

This .pdf from the white house discusses the many ways in which voter fraud can happen. It also lists notable cases of election fraud from across the country.

The list is broken down by state, where individuals were either convicted of voter fraud, or where a judge overturned the results of an election.

10. Technology Advances, Social Trends
https://www.thetech.org/tech-awards-presented-applied-materials/laureate-impact-award (3/5)

PATH an international nonprofit health organization, was honored by The Tech Awards in 2003, 2007 and 2009. The global nonprofit improves the lives of more than 150 million people a year through initiatives that touch some of the world’s most vulnerable populations through vaccines, women and children’s health and nutrition.”

https://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2016-08-12/productivity-inequality-and-the-profound-impact-of-the-personal-computer (4/5)

Since 1980's there has been a share of production employment declining, also overall employment of clerical occupations has declined. This article indicates there will be less need for a lot of people who perform tasks that require little intelligence.