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Add here: - Things you noticed/found interesting for the paper - Items you would like included on the hand out

Here are interesting points I came across during my research:

- We should only use public computers for web browsing. We should never log on to our email, do online banking, etc on computers that we do not control as it increases the chance for someone to get access to your passwords. Though St. Thomas is a secured network, it does make you wonder if someone can get your password to log onto your account and from there, retrieve other passwords

- The best way to protect your password is to keep it a secret, use more than 1, and base it on a memorable sentance using the first letter of each word and substituting some letters with numbers and symbols. Passwords protect our identity in some cases and therefore should be as unique as possible in order for it to be protected.

~ Brittany

Things that surprised me from my research: - Almost half of the students involved in a poll by Scholastics, Inc. said they don't believe hacking is a crime (elementary and middle school age).- Not surprising but interesting that the biggest problem relateed to hacking is downloading games and software illegally- a point that is often made from a teaching perspective that I think is valuable is to relate it to "real life", talking about the behaviour in terms of phone, mail, or paper documents seems to make it more wrong. Good way to help students draw connections.- Personal point: Modeling is strongly emphasized through out the research but I think it is highly unlikely that anyone from "our" generation genuinely feel it is wrong. More like it is a short cut or a game or passtime (within reasonable bounds). Getting around access or purchasing requirements is a challenge not a crime. Though this does not apply to plagarism and intellectual property. In the school system both provincial policy 311 and the Federal Criminal Code Section 342.1 prohibit hacking. What types of behaviour constitute hacking?-  Accessing personal or private information such as emails or confidential records is hacking. This applies to the property of any individual, professional, company and institution.-  Destroying or altering information or files that do not belong to you is hacking. -  Intentionally damaging someone’s computer or giving them viruses is considered hacking.

A list I liked from the Education World Website: Ten Guidelines Computer Ethics1.  Do not use a computer to harm other people.2.  Do not interfere with other people's computer work. 3.  Do not snoop around in other people's files. 4.  Do not use a computer to steal. 5.  <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Do not use a computer to bear false witness. 6. <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; white-space: pre;"> <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Do not copy or use proprietary software for which you have not paid. 7. <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; white-space: pre;"> <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Do not use other people's computer resources without authorization or proper compensation. 8. <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; white-space: pre;"> <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Do not appropriate other people's intellectual output. 9. <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; white-space: pre;"> <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Do think about the social consequences of the program you write or the system you design. 10. <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; white-space: pre;"> <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Do use a computer in ways that show consideration of and respect for your fellow humans.

Hope this helps! Let me know if you need anything else! - Meaghan

Things about Facebook/Social Networking to Include:

There are many safety and privacy controls on Facebook that enable people to social nertwork in a safe environment; However, Facebook cannot guarantee that the site is entirely safe and free of inappropriate or offensive materials. Any harrassment, bullying, pornography, etc., should be reported to Facebook staff, simply by clicking the Report link.

10 Steps to Safeguard Your Facebook: 1. Organize your Friends into Lists. 2. Customize Profile Privacy by using these lists. 3. Remember your pictures! Click Album Privacy and set privacy levels. 4. Restrict Search Visibility. Set your level of visibility when someone searches you. 5. Control Automatic Wall Posts and News Feed Updates. Not everyone needs to know what you are up to. 6. Set Facebook Wall Privacy. Because sometimes your friends write inappropriate things... 7. Avoid Appearing in Advertisements. How creepy is that?! Privacy>New Feed and Wall > Facebook Ads. 8. Protect Yourself from Friends' Applications. Restrict all information that is visible about you! It can be seen, even if you don't install the app yourself! 9. Privacy from your Applications. When you install an app, it's all or nothing when it comes to your information. Remove applications when you no longer use them. 10. DELETE, don't just de-activate when you decide you've had enough creeping. You have to submit a request to delete and even after permanent deletion, photos may remain on their servers for technical reasons.

__**7 Things To Remember When Using Chat Rooms**__ 1.Everything you say is live. You can't take it back or delete it later. 2.Don't say anything you wouldn't want the public to know. 3.Don't get together with someone you meet in a chat room. 4.Don't reveal your actual location or when and where you plan to hang out. 5.Choose nicknames that are not sexually suggestive and doesn't give away your real name. 6.If someone says or does something creepy, block them and don't respond. 7.If the topic turns to sex, just sign out. That can lead to somewhere you don't want to go.