Introduction
In recent years, the increased use of science and technology has expended vigorously all over the world to contribute a native role in modern policing to identify the victim. For instance: DNA Database, CCTV, Finger Print, etc, to fight crime.
Public privacy has always been recognised as one of the most important parts of human rights from religious and historical aspects. Modern technology has had a positive effect on modern day human lifestyle through simplifying and recognising the identification of victims. However, it has also had a negative effect on the public privacy, since personal information stored on national policing systems sometimes undergoes misuse or even in some cases neglect. There has been various articles published recently outlining the discovery of stored information on London’s very own public system.
According to the ‘Home Office’, the UK invests nearly £60 million each year on improving security of digitally stored information. This expenditure is now essential for governments across the world. However, the above mentioned points may breach the publics’ privacy causing severe problems in the community. The purpose of this essay is to identify the fact that the increase in use of science and technology has inevitably increased levels of technological crime and breach of personal privacy in some cases.
Outline:
Parageraph1:
Privacy definition
Paragraph 2:
Society education and privacy
Paragraph 3:
Modern technology, future, human right, and personal privacy
Parageraph4:
Conclusion
Privacy definition:
Privacy is an abstract and contentious nation. First of all human is a sociable creature and sensible of its privacy. For example everybody has some sensitive personal information which if someone knows that, would embarrass or invade its privacy. Secondly, even though data collection or information about individual and family is essential for each society and its success, the security and who can access to those is disputable. In addition, definition of privacy in some ways depends on cultural and society education. For example in some cultural sexual or employment information is important, whereas in others are not.
Monday, 8 December 2008
Thursday, 4 December 2008
Reflective Writing
Some times i regret that why i have not done somethings before .For example there are several useful links in the top of Jim's self study blog about writing, but i did not read those until today.Even though we are learning the writing style in the class, there are more variety useful tips of writing in those links.
In this exercises i studded more about essay introduction and paragraph writing for different types of essay and report research such as:Essay (traditional) structure,Report (or thesis) structure.Furthermore, i find more about a paragraph structure.In the following i am going to write a summery of it:
A paragraph has three important features:
• unity
• development
• cohesion
Unity:
A paragraph should contain one main idea or claim, expressed in a topic sentence, often the first sentence. The paragraph should have a logical structure so that all the sentences are connected and flow from the central theme.
Development:
A paragraph has to have enough information in it to justify being a paragraph! It should consist of a main point that is then further elaborated on.
Cohesion within paragraphs:
Text cohesion is the way the writing holds together, to make sense. Each sentence should relate to the other sentences
in the paragraph. A number of cohesive devices assist in creating text cohesion.
• key words (or synonyms) repeated
• pronouns (it, she, they) referring to a person or thing already mentioned
• reference words (that, this) which link related ideas, e.g. one such experiment; in this way; these.
• general class words – (these characteristics, this process)
• conjunctions and sentence connectors (but, however, furthermore, yet)
• sign‐posts to emphasise the relationships expressed (on the other hand; in contrast; in addition;
moreover; first, second..)
• parallel structures (using a repeated grammatical form).
In conclusion,we have to keep practicing writing and it's structure.Then check the punctuation.
In this exercises i studded more about essay introduction and paragraph writing for different types of essay and report research such as:Essay (traditional) structure,Report (or thesis) structure.Furthermore, i find more about a paragraph structure.In the following i am going to write a summery of it:
A paragraph has three important features:
• unity
• development
• cohesion
Unity:
A paragraph should contain one main idea or claim, expressed in a topic sentence, often the first sentence. The paragraph should have a logical structure so that all the sentences are connected and flow from the central theme.
Development:
A paragraph has to have enough information in it to justify being a paragraph! It should consist of a main point that is then further elaborated on.
Cohesion within paragraphs:
Text cohesion is the way the writing holds together, to make sense. Each sentence should relate to the other sentences
in the paragraph. A number of cohesive devices assist in creating text cohesion.
• key words (or synonyms) repeated
• pronouns (it, she, they) referring to a person or thing already mentioned
• reference words (that, this) which link related ideas, e.g. one such experiment; in this way; these.
• general class words – (these characteristics, this process)
• conjunctions and sentence connectors (but, however, furthermore, yet)
• sign‐posts to emphasise the relationships expressed (on the other hand; in contrast; in addition;
moreover; first, second..)
• parallel structures (using a repeated grammatical form).
In conclusion,we have to keep practicing writing and it's structure.Then check the punctuation.
Wednesday, 3 December 2008
Analyse my own language abilities
I never thought that learning a foreigner language could be so difficult as i can see.I have been learning English for about one year and five months in London ,even a English language country.But to be honest when i came hear i did not know English at all.So i am really satisfied because i think that i am in a correct way for achieving to my willing.
Two months a go when i wanted to analyse my English language i was nerves and worried for writing in my self study blog or research because my writing was very poor .But now i can see my improvement in writing , However, i still having problems with reading particularly scan reading.Thus i am going to focus on it during this month.
For improving the Writing i have been written a shit or page every day about my assignment or some interesting topics ,which i read, since two months a go.At the beginning it was very difficult and it took me long time for looking through the dictionary for spelling or thinking about grammar or structure.Then i get to use to writing.Learning language specially writing is practical and just theory dose not work.
Another useful exercise i am going to recommend the students is pronunciation.In my opinion if we are able to pronounce a word and recognise it,s phonetic ,the spelling would not be difficult.
Importantly,we are learning academic skills and vocabulary in this course which is one of the my weaknesses.Interestingly, i have problems with the time.I think night and day in university life is less than 24 hours.I would like to study perfectly.But unfortunately time dose not allow me.
To sum up,for improve our English we have to work hard and practice every day also it needs time.
Two months a go when i wanted to analyse my English language i was nerves and worried for writing in my self study blog or research because my writing was very poor .But now i can see my improvement in writing , However, i still having problems with reading particularly scan reading.Thus i am going to focus on it during this month.
For improving the Writing i have been written a shit or page every day about my assignment or some interesting topics ,which i read, since two months a go.At the beginning it was very difficult and it took me long time for looking through the dictionary for spelling or thinking about grammar or structure.Then i get to use to writing.Learning language specially writing is practical and just theory dose not work.
Another useful exercise i am going to recommend the students is pronunciation.In my opinion if we are able to pronounce a word and recognise it,s phonetic ,the spelling would not be difficult.
Importantly,we are learning academic skills and vocabulary in this course which is one of the my weaknesses.Interestingly, i have problems with the time.I think night and day in university life is less than 24 hours.I would like to study perfectly.But unfortunately time dose not allow me.
To sum up,for improve our English we have to work hard and practice every day also it needs time.
Tuesday, 2 December 2008
Library resources
For task n.8. I connected into Library service then i searched for one of the core modules' courses: ' Broad band Networks'.
Firstly,I have to say that,i have a small ISP company in my country so I have experience in analogue networks such as modem based and broad band networks or ADSL .But wireless networking is new in my country.
At the beginning networking technology was not so quick and modern.It was cable networking therefor the Internet speed was very sallow.Furthermore in the cable connection it is impossible to shear the telephone line and the Internet in the same time.However, in the ADSL and Wireless even we can share several computers without cable and engaging telephone line.
I find a research article on the Internet after reading that i selected a paragraph then i copied it on the Gap maker web site for finding the academic word.In the bottom you can see the text which is about differences of cable and other access networks.At the end there is a list of academic vocabulary with their definitions.
http://research.microsoft.com/~ssaroiu/publications/imc/2007/imc2007-dischinger.pdf
"There are several important differences between cable and
other access networks. First, cable links typically have asym-
metric bandwidths: their downstream bandwidth is much
higher than their upstream bandwidth. Second, customers
cannot use the full raw capacity of their cable links. Instead,
cable networks use traffic shaping to restrict users from con-
suming more bandwidth than their contract stipulates. Al-
though cable networks currently allow raw data rates of up
to 40 Mbps, the contracts of individual customers specify
much lower rates, between 128 Kbps and 10 Mbps. Further,
some ISPs over-subscribe their cable access networks. In this
case, the level of service experienced by customers can vary
depending on the amount of competing network traffic.
Finally, cable modems can concatenate multiple upstream
packets into a single transmission, which results in short
bursts at high data rates. Thus, the upstream latencies can
fluctuate heavily, depending on the allocation policy, and the
amount of signaling and concatenation used by the CMTS."
Academic vocabulary:
Access: the method or way of approaching a place or person, or the right to use or look at something
Allocation:the act or process of giving out parts of a whole, or a part given out in this way
Contract:agreement,become ill,shorten:to make or become shorter or narrower, or smaller
Fluctuate:to change or vary frequently between one level or thing and another
Transmit:to send or give something
Methodology:a set of methods used in a particular area of study or activity
Protocol:e formal system of rules for correct behavior on official occasions
Validate:to make (something) officially acceptable or approved
Assumption:the act of taking control or claiming authority or an acceptance of something as true without question or proof .
Firstly,I have to say that,i have a small ISP company in my country so I have experience in analogue networks such as modem based and broad band networks or ADSL .But wireless networking is new in my country.
At the beginning networking technology was not so quick and modern.It was cable networking therefor the Internet speed was very sallow.Furthermore in the cable connection it is impossible to shear the telephone line and the Internet in the same time.However, in the ADSL and Wireless even we can share several computers without cable and engaging telephone line.
I find a research article on the Internet after reading that i selected a paragraph then i copied it on the Gap maker web site for finding the academic word.In the bottom you can see the text which is about differences of cable and other access networks.At the end there is a list of academic vocabulary with their definitions.
http://research.microsoft.com/~ssaroiu/publications/imc/2007/imc2007-dischinger.pdf
"There are several important differences between cable and
other access networks. First, cable links typically have asym-
metric bandwidths: their downstream bandwidth is much
higher than their upstream bandwidth. Second, customers
cannot use the full raw capacity of their cable links. Instead,
cable networks use traffic shaping to restrict users from con-
suming more bandwidth than their contract stipulates. Al-
though cable networks currently allow raw data rates of up
to 40 Mbps, the contracts of individual customers specify
much lower rates, between 128 Kbps and 10 Mbps. Further,
some ISPs over-subscribe their cable access networks. In this
case, the level of service experienced by customers can vary
depending on the amount of competing network traffic.
Finally, cable modems can concatenate multiple upstream
packets into a single transmission, which results in short
bursts at high data rates. Thus, the upstream latencies can
fluctuate heavily, depending on the allocation policy, and the
amount of signaling and concatenation used by the CMTS."
Academic vocabulary:
Access: the method or way of approaching a place or person, or the right to use or look at something
Allocation:the act or process of giving out parts of a whole, or a part given out in this way
Contract:agreement,become ill,shorten:to make or become shorter or narrower, or smaller
Fluctuate:to change or vary frequently between one level or thing and another
Transmit:to send or give something
Methodology:a set of methods used in a particular area of study or activity
Protocol:e formal system of rules for correct behavior on official occasions
Validate:to make (something) officially acceptable or approved
Assumption:the act of taking control or claiming authority or an acceptance of something as true without question or proof .
Unbelievable
I watched a documentary film on the BBC for task n.2 .
It is unbelievable in 21st century hearing that every year nearly thousand of British girls age between 13-18 have been taken abroad for being married by force.The film coll 'This World' .A British-Pakistani woman who has born in England was presenter.
To be honest i was impressed by watching it and several times during the film i cried.It shows that how the families are forcing their daughter to being married with their cosion.The majority reasons of this kind of marriage were for getting visa.
There was a big gap of life style between their life in England and Pakistan.Most of them were living in a village with lack of technology.For example a thirteen years girl, who her given name was Tania ,was living i a Small village far from Islamabad without electricity and mobile phone. But after 2 weeks she could coll the British consul in Islamabad and tell them about her address and situation to being rescued and get back to the England.
Interestingly,the family particularly the father loves his daughter but it is a part of his cultural and after that he will be prod of his brother ism.
The British consul team was successful in rescuing three out of four girls in the film also one of the girl was rescued for second times.
To sum up,even though i come from a Asian country ,i could not believe that, in year 2008-9 forcing the teenage girls who, grow up in England, for being married in other countries without their willing.Furthermore I appreciate the British consul in Pakistan and their policy of rescuing,However, it should break privacy of the family.
It is unbelievable in 21st century hearing that every year nearly thousand of British girls age between 13-18 have been taken abroad for being married by force.The film coll 'This World' .A British-Pakistani woman who has born in England was presenter.
To be honest i was impressed by watching it and several times during the film i cried.It shows that how the families are forcing their daughter to being married with their cosion.The majority reasons of this kind of marriage were for getting visa.
There was a big gap of life style between their life in England and Pakistan.Most of them were living in a village with lack of technology.For example a thirteen years girl, who her given name was Tania ,was living i a Small village far from Islamabad without electricity and mobile phone. But after 2 weeks she could coll the British consul in Islamabad and tell them about her address and situation to being rescued and get back to the England.
Interestingly,the family particularly the father loves his daughter but it is a part of his cultural and after that he will be prod of his brother ism.
The British consul team was successful in rescuing three out of four girls in the film also one of the girl was rescued for second times.
To sum up,even though i come from a Asian country ,i could not believe that, in year 2008-9 forcing the teenage girls who, grow up in England, for being married in other countries without their willing.Furthermore I appreciate the British consul in Pakistan and their policy of rescuing,However, it should break privacy of the family.
Monday, 1 December 2008
Seminar reflection 2
Today we experienced second seminars (about Surveillance society).I believe that, i have done better than previous seminar also other students in our group were good.I was able to use specific language.I think everybody participated.Further more we talked about some interesting view of surveillance and new technologies.
For example i gave my opinion about future of the technology.I red a article about new technology last year.It was about a liying detector, invented in the U.S.A .Also i red a theory about invention a machine which would be able to get the frequencies in the environment and broadcast those as a voice and video of the humane who had done an action there.Because every thing which we are doing such as speaking moving or body etc, even our thinking is recording in the environment.This theory is issued by Ostad Elahi(Iranian philosopher,for more details you can go to this address: http://www.ostadelahi.com/ ).
So my opining is that in future we do not need to use CCTV,DNA, and etc, for surveillance purpose because our environment is able to record every things.
For example i gave my opinion about future of the technology.I red a article about new technology last year.It was about a liying detector, invented in the U.S.A .Also i red a theory about invention a machine which would be able to get the frequencies in the environment and broadcast those as a voice and video of the humane who had done an action there.Because every thing which we are doing such as speaking moving or body etc, even our thinking is recording in the environment.This theory is issued by Ostad Elahi(Iranian philosopher,for more details you can go to this address: http://www.ostadelahi.com/ ).
So my opining is that in future we do not need to use CCTV,DNA, and etc, for surveillance purpose because our environment is able to record every things.
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