After looking at Randy's class tweets I chose the article this article http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703358504575544381288117888.html?mod=wsj_share_twitter.
This article was about scrapers taking away information from sites and using it for their own benefit so they can make money. There was a website for people who shared their illnesses to other people who have the same problem and these scrapers track down everything they say so they can come up with better over the counter or prescription products. It is a violation of ones privacy and it seems like a greedy tactic to make more money.
Now these days the internet is full of adds and many times the adds are suppose to target you by showing you adds on things that you would be interested on based on what your interest are. Many websites like myspace and other chatting websites have captchas which help determinate who is a robot and who is a person by making you type random letters. This has been one way to help and try to get rid of scrapers however scrapers have been able to get through it.
This article reminded me of how much adds you see now these days for example when you go to a gas station they have those little tv's for people to watch as they put gas into their car. I feel like adds are taking over its kind of scary.
The article that I chose that was related to the previous article on top is this one http://computer.howstuffworks.com/workplace-surveillance.htm.
In this story you will find how your boss might be tapping into what you do online at work. This could be argued for both sides the opposing side would say it's violating privacy and workers should be trusted. The side for it would say that workers slack off a lot during work and search irrelevant websites such as slacking and going on facebook and sending personal e mails.
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