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Final Paper Discussion
"test" Assignment

Each student will complete a research paper by answering the following question: Why should Canadians care about ICT data collection?

You are encouraged to consider the pros and cons of contemporary ICT data collection practices. Make sure to focus on a specific topic relating to data collection. Suggested topics:
 * Eligibility decision-making
 * The ‘Internet of things’
 * Predictive analytics
 * Surveillance

Final Paper Ideas
In the subsections below, please add two possible reasons Canadians should care about ICT data collection. Also include links to two sources that may provide information about these reasons.

Shaina390
One reason that Canadians should care about ICT data collection because it can affect their job prospects. Potential employers can Google potential job candidates to find out about their scandalous hobbies and histories, including criminal records, incriminating photos, rude comments, histories of bad work performance, etc. However, it could also be a positive thing, allowing individuals to build a positive reputation and strong brand online, to catch the eye of potential employers and advertise their talents.

Sources about ICT data collection and employment:

1. 'Build Your Brand in Bits and Bytes' by William Arruda & Kirsten Dixson http://heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?handle=hein.journals/lablaw23&div=11&id=&page=

2. 'We Googled You' by Diane Coutu. Harvard Business Review. June 2007 http://www.careerattraction.com/how-to-survive-being-googled-by-potential-employers/

3. http://www.vital.co.kr/harvard/hmmplus/hmm11_kr_quickpath/hiring/base/resources/WeGoogledYou.pdf

4. http://www.careerbuilder.com/share/aboutus/pressreleasesdetail.aspx?sd=6%2F26%2F2013&id=pr766&ed=12%2F31%2F2013

5. http://www.abine.com/blog/2011/on-the-internet-youre-guilty-forever-even-when-proven-innocent/

6. http://career-advice.monster.ca/job-hunt-strategy/professional-networking/youre-being-googled-ca/article.aspx

Another reason that Canadians should care about ICT data collection is that on the internet, there is a record of everything that everyone has done online, and someone who will be able to find that record, even many years later. Your online past never completely fades, if someone is willing and able to search for it. This could cause widespread public embarrassment years after the fact, relationship problems,

Sources about ICT data collection and your past being revealed:

1. 'The Externalities of Search 2.0:  The Emerging Privacy Threats when the Drive for the Perfect Search Engine meets Web 2.0.'  First monday, 13(3). March 2008

2. http://www.abine.com/blog/2011/on-the-internet-youre-guilty-forever-even-when-proven-innocent/

AlienBreakfast
ICT data collection and the ‘internet of things’ -improvement -convergence -monitoring -security -globalization --AlienBreakfast (talk) 18:52, 27 February 2014 (UTC)

Mabelho
1) Impact it has on the Canadian Economy. ICTs improve the Canadian economy by transforming the delivery of basic services, drive innovation and remain competitive; however, other countries may be taking a more aggressive step in their development of ICTs/data collection process by investing in R&D and innovation. This may negatively impact Canadians in the long-term. Resource: https://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/028.nsf/eng/00039.html

2) Use of ICTs and Social Media in politics and policy-making. Resource: http://m.dorkatron.com/docs/CIS720/CPP%20Secondary%20Exam/eGovernance%20-%20Bertot%20Jaeger%20Grimes.pdf

Junohk
1) Historically, information was institutionally stored and manipulated to better control society. This form of control does not only manipulate our communication flow but steer our opinions and behaviour. As a result, it reproduces the existing social structure to preserve the eternal power of those who control the institution. Cultural reproduction

2) Despite its political significance, our understanding of digital dossier and privacy issues related to ICT data collection is limited, Siva Vaidhyanathan's five levels of privacy intervention from “Googlization of Everything” further explains how this data collection is made and interfere the public society.

SII&CT Alex
Personal Identity formation using the internet can be read by almost anyone. Almost any of your activities can be seen even if you don't post them and someone else does. Many institutions have access to powerful searching tools which can look up facets of your life and identity which used to be kept private, but are now more public than they ever were before. The Role of the Internet in the Sexual Identity Development of Gay and Bisexual Male Adolescents discusses many of the issues related to the use of the internet in shaping identities surrounding Gay and Bisexual adolescents, unfortunately it does not significantly cover that of persons of colour, which adds another layer of complexity to this. Subaltern groups may be judged and deemed ineligible for certain things, like boarder crossing, or employment due to information which may have been collected on them, which the person making the eligibility decision deemed unacceptable.

Shaka McGlotten covers the use of the internet in identity shaping and community building. These identities and communities which McGlotten and Harper et al. discuss how these identities are shaped, but what are the impacts of ICTs on these communities and the policy decisions which affect them.

=References=

Heatherjsb
ICT data collection is changing the role of teachers in Canada. Teachers are not used to having access to continual data streams, and using those data streams to adjust and inform their practice. Normally, the only data teachers collect is generated through assignments or tests which represent isolated incidents that depict snapshots of student learning. After those assignments and tests are complete, there is often no time or occasion for teachers to analyze and respond to the data since they needed to move on to the next unit, in order to keep the pace of learning going, and to fit in all the required curriculum for that school year or course. Now, adaptive software platforms have been developed and are available for student use, i.e. DreamBox Learning, and Knewton. Platforms such as these provide personalized learning experiences for students, and generate real-time, continual data streams which provide a moving picture of student learning over time. These data provide information about the time taken for students to learn skills and demonstrate understanding, about which skills the student has mastered, and which areas of understanding have yet to be mastered.

I am interested in the shift that needs to take place in order for teachers to understand, value, and make use of data that can be generated and collected, in order to maximize student learning. Is it up to software platforms to provide training to teachers in how to analyze and respond to data, or is it up to teacher training programs or school boards?--Heatherjsb (talk) 18:48, 27 February 2014 (UTC)

KateKou
1. Attention to ICT data collection should be paid for the Cyberbullying, which takes place using electronic technology, the number of kids who either cyberbully or were cyberbullied is growing rapidly but difficult to capture the trend. Collecting ICT data, making useful technical tools and protecting kids' against cyberbullying in this way are important.

2. For the reason that Education about Online privacy protection should be paid attention by adults.

Useful websites: '''1. Social networks not protecting kids' privacy''' http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite/OIT-Cyber/CBON/1251581561649 2. Internet Safety http://kidshealth.org/PageManager.jsp?dn=KidsHealth&lic=1&ps=107&cat_id=168&article_set=22145

Rauckstar
Privacy by Design (PbD) - the need for a “use-focused privacy paradigm” for the Internet of Things see Thoughts on an “Updated Privacy Paradigm for the Internet of Things”

wiki article: Privacy by Design

The filtering of information can lead to a narrow view/narrowed access to the information available online.
The Filter Bubble - http://www.thefilterbubble.com/

See: Filter bubble


 * The filtering of news streams to individuals: positives and negatives
 * Targeted advertisements
 * Social networking and its influence on news/information consumption
 * "A world constructed from the familiar is a world in which there’s nothing to learn ... (since there is) invisible autopropaganda, indoctrinating us with our own ideas." - Eli Pariser

--MaryB-INF2165 (talk) 18:53, 27 February 2014 (UTC)

The collection of metadata can lead to a disjointed, easily manipulatable view of individuals
Possible sources:
 * http://www.theverge.com/2013/12/27/5248004/federal-judge-rules-nsa-metadata-collection-is-lawful-dismissing-aclu
 * http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/spy-agencies-prime-minister-s-adviser-defend-wi-fi-data-collection-1.2521166

--MaryB-INF2165 (talk) 18:53, 27 February 2014 (UTC)

Sarlisah
Canadians should care about ICT data collection for Reputation management


 * Academic Resource: Pekka Aula, (2010) "Social media, reputation risk and ambient publicity management", Strategy & Leadership, Vol. 38 Iss: 6, pp.43 - 49 http://dx.doi.org.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/10.1108/10878571011088069
 * Internet Resource: http://www.forbes.com/sites/cherylsnappconner/2013/05/09/the-dark-side-of-reputation-management-how-it-affects-your-business/

--Sarlisah (talk) 18:47, 27 February 2014 (UTC)

If reputations are managed by companies such as Reputation.com, will everyone appear to have no faults? If we cannot get a true picture of who someone is online, does this the diminish the reliability and usefulness of the internet? --Heatherjsb (talk) 18:51, 27 February 2014 (UTC)

Zhengya3
1. Impact of ICT on macro economic analysis; taking account of "intangible investment" and non-technical innovative activities http://search.proquest.com.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/docview/233250716

2. "ICT have a stronger impact on human development index scores for less developed than for highly developed countries". It is beneficial for poverty reduction and sustainable development.

other links http://go.galegroup.com.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/ps/i.do?action=interpret&id=GALE%7CA215305041&v=2.1&u=utoronto_main&it=r&p=AONE&sw=w&authCount=1 http://search.proquest.com.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/docview/205296377/fulltext?accountid=14771 http://search.proquest.com.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/docview/1315748223 http://search.proquest.com.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/docview/869222117