Online Resources

Gift of Fire, 3rd Edition

Chapter 1:

1. Internet World Stats: This site has statistics showing Internet use world wide and by regions:

• http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats.htm

2. W3C: Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)

• http://www.w3.org/WAI/

3. WebAIM: Web Accessibility In Mind: Introduction to Web Accessibility

• http://www.webaim.org/intro/

4. RNIB: Royal National Institute of Blind People (Tools for the disabled)

• http://www.tiresias.org/index.htm

5. AAAI: Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence

• http://www.aaai.org/home.html

Chapter 2:

1. Dateline MSNBC: "Keeping up with the Jones". Transcript available online:

• http://courses.cs.vt.edu/~cs3604/lib/Impact/Stolen.Identity.html

2. Federal Privacy Laws:

• http://www.privacy.gov.au/act/index.html

3. How Stuff Works: How Encryption Works

• http://computer.howstuffworks.com/encryption.htm

4. How Stuff Works: How Location Tracking Works

• http://science.howstuffworks.com/location-tracking.htm

5. USA Patriot Act - full text (This is a link to the full text of the USA Patriot Act - caution: it is 131 pages long!)

• http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/useftp.cgi?IPaddress=162.140.64.89&filename=h3162enr.pdf&directory=/disk2/wais/data/107_cong_bills

6. USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act - The first part of this document contains the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act that addressed the sunset clauses in the original USA Patriot Act. (74 pages)

• http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/intel/RL33332.pdf

7. Center for Democracy and Technology's Guide to Online Privacy

• http://www.cdt.org/privacy/guide/basic/topten.html

8. CATO Institute: A National ID System

• http://www.cato.org/pubs/pas/pa237.html

Chapter 3

1. Federal Trade Commission page on e-mail spam, includes information on the CAN-SPAM Act

• http://www.ftc.gov/spam/

2. Federal Communications Commission: Children's Internet Protection Act

• http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/cipa.html

3. Center for Democracy and Technology: Communications Decency Act (CDA)

• http://www.cdt.org/speech/cda/

4. U.S. Department of State: Principles of Democracy: Freedom of Speech

• http://usinfo.state.gov/products/pubs/principles/speech.htm

5. Libertus.net: About Censorship and Free Speech

• http://libertus.net/liberty/debategl.html

6. CATO: Nameless in Cyberspace: Anonymity

• http://www.cato.org/pubs/briefs/bp-054es.html

Chapter 4

1. Philip Larson Blog: P2P Filesharing - The Supreme Court Speaks in MGM v. Grokster

• http://www.philiplarson.com/blog/?p=5

2. Software & Information Industry Association: What is Piracy?

• http://www.siia.net/piracy/whatis.asp

3. U.S. Department of Justice: International Internet Piracy Sweep

• http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2004/April/04_crm_263.htm

4. U.S. Copyright Office: Anti-circumvention Rulemaking

• http://www.copyright.gov/1201/

5. U.S. Copyright Office: Fair Use

• http://www.copyright.gov/fls/fl102.html

6. International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions: Some Myths About Intellectual Property

• http://www.ifla.org/documents/infopol/copyright/ipmyths.htm

7. 10 Big Myths About Copyright: Explained by Brad Templeton

• http://www.templetons.com/brad/copymyths.html

Chapter 5

1. How Phishing Works

• http://money.howstuffworks.com/phishing.htm

2. 10 Tips to Avoid Phishing Scams

• http://www.siteadvisor.com/quizzes/phishing_0707/phishing_quiz_tips.html

3. Internet Fraud Watch: Includes Statistics on Internet Fraud

• http://www.fraud.org/internet/intinfo.htm

4. Investigations Involving the Internet and Computer Networks

• http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/210798.pdf

5. Forensic Examination of Digital Evidence: A Guide for Law Enforcement

• http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/199408.pdf

6. Fortune: Online Scams Create "Yahoo! millionaires"

• http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/05/29/8378124/

7. Privacy Rights Clearinghouse: Identity Theft: What to Do if It Happens to You

• http://www.privacyrights.org/fs/fs17a.htm

Chapter 6

1. Privacy Rights Clearinghouse: Is There Privacy in the Workplace?

• http://www.privacyrights.org/fs/fs7-work.htm

2. BizHelp: Monitoring Employees at Work

• http://www.bizhelp24.com/business-law/monitoring-employees-at-work-3.html

3. Network Science: Ergonomics & Computer Injury: FAQs

• http://www.netsci.org/Science/Special/feature01.html

4. Commuter Connections: Telework Case Studies

• http://www.mwcog.org/commuter/Bdy-telework-casestudies.html

5. ETS: Educational Testing Service: Succeeding in the 21st Century What Higher Education Must Do to Address the Gap in Information and Communication Proficiencies

• http://www.ets.org/portal/site/ets/menuitem.1488512ecfd5b8849a77b13bc3921509/?vgnextoid=28290e3c27a85110VgnVCM10000022f95190RCRD&vgnextchannel=c643a79898a85110VgnVCM10000022f95190RCRD

Chapter 7

1. Microsoft: Future homes to use smart appliances, interactive wallpaper

• http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9003752

2. AtariArchives.org: Computer Time Line by Carol Iaciofano

• http://www.atariarchives.org/deli/Time_Line.php

3. DigitalDivide.org: Digital Divide: Ushering the Second Revolution

• http://www.digitaldivide.org/dd/index.html

4. Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory: Frequently Asked Questions About Computer Models

• http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/tcfaq/F2.html

5. The National Institutes of Health: Resource for Stem Cell Research

• http://stemcells.nih.gov/info/basics/

6. Vernor Vinge: The Coming Technological Singularity: How to Survive in the Post-Human Era

• http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/faculty/vinge/misc/singularity.html

Chapter 8

1. ComputingCases.org: Therac-25 Case Materials

• http://computingcases.org/case_materials/therac/therac_case_intro.html

2. An Investigation of the Therac-25 Accidents

• http://courses.cs.vt.edu/~cs3604/lib/Therac_25/Therac_1.html

3. Intel Technology Journal: Virtualization in Safety Critical Applications

• http://www.intel.com/technology/itj/2006/v10i3/5-communications/6-safety-critical.htm

Chapter 9

1. Whistle Blower Web Site

• http://www.whistleblowers.org/

2. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Computer Ethics: Basic Concepts and Historical Overview

• http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/ethics-computer/