Information Literacy in the News

45 Million Card Numbers Stolen From Retailer

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/technology/AP-TJX-Security-Breach.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin
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Nothing that hasn't happened before, but the scale of this is enormous - theoretically this could affect 1 in every 8 people in the United States. How can we protect ourselves from this type of breach? Should we rely on businesses and/or the government, or do we have to do it ourselves?

Posted by GB at 10:46 AM | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBacks (0)

This seems to creep up in the news a few times a year. The RIAA publicly announces their intention to pursue illegal downloading cases focusing mainly on students on college campuses. What would you do if you got such a letter? Would you admit you've been downloading illegally and pay the fine or just ignore them? What do you think?

http://www.cnn.com/2007/EDUCATION/02/28/music.college.reut/index.html

Posted by Daryl Bullis at 10:49 AM | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBacks (0)