I’m currently taking CPSC 430 and one of the requirements is to keep a journal throughout the term. I will be blogging here my class notes, thoughts, and links as they come up that are relevant to the course material. Also, see the other posts in the CPSC 430 category. Jailbreaking smartphones is considered “fair use” (at least in the US). Jailbreaking as fair use: Electronic Frontier Foundation (civil liberties union for electronic rights) Jailbreaking contravened which law: Digital Millennium Copyright Act
Dennis
I am currently a software developer at A Thinking Ape Entertainment Ltd. I graduated from the University of British Columbia with a B.Sc. degree in Computer Science with the Software Engineering Option. I primarily speak Python and C# these days, but in the past I've also done Objective-C, Java and PHP.
Outside of work, I'm a volunteer on the youth ministry team at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, and also on the Canadian Ski Patrol team at Mount Seymour. I'm also an avid transit enthusiast/photographer.
CPSC 430 – July 23, 2010
I’m currently taking CPSC 430 and one of the requirements is to keep a journal throughout the term. I will be blogging here my class notes, thoughts, and links as they come up that are relevant to the course material. Also, see the other posts in the CPSC 430 category. Class Notes Globalization Canada’s strength – multicultural But media/groups pick and choose photos that support their views Visa Kantian? Moral hazard – person’s skills don’t matter -> random chance Multinational Teams Communication breakdowns/difficulties Timezone issues Cost of living Canada/Vancouver > USA for example (harder to pay relocation) Even cost of Continue Reading
CPSC 430 – July 21, 2010
I’m currently taking CPSC 430 and one of the requirements is to keep a journal throughout the term. I will be blogging here my class notes, thoughts, and links as they come up that are relevant to the course material. Also, see the other posts in the CPSC 430 category. Class Notes Carnivore – a system created by the FBI to monitor email and electronic communications TALON – a database of possible threats maintained by US Air Force after September 11th attacks False positives US Legislation Authorizing Wiretaps USA PATRIOT Act Cloud computing – portions of files in different areas What to Continue Reading
CPSC 430 – July 19, 2010
I’m currently taking CPSC 430 and one of the requirements is to keep a journal throughout the term. I will be blogging here my class notes, thoughts, and links as they come up that are relevant to the course material. Also, see the other posts in the CPSC 430 category. Class notes Privacy RFID – Wal-Mart Efficient supply chain Container-wide RFID scanner IT success – better logistics, lower cost and labour Passports (US) Privacy – reading at a distance Increased security and efficiency Phones (Japan) Remote disable when lost Thus, secure when lost (unlike wallet) Fair Credit Reporting Act -> Continue Reading
CPSC 430 – July 16, 2010
I’m currently taking CPSC 430 and one of the requirements is to keep a journal throughout the term. I will be blogging here my class notes, thoughts, and links as they come up that are relevant to the course material. Also, see the other posts in the CPSC 430 category. Class notes Privacy Already touched on trade secrets – must be kept private Information – who, how it’s obtained, how it’s used Access to information Physical proximity Edmund Byrne – “zone of inaccessibility” Edward Bloustein – violations are an affront to human dignity What happened to community? – larger families, Continue Reading