Unit 9: Finding Information on the Open Web

Below are my results from the Open Web Searches.

.com Search
Search Engine Used: Google
Search Strategy Used: Advance Search ---Technology Privacy
*Google will insert the word "and". The Advance Search  field allows the searcher to search a specific  domain and language. I chose .com and English.
Citation: Boyd, Danah.  "Why Privacy Is Not Dead."  Technology review.com.  MIT Technology Review, September/October 2010. Web.  4 March 2011. http://www.technologyreview.com/web/26000/?a=f
Credible Site:  The reason why I chose this article was because I  was able to find more information about the author.  Her expertise in the field she is writing about is supported by her credentials and Biography posted for an award she is nominated for. I was also able to look up the history of MIT Press. This article  is also academically supported.


.edu Search
Search Engine: Google
Search Strategy Used: Advance Search---Technology Privacy
*Google will insert the word "and".  The Advance Search field  allows the searcher to search a specific domain and language. I chose .edu and English.
Citation: Eden, John M. "When Big Brother Privatizes: Commercial Surveillance, The Privacy Act Of 1974, And The Future Of RFID."  Duke Law And Technology Review. Duke University School Of Law:, 31 August  2005: Rev. 0020. Web. 4 March 2011.  http://www.law.duke.edu/journals/dltr/articles/2005dltr0020.html
Credible Site: I was able to locate the Duke Law Review and analyze the fact that it is a scholar driven review and is academically supported. This Journal was about 22 pages in length and references were sited at the end of it. The author is associated with Duke Law, so he is knowledgeable about the subject at hand. 




.gov Search
Search Engine: Bing
Search Strategy Used: Advanced Search --Technology  Privacy. 
*Bing automatically inserts  "and" in  a search with two words. In the Advanced Search a specific domain can be chosen. I chose .gov. 
The results were vast over 29,000,000, and as I began to examine the sites, many were dealing with Health care issues of Privacy, thus the technology was the computer entries of Health care Numbers. Not exactly what I was looking for. 
Changed Search Strategy Used: Advanced Search; Privacy Issues with Technology,gov
This time the results changed a bit and the number dropped drastically. 
Citation: Federal Trade Commission. "Exploring Privacy A RoundTable Series" 17 March 2010.  P095416. Web. 4 March 2011.  www.ftc.gov/bcp/workshops/​privacyroundtables/​index.shtm
Credible Site: This is the Governments Federal Trade Commission Site. It has been established to help Protect America's Consumers. This was a series of presentations done in different locations where the issue of privacy and technology was discussed. It was a current forum which means it took place recently in the year 2010. 




.org Search
Search Engine: Bing
Search Strategy Used: Advance Search; Technology Privacy 
Citation: "Privacy." EFF Electronic Frontier Foundation.  26 January 2009  Web. 4 March 2011. https://www.eff.org/issues/privacy 
Credible Site: It was difficult to find a site that supported my Search Statement or Topic that seemed legitimate. . I finally located and organization that deals with legal issues that have dealt with Privacy and Technology. They have submitted cases to the Supreme Court and have dealt with issues of email information be collected illegally etc.  The history of the organization and the the individuals that work for it have credentials that support a legal counsel advisory committee. It seems to be an organization that is an advocate for individuals and  laws that threaten free speech, privacy, innovation and our rights to utilize technology.