Weekly Report & Reflection #8

This week we expanded our knowledge of how the digital world operates by learning about wiki tools. The short clip shown on k12 learning about the camping group was an easy visual way to learn how wiki works. Wiki is a great tool to stay organized with a group of people, and all the information there can be edited by all and not just sent by 1 in an email which can get confusing at points. The only issue with wiki tools for research is that anyone can edit this meaning the information may not be accurate. Although one must be careful when using wiki for research it is definitely a great tool to stay organized and access information fast.

I can see myself using wiki just like a google docs page. The only difference is that wiki can be edited by my friends, whereas i have to pay google docs for it to be edited. Wiki can be accessed by all at once which is a cool feature. If i have another online group assignment i think it can stay organized through wiki and will be easy for all group members to include input.

My Feedly reader this week brought to my attention a very interesting issue. A court battle between a news outlet and the RCMP. The news outlet interviewed a suspected terrorist that made threats against Canada. When the RCMP went to that news media for information about how they got in touch with the individual the media refused to provide this information. A court later sided with the RCMP which made the news outlet mad it had to give up information. The news media argued it cannot get stories without offering confidentiality to its interviewed people, and should be allowed to offer confidentiality just as the RCMP does for people it investigates.

A news media in my opinion should not be allowed to withhold information on suspects wanted for terrorist activities. The argument of confidentiality is ridiculous seeing as how it is a major charge against the accused who the media is withholding information from the police on. This whole article just was very interesting as it relates to the American case similar. Apple is in litigations with the FBI currently about handing over passwords to phones. I believe that privacy information with companies should only be backed if there is no major criminal charge against the accused.

this is my digital rights and responsibilities chart that sakai would not allow me to upload.