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  Big Data is in your life and You Might Not Even Know it       If someone asked you to do something anonymously, whether it was to look up something on the internet or go on vacation without being tracked down at some point or another, it would practically be impossible in today's society. From cellular towards GPS tracking devices being in most technology products to cookies, social media activity, recent searches, purchases, etc., you are always being tracked in one way or another. The reason why individuals are being tracked every single day by their every movement is because of  Big Data  and particularly what you can do with it. Big Data can be gathered, analyzed by computing software, and given out to companies which are done in exchange for monetization of the data. There are over 2.5 quintillion bytes of data being collected every day. That number is only expected to increase due to the accessibility and use technology has in our everyday lives. Ho...

              Why can't news always be accurate and honest?      When it comes to media worldwide, people are typically looking for two things, honesty in the content they are looking for with little to no bias, and accuracy, is the media they are viewing reliable and trustworthy. Using honesty and accuracy is known as  journalism's first principle . This was made up by the RTDNA and their code of ethics. Though in the world of media, it is known that you can get more views and traffic on your websites if you twist your words and use clickbait to get more money and shares. It is a sad reality but is more common than you think, and no piece or topic of media is safe,  fake news  on presidential elections to conflicts in foreign countries fake media is everywhere. Some websites have been able to profit from the popularity of fake news, such as  The Onion  and  The Babylon Bee  intentionally making fa...

  The Surface of Media Ethics      Ethics in media is very important as well as very tricky to describe as the aspects of it can vary in different situations. " Media ethics  promotes and defends values such as universal respect for life and the rule of law and legality; media ethics defines and deals with ethical questions about how media should use texts and pictures provided by the citizens." Overall the final decision going into these decisions in the media is based on ethical and professional codes. Common things that get confused as ethics are feelings, religion, and law. Usually, the number one thing that is considered when looking to produce media is, "is what I am producing going to  harm  or hurt individuals or groups?" One common ethical approach to media ethics is the " Utilitarian Approach ," which takes both sides of what you are looking to produce and highlights the wrongs and rights and their respected outcomes, which relates to the pre...

                                        Did Apple Computers get away with too much?        In 1967 the multimedia record company founded by The Beatles Apple Corp was founded, and in 1976 the company Apple Computers was launched. Two years later, after the launch of Apple Computer's The Beatles record label sued Apple Computers for  trademark infringement . The Beatle's main argument was that the two logos and company names were too similar and that they would easily get mistaken for one another. The two companies were able to settle on an agreement in 1981; they agreed to split up the trademark regarding Apple Corp never entering the computer business and Apple Computers never entering the music business. Apple Computers released a  new computer  with MIDI support, letting computers work with instruments. This led to Apple Computers working on an...

Is Johnny Depp able to beat abuse allegations?      Throughout the many years of Hollywood, there have been many instances where slander or libel things have been done to either hurt or demonetize someone's reputation. The infamous  case  that will be highlighted today involves Johnny Depp and his ex-wife Amber Heard. It was first reported in early 2016 that Amber Heard filed a restraining order against Depp. As she was leaving the court, she said that she had been attacked and had objects thrown at her, resulting in bruising. Soon after, the restraining order was valid, and soon after, they got divorced. Johnny Depp was quick to deny the allegations that were set against him soon. Johnny Depp was in court in 2020, saying  libel  action was needed. Under  FOIA  (Freedom of Information Act), defamation falls under Libel, which is why Jonny Depp was going to court. A  Sun article  posted saying that Jonny Depp was a "wife-beater" Depp...

  Does North Korea have a say on censorship in the United States?      In 2014 the Sony-produced movie  The Interview  was  released to the public for viewers' consumption. This would trigger multiple implications with North Korea and even get president Barrack Obama involved. Though it would be naive to say that Sony was blindsided by the backlash the movie would bring, there were many problems before the movie even came out. In June of 2014, 6 months before the release of  The Interview,  North Korea made a public statement saying the movie's release would be an " act of war ." North Korea was getting upset over the film because the movie planned to show a detailed death scene of North Korea's leader Kim Jong-Un. Kazuo Hirai, Sony's Japanese CEO, stated that he did not want the film to go public. Many renditions of the death scene were made before Sony got a green light.       The Interview 's  original set time to ...