Assignment #1: Information Literacy

Katherine Moore
1. Techcrunch.com Facebook Privacy
2. Ever wonder who can see the simple daily status you post or the
picture of your new car? Facebook is now makin users o throuh a
multi!step process to ensure users are aware of these thins. "ne
flaw of this new process is users on cell phones will rarely have
notification of this necessary security check. #s of $eptember %&
2'1%& a mobile version has not been uploaded so a person usin their
phone Facebook application doesn(t have access. The main aspects of
this security check is the roup of friends that can see your
actions& location& work& education and applications. )f you see the
blue dinosaur at the top of your Facebook pae& take a few minutes
and complete the steps.
*. Google vs. Ask.com
)n my opinion& +oole produced more valid results than #sk. #sk included
more websites with personal opinions about the privacy check rather than
providin websites that e,plained what the check involved and purpose.
)f someone we wanted more information on the privacy check& +oole would
be the better option. +oole results included articles about what the
blue dinosaur mascot for the privacy check meant& what was included in
the steps and how it would help users.
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The +oole article -The.ere.com/ was written on $eptember 0& 2'1% at
1211pm. There have been no updates made since that day.
)t is very relevant to the topic. )t describes the entire process of how
to complete the security check. )t even provides step by step videos if
written directions are not sufficient. )t shows me how ) will complete
the security check points when ) eventually lo into Facebook from a
desktop computer.
The author is 3ante "(ra4io. "(ra4io rew up believin he was interested
in video ames but then turned his attention to writin about
technoloy. 5e was an intern at 6This is my ne,t6 then became a writer
on The.ere.com. $ince his first article in 2'11& he has produced over
10'' articles. 5e may not be 67uoted6 7ualified but this youn uy is
very interested in technoloy and writin. "ver 10'' articles proved he
is very intelliible with both aspects!technoloy and writin.
#fter readin this article and other articles& ) believe this
information is trustworthy. This article is only supported with links to
other articles on the vere. For e,ample& a link within the article
sends you to a pae by another vere writer describin the details of
the privacy check. ) do not believe it has been te,ted for accuracy.
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Assignment #1: Information Literacy
Katherine Moore
The purpose of this article was to inform Facebook users of the new
privacy check that is takin place represented by the blue dinosaur
mascot. This information is not biased nor ob8ective. )t states simple
facts and videos to show readers and Facebook users how to naviate the
privacy check.
1. a. Keywords: Faceook! "rivacy! "rivacy check
. #ro$%est &entral ' (I)( )esearcher
c. My *%sti+cation for %sing the two aove dataases is d%e to the navigation
of the dataase and the validity. ,oth dataases seem to have n%mero%s
s%*ect areas to choose from when researching a s"eci+c to"ic. For e-am"le!
(I)( has sections s%ch as %siness! health! h%manities! and news"a"ers.
.. /he ease of assess for oth of these articles was very sim"le. ,oth articles
were located near the to" of the search res%lts for easy access. /he *o%rnals
fo%nd on the aove two dataases in com"arison to the internet articles in
#0 was very di1erent. I elieve it was easier to navigate and assess the
internet article from 2%estion #0. /he wesite incl%ded a asic %nderstanding
of the "rivacy while the *o%rnal articles had more in3de"th e-"lanations. /he
timeliness of oth articles was very good. ,oth articles didn4t give any
"rolems in loading slowly or error messages. /he search res%lts a""ear very
fast. Lastly! I elieve the a%thority of the articles were very di1erent. I elieve
the a%thority of the *o%rnal articles from the dataase were m%ch higher
com"ared to the internet articles. /he internet article was written from a
re"orter from a wesite with no e-act "roof of 2%ali+cation. /he *o%rnal
article incl%des a case st%dy as well as literat%re reviews which makes it more
valid.
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