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9. Digital Commerce

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E-Commerce Image. [Online]  http://www.bmcsolutions.com.au/category/ecommerce/  [Accessed: 19 May 2017] B2B:  Business to Business It is the selling of products or services from one business to another business only, e.g. Penguin Random House South Africa C2C:  Consumer to Consumer It is a convenient way for consumers to buy and sell goods without getting into their cars, e.g. Ebay C2B:  Consumer to Business It is any individual who has something to offer a business, e.g. Photographer, blogger, etc B2C:  Business to Consumer It is when retail stores sand outlets sells goods or services directly to the consumer, e.g, HiFi Corporation References: Digital Citizenship Module Manual 2016 (First Edition: 2015)

8. Digital Health and Well Being

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DIGITAL HEALTH AND WELL BEING https://za.pinterest.com/carmenlesar/digital-health/

7. Digital Security

DIGITAL SECURITY Hazards of online activity and Guidelines on online safety 1. Protection for devices from malware and hackers:     Protect your devices by using antivirus software and this needs to be updated on a regular basis. 2. Protect your information:     Extra precaution should be taken to protect your information.  Back-up your information on     physical devices (hard drive / server) and on secure cloud.  Students should avoid eating and      drinking when using a computer to avoid spillage on the device. 3. Creating and maintaining secure passwords:     Use secure passwords by using numeric, symbols, alphas, etc to make it impossible to hack. 4. Protecting sensitive files on your computer:     Use extra precaution to protect sensitive data by having a multi-layer defense such as      firewalls, anti-spam, anti-spyware, etc. 5. Keeping your internet...

6.2 What ethical issues could arise as a result of digital socialisation?

The ethical issues that could arise are: ·          Fraud:    Identity theft, finance scams, hijacking peoples internet connection ·          Computer Trespassing:   Hacking into peoples’ personal account; phishing by gaining online  account  holder financial information ·          Bullying/Harassment and Stalking:   Cyber bullying has increased causing suicide.   Victims are being  harassed online and social media has made stalking easier for criminals. ·          Spam:   Mass email often have malware attached to it and it often collects personal information  through malware. ·          Information Warfare:   This is when computers are hijacked on a large scale and can paralyse websites. ...

6.1 What is digital socialisation? How can social media change communities and their practices and traditions?

Digital Socialisation is the way people communicate on the internet.  It is like a community where millions of people are connected from all over the world. Culture is formed through communication and interactions with each other and its continuously evolving.  Digital media is increasing so much that it is impacting on how we do things. The impacts of digital socialisation are: ·          Commodification This is where traditions are reduced to ‘showcases’ to the global audience. ·          Staged Effect These rituals lose their value as they become materialised. ·          Acculturation In digital context, it is when one culture is exposed to another, e.g. a tourism video being shown to another culture.  It does not need human interaction. ·          Behaviour Multita...

5. Digital Bill of Rights

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Bill of Rights Image. [Online]  http://www.freedomworks.org/content/digital-bill-rights%E2%80%94it%E2%80%99s-time  [Accessed: 19 May 2017] DIGITAL BILL OF RIGHTS Article 1 - Control of User Content All users should have access to edit and delete their content which they have created. Article 2 - Freedom Of Speech Everyone has the right to free expression but no hate speech will be tolerated. Article 3 - Privacy People have the right to privacy but where there is suspicion of criminal activity, all rights will be omitted. Article 4 - Encryption Users and businesses have the right to use strong encryption to protect their privacy. Article 6 - Equality All users are created equally on the internet. Article 7 - Creativity Digital citizens have the right to create on the internet. Article 8 - Sharing All users have the right to share their ideas, lawfully. Article 9 - Consumer Rights Online consumers have the same rights and fairness onl...

4. Digital Etiquette

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Penny Sparrow Image. [Online]  https://storify.com/sabcnewsonline/penny-sparrow  [Accessed: 01 May 2016]. In January 2016, Penny Sparrow posted a racial slur on her Facebook account calling black people monkeys.  That post went viral in a matter of minutes and her inappropriate behaviour had consequences not only on her as an individual but on society as well. Online behaviour, whether it is comments, images, posts, videos, etc., it will always have an impact on those around us.  We will look at the impact it had on her online reputation and the impact it had on society.  The lack of netiquette had such a negative impact on her, that she faced quite a number of consequences.  She was found guilty of ‘hate speech’ in the Equity Court and was ordered to pay a fine of R150 000.00.  Penny lost her job, the DA suspended her membership and she went into hiding.  Not only did she receive inappropriate voice and text messages, but her soci...