Fakes, Frauds, False Info Online

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Fakes, Frauds, False Info Online
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Part I Things to Look Out For

• URL The address of the website

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Part I A Domains

• Domains http//www.domainname.domain/
• .edu Educational organization (.ac in England,
  i.e. http//www.ox.ac.uk)
• http//www.uwest.edu
• http//www.yale.edu
• .gov Government Website
• http//www.whitehouse.gov
• .com Commercial, unrestricted websites.
• 1. Is http//gov.washington.com a government
  website?
• 2. A complete list of domain Did you know that
  anyone can buy an .org domain, but its mostly
  non-profit organizations.

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Part I A International Domains

• http//www.domainname.domain.country/
• www.books.com.tw ?Bookstore in Taiwan.
• http//www.bbc.co.uk/ ?British Broadcasting
  Network. (UK is for United Kingdom)
• List of domains by country code
  http//www.iana.org/root-whois/index.html
• This practice is often used, but not always, i.e.
  http//www.baidu.com ?Google-like Chinese site.

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Part I B Domain Names

• http//www.domainname.com, http//subdomain.domain
  name.com
• The domain name should always reflect the
  companys name. Before you log-in to any
  website, check the domain name. Especially if
  they sent you an email to go to the website.
• To judyh_at_uwest.edu from customerservice_at_chase.co
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• Your account at Chase credit cards has been
  suspended. Please visit our website to resolve
  the problem.
• Their domain name is creditcard, does this
  reflect the name of the company?

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Part I B Domain Names
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Part I B Domain Names
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Part I B Domain Names

• The second one is the correct website
• 1st site http//www.noticall.net
• 2nd site http//www.chase.com
• How about these?
• http//www.bankofamerica.com
• http//www2.bankofamerica.com
• http//bankofamerica.payme.payment.com
• http//www.bankofamerica.ba.com

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Part II Who Do You Trust?

• Passwords to access
• Banks Money Info
• Email accounts
• Personal information name, ss, birthdates,
  addresses.
• You have checked the domainname and domain, but
  how do you know your password is secure?

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Part II A SSL Encryption
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Part II B Auto Fill Function
If you fill a field, this will remember what you
typed.
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Part II B Auto Fill Function
On public terminals, pick NO! If it asks to
remember passwords, pick NO!
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Part III Documentation

• Anyone can create a website!
• How do you know the information is worth while?
• Dated material
• Bibliography, sources
• Author information.
• Purpose objectivity.

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Part III A Dated Material

• Books and journal articles have are dated.
• Cnn.com articles are dated, authoritative
  documents are dated.
• Dates are important
• Ensures your information is up to date.
• More accurate.
• Makes it easier for others to reference.
• So you can recognize updates when they arrive.

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Part III A Bibliography

• Again, anyone can write a website, just like
  email.
• If you find an article, check if there is a
  bibliography. What sources did they use to reach
  their conclusions?
• Mandala vs. Mandala

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Part III A Author Information

• Find the author. Do they have contact
  information? Who are they?
• Resources for the Study of Buddhism
• Vs.
• Buddhist Links

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Part III A Objectivity

• What is the website trying to accomplish?
• What is the audience of the website? Children?
  Adults?
• Is there advertising on the page? Are they
  trying to make to make you buy something?