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  1. Jul 2019
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    1. Nissenbaum

      Helen Nissenbaum is professor of information science at Cornell Tech.[1] She is best known for the concept of "contextual integrity" and her work on privacy, privacy law, trust, and security in the online world. Specifically, contextual integrity has influenced the United States government's thinking about privacy issues.[2][3]

  3. Jun 2019
    1. Canaan

      was a Semitic-speaking region and civilization in the Ancient Near East during the late 2nd millennium BC. The name Canaan appears throughout the Bible, where it corresponds to the Levant, in particular to the areas of the Southern Levant that provide the main setting of the narrative of the Bible

    2. Pharaoh

      is the common title of the monarchs of ancient Egypt from the First Dynasty (c. 3150 BCE) until the annexation of Egypt by the Roman Empire in 30 BCE

    3. liability.

      the state of being responsible for something, especially by law.

    4. raft

      a flat buoyant structure of timber or other materials fastened together, used as a boat or floating platform.

    5. the doctrine of sunk costs.

      The sunk cost is distinct from economic loss. For example, when a new car is purchased, it can subsequently be resold; however, it will probably not be resold for the original purchase price.

    6. imputes

      represent (something, especially something undesirable) as being done, caused, or possessed by someone; attribute.

    7. barrel

      or cask is a hollow cylindrical container with a bulging center, longer than it is wide. They were originally made of wooden staves and bound by wood or metal hoops.

    8. crude

      in a natural or raw state; not yet processed or refined.

    9. capital

      is a sum of money provided to a company to further its business objectives. The term also can refer to a company's acquisition of long-term assets such as real estate, manufacturing plants, and machinery.

    10. voluntary trade

      describes a market where buyers and sellers have the right to sell and buy by their own preference or refuse to if they so choose.

    11. scarcity

      the state of being scarce or in short supply; shortage.

    12. hostile

      unfriendly; antagonistic.

    13. Robinson Crusoe

      is a novel by Daniel Defoe, first published on 25 April 1719. The first edition credited the work's protagonist Robinson Crusoe as its author, leading many readers to believe he was a real person and the book a travelogue of true incidents.

    14. Daniel Defoe

      was an English trader, writer, journalist, pamphleteer and spy. He is most famous for his novel Robinson Crusoe, which is second only to the Bible in its number of translations.

    15. national currencies

      A national currency is a legal tender issued by a country's central bank or monetary authority.

    16. inf lationary economy

      inflation is a sustained increase in the general price level of goods and services in an economy over a period of time.

    17. Federal Reserve System

      The Federal Reserve System is the central bank of the United States. It was founded by Congress in 1913 to provide the nation with a safer, more flexible, and more stable monetary and financial system.

    1. computer technology

      correlates with information technology and is used for study of computers, networks, computer networks, etc. It encompasses a developing list of different software programs and devices. It includes programming, networking, database design and development to ensure that computers work properly.