Prof. Dr. Günther Specht at the Adolf-Pichler-Platz-Gymnasium

The secondary school Adolf-Pichler-Platz invited Prof. Dr. Günther Specht, head of the research group  DBIS (Databases and Information Systems) as part of the Social Networks Day.

On 29. April 2010 Prof. Specht informed about the functioning and contents of Google, Twitter & Co.

Whoever puts data online, inevitably leaves traces which can be saved, distributed, copied and used somewhere else. What happens to our data and which technological possibilities are used by the respective Internet companies? How safe are my mobile-phone data? Listeners should be senistised to the conscious and responsible use of data. 

Fabian Laimer, scholar at the 7d, on the presentation:

"Social networks like Facbook. Netlog and StudiVZ, as well as the search engine giant Google currently get a lot of attention by the media. Google incidentally collects private WLAN-Data as part of their highly debated "Street-View" projects. Facebook sells user profiles to advertising companies. StudiVZ falls victim to hackers. Nonetheless the Internet is highly popular - especially among youngsters - after all: the majority of more than 400 million Facebook users is below 25.
How do such platforms work? How dangerous is the Internet really? How can users protect their data? Those questions were answered and described to us by Prof. Dr. Günther Specht.
The two hours presentation gave the pupils an insight into the world behind the user interface. The expert gave us many useful and easy to understand tips and tricks concerning proper behaviour in the Web. Also to pupils with a higher level of knowledge in this matter could benefit from the presentation.
The pupils of the Adolf-Pichler-Platz-Gymnasium are thankful for the commitment and the valuable information!"

The Institute of Computer Science would like to thank principal Evelyn Müller-Bürgel for the invitation.

Links:
Bundesrealgymnasium Innsbruck Adolf-Pichler-Platz
Research Group DBIS