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Week 4: E-cigs 1 out of 10 high school students use or have tried electronic cigarettes. A total of 1.78 million children have tried them. The safety of them has not been fully studied by the FDA, but they have found that they are highly addictive and have cancer causing compounds. The reason they are catching the attention of teens is because of the flavors such as mint, chocolate, and coke. I would not agree with the statement that they are addicting, because the CDC said that only 2% of teens in highschool use them monthly. That is down from the 10% that has tried them. The FDA plans on making E-cigs regulated. I think once they have done all the research they need they can make the right choice. E-cigs have less nicotine than conventional cigs, so i think they would be safer to use. In 5 to 10 years E-cigs will possibly be the main type of cigarette used.

Week 3: The goodman of paris

Week 2: Google Glass Google Glass is the next step in modern day technology. With these glasses you can answer phone calls, take pictures and even record video. A good thing about Google Glass is that you can send messages hand free. Now you can truly make videos from the first person perspective. A problem that many people have talked about is the fact that people can record you without you even knowing. Google glasses could be a cool investment if you can afford the $1500 price tag.

Week 1: WiFi snooping Many people know that when the go to a restaurant they will most likely be able to use WiFi there. What many people don't know is that if you are on a restaurant`s WiFi they can access some of your information from your devices. Recently in Toronto people that went to a late night snack bar learned that the owner was getting information of where they had been from their phones. There are two ways to look at this, from a business standpoint or from a customer standpoint. If you are running a business, receiving customer information about where they have been can help the with marketing their business. Mr. Zheng who owns the snack bar said he learned many of his customers go to the gym. So he decided to make tank tops with his logo on them to bring in new customers and it worked. But if you were a customer you might not agree with Mr. Zheng.