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 * Databases + Web Apps**
 * Homework week 6**


 * Play-Asia.com**

Play-asia.com is an organization that ships imported video games, toys and CDs from around the world to customers via a website pay by credit card system. Play-Asia uses a database system to keep records of their inventory stock and also to automatically send confirmation emails and print shipping orders.


 * Youtube.com**

Youtube.com is a website used to upload and share billions of user submitted videos with friends and family. These can also be viewed by the public. Youtube uses a database to handle all the videos users have submitted and the details of the submission and submitter.


 * Nintendo.com**

Nintendo.com is a typical website that is set for an organization to promote products and news. The website uses a search system which requires the user to type a keyword of a game title. It then uses this keyword to find a match from the entries in the database. = = = = =Ethics of Database Use= ___ Should Australia have a citizens ID card?

Pros
 * One card could cover a lot of cards that we use today, saving space and time.
 * It can be used to check all of the persons records with one card.
 * The card connects you to a massive database that keeps all of your records.
 * Law enforcements can locate and identify people by using the database.
 * ID cards increase the security of things such as bank transactions.
 * Identity cards can be a useful administrative tool that can increase efficiency in dealings with both the government and private companies.

Cons
 * If the card is lost the person may not be able to access lots of things untill he/she recieves a new one.
 * People who forge the card may be able to access a larger range of records
 * In many cases another form of identification can be used, making an ID card unnecessary. (Drivers Licence, Passport etc)
 * The cost of introducing and administering ID cards to be used can be enourmous.
 * Using the card will give all of the owners details. This could be intrusive and can lead to further crime.