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Assignment:
1. Research the Internet! Explain how to cite electronic resources. Begin by going to The Legal Information Institute (LII) and locating "How to Cite Electronic Sources." Please provide the link and properly cite it. How does its explanation differ from the BlueBook, or is there a difference?
It's important to note that different citation styles may have different requirements for citing electronic sources, so it's essential to consult the appropriate style guide when citing sources in legal research. Additionally, many legal databases and online resources may provide instructions on how to cite sources within their platform, so it's essential to check for specific requirements or guidelines when using these resources.
As such, please research another source you can find and use for free online. Please provide the link and properly cite it.
2. Find at least two websites that explain how to evaluate websites to determine their reliability. Choose websites suitable for college-level students and above.
Additionally, find two websites that explain how to evaluate information found online to determine if it is reliable for legal research or factual verifiability. Find websites that are suitable for college-level students and above.
3. Phishing is a type of cyber-attack in which an attacker poses as a trustworthy entity, such as a bank, a government agency, or a legitimate business, in an attempt to trick the victim into divulging sensitive information, such as login credentials, credit card numbers, or other personal information.
Find two additional cyber-attacks that a legal professional should be aware of when opening an email or surfing the net on a law office computer, let alone your device. In your response, answer the following questions?
- What is the name of the type of scam or malware?
- Identify the Internet sources used to gather this information and cite them using the LII format researched above.
- Explain what the scam attempts to accomplish, what to look for to prevent succumbing to it, and how to avoid it altogether.
4. Go to Wikipedia, find the article on Diane Whipple, and evaluate whether it is reliable. Why or why not? How is this article rated as a biography based on Wikipedia's Quality scale?
5. Find a California dog bite website that Kenneth Phillips owns. What is your Google search, and what were the results? What is the name of the site? Provide the link citation using LII format.
a. Assuming you determine that dogbitelaw.com is a good site, how would you find sites similar to this site using a Google search operator? Please write out your search and a link to the first page of your results.
b. You found the Diane Whipple page on Wikipedia. Now, use the applicable Google search operator to find all instances in which Diane Whipple appears on the dogbitelaw.com site.
c. What if we want to see if Diane Whipple appears on the dogbitelaw.com website in a PDF document? How would you perform the search using the applicable Google search operators?
d. What if you want to find scholarly articles about the Diane Whipple case? Where and how would you search?
e. How many criminal cases were brought as a result of the mauling and wrongful death of Diane Whipple in 2001? What is their name(s)? Where did you search, and what terms did you use?