Metadata

Read the following articles on ethical and security issues that may arise relating to metadata. As you read these articles, make sure you understand what metadata is and its significance. Then, locate a file (for example, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel) from your own computer or Doc Sharing and try to find the metadata associated with its creation. Post your findings for the class and explain how you found that information. Also state which version of Microsoft Office Suite you used.

Metadata: The Ghosts Haunting e-Documents  (http://technology.findlaw.com/legal-software/metadata-the-ghosts-haunting-e-documents.html)

Frequently asked questions on Metadata  http://geology.usgs.gov/tools/metadata/tools/doc/faq.html

Disclosure, Review, and Use of Metadata  http://www.cobar.org/repository/Ethics/FormalEthicsOpion/FormalEthicsOpinion_119_2011.pdf

When Invisible Electronic Ink Leaves Red Faces https://digital.law.washington.edu/dspace-law/bitstream/handle/1773.1/360/vol1_no2_art8.pdf?sequence=1