Experts warn that the next world war could take place online - all because our increasing reliance on e-communications makes even the most developed countries vulnerable to an attack by online criminals. So how do we protect ourselves from 'e-wars'? Join Rebecca and Dima for a discussion - and find out all there is to know about the prefix 'e-'.
This week's question: The head of the International Telecommunication Union, Dr Hamadoun Tour茅, mentions four 'e-words': e-commerce, e-government and two others. The question is: which one of the following three do you think he does NOT mention? Is it
a) e-education;
b) e-health or
c) e-transportation?
Listen out for the answer in the programme!
Listen to the programme:
E-wars
Vocabulary from the programme:
- e-
the prefix 'e-', meaning electronic, or virtual, is often added to an existing noun to form a new noun (e.g. e-mail, e-commerce, e-ticket)
- dependent on cyberspace
relying a lot on being connected to the internet
- tsunami
a huge destructive wave that is usually produced as a result of an earthquake
- safeguard
a security measure, sometimes of a restrictive nature, that is intended to protect people from harm
- invading their privacy
watching and/or recording what people do in their own space and time
- denying them that basic human right
not giving people the opportunity to enjoy what they are meant to be automatically entitled to
- access to information
the means and/or the possibility to find things out
