Thursday, September 27, 2007
Precis #2
The amount of personal data being sent to one of the biggest corporations to embrace the world wide web, known to many as Google, is frighteningly immense. IP addresses, what pages you visit, your search terms, online shopping information, and the social information from thet Orkut social networking service are all extremely personal information that could easily by used against you. It is quite possible for certain people, whether a simple internet criminal or an FBI officer, to hack into Google's system and find the information they need to steal your identity or put you behind bars.
Thursday, September 13, 2007
Precis #1
Network Neutrality is a major issue. It is very important for a broadband network to remain free of restrictions. If the internet had censorship like television than we would be heading toward a "1984"-esque situation, one that would be incredibly controlled and censored by the federal government. Obtaining pirated software and other copywritten content using torrents is illegal, and pornographic websites are quite dirty, but the internet is a free world for people to share whatever information they want. The government cannot tell them not to because it would just be a complete totalitarian mess where opinions mean nothing and people are numbers.
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