4.0 Challenges that will be faced by the Government regarding the Internet Freedom
The internet is now a popular medium as it provides a lot of benefit to the users even though internet carries many negative effects which almost happen in most of developing countries due to the internet freedom which includes pornography, sedition, cybercrime and defamation. This issue has increase the concern of many parties. Around the globe, countries, organizations and citizens are dealing hardly with the thorny issues of censorship, free expression and trust. With a starkly different objectives and visions for the development of internet, this era also presents opportunities yet more to challenges for anyone who wish to make sure that the function of internet as a backbone and contributor for an economic growth and liberty (Zheng, 2008). Country like U.S has clearly made its own vision for the future of Internet. For example, President Obama speaks during the Assembly of UN General mentioned that the country is committed to promote a new tools of communications. This is to empower the connection between one another while even in the societies of repressive, there is security to do with them (Golkar, 2011).
President Obama allows the internet freedom to let all citizens to make up their own mid. Indeed, the free and widely
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The challenges faced by the government become critical when most of the internet users use the accommodation of internet freedom to use it for crimes, unlawful and unethical actions that include pornography, stalking, hacking, cybercrimes, etc. this would give a bad image not to just the individual who involved in this action yet to the future of countries that consists of unethical citizens due to internet freedom (Bennets,
We are now just one click away from buying a car or communicating with someone halfway across the world. “The Internet has revolutionized the computer and communications world like nothing before. ”("Internet Society."). Scientists and engineers like Roberts and Kleinrock worked very hard to put their ideas down on paper to describe this global communication through a network. The first form of the Internet was originally called ARPANET.
Amid the ever changing world we live in where the internet expands globally, the question arises how to regulate and prosecute wrongdoings. As technology advances daily, laws have to adapt quickly to ensure that the people are protected in the physical sense and in the virtual sense. For the most part the lack of physical presence is difficult to identify the
Unlocking Rural Broadcast Access with Connie Stewart Welcome back to this week’s episode of “Off the Cuff w. Rep. Huffman,” with special guest Connie Stewart, Executive Director of the California Center for Rural Policy at Humboldt State University. We are going to be discussing rural broadband policy and access in my district, where some fifty-percent of my constituents do not have full access to broadband internet. Many of us take for granted access to the internet, forgetting that there are many, even within the United States who do not have access to broadband internet.
With the world population being 7,259,902,243 people, a grossly huge amount of people use the Internet, the number being 3,366,261,156 people worldwide. That ends up being almost half of the population, the percentage being 46.4% I one hundred percent disagree with the “decision” of the government ridding of the Internet entirely, as if that isn't clear enough already. Though the government might find the termination of the Internet useful in some circumstances, I have no doubt that it may result in riots, violence, protests, and more in order to get it
The terrorist attacks on our country that occurred on September 11, 2001 were, without a doubt, the most horrific and deadly in our history. In the aftermath of these attacks, the United States Congress moved quickly to pass legislation that untied the hands of law enforcement in an effort to make investigating terrorist organizations easier. On October 26, 2001, a mere 45 days after the 9/11 tragedy, Congress passed the USAPATRIOT (Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism) Act. The overall purpose of the USA PATRIOT Act was: “To deter and punish terrorist acts in the United States and around the world, to enhance law enforcement investigatory tools, and for other purposes
According to James Madison, “Congress shall make no law…. abridging the freedom of speech….” The First Amendment was written in 1789 and it has worked for decades. However, after the introduction of internet in human’s daily life, the society is now challenged with the idea of government’s role in monitoring the internet content. With situations that include threats, substance unsuitable for children, and online malicious behavior, there is a need for government’s regulation on people’s speech.
Satirical Essay Hannah Haynes Pd. 3 The Internet has become accessible for people all over the world and many people do not take advantage of its benefits. Older people have been trained to look up information in an article or have refused to utilize the detailed creation of the easily accessed form of receiving information. Many fail to realize that it provides free information, and trying to seek information elsewhere will waste time, and most of all, people gain ignorance to how much they can truly get out of the Internet.
“Once you’ve lost your privacy, you realize you’ve lost an extremely valuable thing” - Billy Graham. “Invasion of privacy is a legal term. It is used to describe a circumstance where an individual or organization knowingly intrudes upon a person. The intrusion occurs when the person has a reasonable expectation of privacy, such as in a bathroom or locker room”(Winston). There are many factors that help with the loss of privacy these days.
The Internet includes commercial, educational, governmental, and other networks, all of which use the same set of communications protocols.” The Internet has rapidly taken over, not only the United States, but also in numerous other countries across the ocean. “There was an estimate of 3.5 billion
" Our generation is one known for the internet. Many of us have never known a world without the internet. A good thing about that is that we stay informed on subjects from all around. A bad thing is cyber-bullying and negativity. But no matter what negative or positive place we withhold on the internet, one thing that stays the same is government control.
Staying Safe Online - for Teenagers & Adult Please carefully consider and abide by the tips below and remember that they apply to public posts and private messages. The importance of staying safe online cannot be overestimated. Always keep in mind that there are lots of dangerous people online. Many of them are very good at pretending to be someone else and winning your trust. Please read the SMART Guidelines below, for useful tips on staying safe online.
Digital Media is any media that is enclosed in a machine and is a readable format. Anybody can create digital media, it can be viewed, shared changed and preserved by anyone on computers. Examples of digital media include; mobile phones, compact discs, digital video, digital television, e-book, internet, minidisc, video games, the World Wide Web, e-Commerce and many interactive media. (http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_media) Digital media is often contrasted with print media.
That’s why Internet is used by more than 150 million people. Internet is a kind of technology which creates a new world. And we call that world as virtual world. In virtual world every real world user has the same rights. The fun part is that there is rule in virtual world.
Introduction This essay discusses the impact that access to information has on the public in this day and age. Political aspects such as laws that for as well as against access to information will be addressed and discussed. The actions that are taken against active whistle-blowers in providing access to information will be highlighted. The aim of this is to highlight contradictory facts and allegations concerning access to information.
In this era of globalisation, the Internet has gone far beyond networking