InternetStudents

=Internet=

How to connect to the Internet: Two presentations: and

Security - Rajeev
 **Privacy issues on the internet (ardyn)** The right to internet privacy is a serious issue facing society. Privacy goes hand in hand with the impacts of Anonymity. However, the acts of privacy laws being breeched revolve around the release of private information being ‘leaked’/ spread around the internet, making it available to everyone. This is without the consent of the user who posted their private information.  Privacy has become an extreme issue on the internet because there are no real ‘laws’ in cyberspace. Anonymity is one of the main causes of privacy acts being breeched because there is no one to take the blame and no one recognized, people are getting away with privacy violations everyday and it is scarcely difficult to prosecute these acts.  Example of Privacy issues:  The search engine ‘America Online’ (AOL) went through a heap of controversies when they released huge amounts of data, up to 600,000 individuals were exposed. The database contained users search habits, social security numbers and even credit card or banking details. The obvious anxiety of the public rested firstly on the information details of their banking accounts, etc but huge controversy exploded from what AOL released about the search habits of certain users.  The Search habits of user: 17556639 17556639 how to kill your wife 17556639 how to kill your wife 17556639 wife killer 17556639 how to kill a wife 17556639 poop 17556639 dead people 17556639 pictures of dead people 17556639 killed people 17556639 dead pictures 17556639 dead pictures 17556639 dead pictures 17556639 murder photo 17556639 steak and cheese 17556639 photo of death 17556639 photo of death 17556639 death 17556639 dead people photos 17556639 photo of dead people 17556639 [|www.murderdpeople.com] 17556639 decapatated photos 17556639 decapatated photos 17556639 car crashes3 17556639 car crashes3 17556639 car crash photo As you can see from the search findings above, AOL had some concerns with these search inquires and this is the main reason they released their database to the government offices in order to contribute to the act of safety and security measures. However, they are still reciveing cristisim from various parties claming that the right to privacy was abolished with their doing so. Solution: Since the privacy epidemic arose from AOL many search engines had fingers pointed at them to determine wheather or not, they too were releasing their databases. It is now known that major search engines Google, Yahoo, MSN and Ask are all search engines which keep their search logs although they calm for no particualr purpose. Fortunately, one search engine promises it’s users that they will automatically delete every search inquiry accordinly to the privacy policy established in June 2006. This search engine is called ‘www. Ixquick.com’ and is “a head taller than it’s peers” (Privacy Rights Clearing House, [], 2007). <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Evaluation: <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">I agree with the terms of privacy but it is hard to ignore the crimes that have arised from anonymity. AOL went about with all the right reasons as it is human nature to be concerned with inquires revolving violent behaviour such as “decapatated photos” yet privacy was breeched and many innocent users were exposed. The positives of the privacy policy outweigh the negatives because only a few people spoil it for the others, not everybody is out to commit crimes under the protection of privacy and anonymity. Privacy affects everyone as everyone has the right to it and sadly the crimes which come from it affect everyone too because we are investigated as a mass because it is hard to pin point criminals as they are annonmus due to the policy. Society has to adjust to the privacy policy because there is no doubt that agreements would be deinied to make yourself censored, the freedom of speech is a valuable perk that we should all value more often and we are luck to have the privacy policy avaliable to us.

Privacy - Danny
=__What is privacy?__= Privacy has different meanings for different people, but generally it is the right of individuals to keep their lives and personal affairs out of public view or to control information about their personal lives. Anonymity is sometimes related to privacy, though it is most often highly valued by people who are publicly well known.

=__Who has privacy?__= Individuals, corporations and governments all have rights to privacy in all countries around the world with very few exceptions. //__The [|Universal Declaration of Human Rights], in article 12, states:__// //No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to attacks upon his honour and reputation. Everyone has the right to the protection of the law against such interference or attacks.//

=__Current issues being debated worldwide__= Privacy is a big issue worldwide because the right against unsanctioned invasion of privacy, by the government, corporations or individuals, is part of many countries privacy laws, as well as in some cases constitutions. Although almost all countries have laws to limit privacy, such as a law concerning taxation, they would have to share information on personal income or earnings. Freedom of speech laws may come in conflict with personal privacy in some countries. There are also laws where public disclosure of information is required, which would be considered private in other countries and cultures. There are issues with privacy concerning e-mails being scanned and where the information of those e-mails is being stored. Children’s sharing too much information over the Internet with other people is another issue concerning privacy where safety is concerned. A recent major issue with privacy is that some companies are scanning people’s computers using their software to collect information on the computer’s details for business purposes, though are capable of collecting other pieces of information.

Anonymity - Jeffrey
In the article of “The cost of online anonymity” it discussed about the issues of anonymity. In London’s Speakers’ Corner, the right to freedom to express has been practiced by anyone who cares to turn up for centuries. But in countries where free speech is not protected by the authorities, hiding your true identity is becoming really big business. There are new services through which you can surf the web anonymously which are companies like “Anonymizer”. Anonymizer has two active users after 10 years in the business. The US government pays it to promote the service in China and Iran in order to help promote free speech. Such programs like this are becoming popular in the West. Anonymizer encrypts your entire request for web pages and its servers then automatically gather the content on your behalf and send it back to you. No humans are involved and the company does not keep records of who request what. However there is some censorship and anonymizer does not support anonymous uploading to the web and it blocks the access to material that would be illegal under US law.
 * __Anonymity__**

There are lots of reason why people choose to surf the web anonymously, it is because they want to protect and hide their identity or protect someone. For example: if you are in a country with restrictive web policies like China, you would probably want to hide your browsing habits from the government if you are looking at sites which are considered taboo in the country.
 * __Why Anonymous web surfing__**

The issues in this article are about how anonymity is dangerous and harmful because people would use the program Anonymizer to surf the web anonymously and commit cyber crimes like cyber bullying, hacking, child phonograph, defamation and others. But surfing web anonymously aren’t completely bad because for people living in country which restricts the freedom of speech they would be able to use the program “Anonymizer” to voice out their opinions on their own blog or anywhere online so that their identity is kept anonymous and this would be impossible for the government to track them.
 * __Issues with Anonymous web surfing__**

Policies & Standards - Ken
Policies and standards __Who sets up the internet standards and who imposes the policies?__ Internet standards and policies are basically set by the acceptance of certain guidelines and rules by the general internet users and of by existing laws whose principle implication is incorporated into the guidelines. __What’s the difference between Policy and Standard?__ By understanding, policy covers the principle of laws and rules designed by the jurisdiction to protect their citizens. Standards cover the basis of acceptance of guidelines and ethical actions by the general internet users. __Current debating issues.__ A well known policies issue would be the distribution of illegal materials through electronic means; for example the distribution of illegal pornographic materials (child porn in particular) for any purpose (i.e. blackmailing covers the basis of cyberbullying, which is classified under Security Issue). Existing ‘physical’ laws, such as the Australian’s Custom Act, did not cover electronic mean of distribution, therefore currently there are loopholes in the law for illegal smuggling and distribution of illicit materials. Change in the existing law will allow electronic smugglers to be prosecuted the same way as physically smuggling illicit material. Inappropriate advertisements form the basis of the controversial debate in the standard issue. Advertisements and promotion of such are, to some extent, unethical (or in the extreme, illegal) and can be of harmful materials, such as advertising and promotions of suicide materials and/or of threats. In accord to the Australian Custom Acts, importing or exporting documents encouraging suicide or advising how to use suicide kits is illegal and is associated with a fine of AUD $110,000. By amending the existing law to cover the method of distribution, users violating that particular law, even through electronically, will be prosecuted more effectively.

Humanitarian Issues - Siti, Cristina, Khusboo, Natasha
__**What are humanitarian issues?**__ With the growth of the internet, many issues have risen. There are many humanitarian issues that are a concern to the growth of the internet. The behavior and thinking of users have altered after having access to internet services. In short the internet can affect our lives, if not used sensibly with knowledge about it. The humanitarian issue discuss how the internet affect the behaviour of people, that way they do things and their thinking. __**Current issues**__

Cyber dating

Cyber dating is become a common route for most single’s that are are desperately looking for a relationship. These people go online to find love but the results could be dangerous. The reason for this is the fundamental deception of trust. White lies such as lying about age or physical appearance follow on to several heartbreaks. Also, people get involved in relationships and reveal private information to their companion; which could be misused. One night you give your bank account details, and the next you find no money in your account. Using personal accounts and emails is a danger as the person can easily find your address. Hence users should always use anonymous or daily accounts. Spammers also target online dating sites to flood their people with spam mail. Hence revalign private information on cyber dating sites could be dangerous as rapists, murderers,

Poker

Many teenagers are involved in gambling online. It is a boom being driven predominantly by young people, drawn to game by the hugely popular pokerToday more young people gamble once a week than smoke, drink or take drugs combined. Gambling could bring luck or devatstaion. When many lose their gramble, suicides are the results. That means they exhibit severe addictive behaviour. In real door to door casinos, safeguards he has put in place to prevent underage gamblers are effective. However it is easy to false your gae, and get gambling online. Not much proof is needed to determine your exact age. This is the new frontier of gambling. But with it comes a whole new set of problems which the authorities have to work out how to solve. And fast.

Balance of power

New Internet users are walking into an area that has been dominated by this group since it was created, and their inexperience makes them targets for net crime and pranks. People who are considered cool in real life are easily made fun of on the Net, and far more damage can be done. Many social groups are picked on at school or other areas, but geeks have an equal footing from which to fight back once their enemies come on to the Internet

Freedom of speech

The Internet allows anyone who may not have the courage, or in whose locale it may not be acceptable, to reach out to others with their beliefs and ideas. This means that people who have a certain view can promote it without being worried about others laughing or holding prejudice against them: the Net provides places where they can find other people who agree with them. The only adverse effect is that beliefs that are illegal or socially unacceptable such as child pornography, neo-Nazism, racism, etc, can be broadcast through the Net with little or no censorship

Let’s be business associates

Social networking such as Friendster has now become the new buzz among people of today. It not only benefits the socialites but these online websites can allow professionals to gain new business contacts or even find new and more rewarding business deals. Friendster lets users build up a network of friends through other friends they know on the network. Business networking online is based on the same concept; users can build contacts through third-party introductions. This is therefore an advantageous facility offered on the Internet as these business-networking sites could lead to better connections.

Siti-Net blaming for surge in child porn

Article (Net blamed for surge in child porn) are blaming the internet for a huge rise in child porn offences and they warned that 3G phones could further increase this high-profile crime. And they argue that the people are more likely to take advantage of children because they are much easier for the paedophiles to prey on them. “In response to NCH’s claims operators such as orange have announced a joint code of practice to self-regulate the new forms of mobile content. The codes include moderating chat rooms for customers under the age of 18 and enabling parents to filter to restrict content”. Internet does affect people and their way of life because the internet because using the internet has no boundaries, therefore some people take advantage of it for example watching porn. “And internet was likely to be behind this increase in child sexual abuse”.

The reliability of the internet is depending on the structure of the place where it set and how human is going to use it. The internet is not always reliable as it might go wrong sometime. For example, the earthquake which happened in Taiwan on Dec 2006 has seriously affected the internet and phone connection service in most of the Asia countries as the earthquake has damaged the undersea cable. The disruption was wide spread as it was hitting china, Japan South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Hong Kong and etc. It needs to take quite a long time to repair the damage line. Somebody said that it is the most suitable time for internet to collapse as many people are away to having their holiday, so there are low trading volumes. However, some people felt that it was a nightmare for them as they did not what have happening to market that day as there were no internet. As a result, internet is unreliability resource because we don’t know when it’s work, and when it’s collapse.

Intellectual Property - Aiman
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2007/oct/30/copyright This article explains how enforcing copyright infringement is much harder than what business executives think. It also explains that YouTube’s promise to find and remove copyright infringing video uploads to their website is “all lies, wishful thinking and irresponsible promises”. The article also explains how hard it is to police the Internet as a whole, and how YouTube can make their aspirations of this true. “Look at it this way: for this system to work, you'd have to write a piece of software that had a thorough understanding of "all the copyrighted works" (keep in mind that every creative work is copyrighted from the instant it's created), and it would have to be able to spot every transformation, re-encoding, downsampling, and re-edit of those works in order to stem the tide.” “In other words, all the money spent on the system would be for naught because it would fail to catch a significant proportion of pirates.”


 * Globalization & Cultural Diversity – Roslee**

What is Globalization and Cultural Diversity?
Globalization & Cultural Diversity means the diminishing importance boundaries. Those boundaries are Geographic, Political, Economic and Cultural. IT has been the major factor a reducing these boundaries. An example of this is a dramatic event which can be broadcasted over the world via television or the internet. However the Internet can become or has become the source of Cultural Homogeneity and also lead to more Cultural awareness which may lead to less diversity.

Issues with Globalization and Cultural Diversity?
The issue with Globalization & Cultural Diversity is old lasting cultures and traditions may be lost to the ever growing internet. An example of this is China, look at China before compared to now. China is rapidly going through Westernization and Globalization. We all could soon become one culture, the culture of the digital world that is. With Web 2.0 is helping the process of Globalization and Cultural Diversity much faster. An example of this is Social Networking Sites. You can make a profile to share with the world! This makes the bridge of culture much smaller. People now will use the internet for everything! People will soon think of new ways of abusing the internet. The internet has given us a new language, wider view on the world but couldn’t that also kill us? Even though there is more cultural awareness present today because of the internet, people could abuse the internet for racial slurs, propaganda, illegal projects, stealing important information from different countries. The internet is now used for warfare tactics by hacking/spying for recon. This is all caused because we are more connected than before. But is really that bad?

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: left; display: block;">The relevance of cultural diversity and globalization in relation to the internet is extremely crucial. Cultures are becoming more and more developed due to the use of technology and the internet, especially by means of networking. Some might also argue that cultures are perhaps suffering because of the use of technology too. However, there are so many cases which illustrate cultural diversity and globalization as a positive fixation. Globalization is often a term associated with ‘taking over the world’ well, yes this does relate but not always in a negative (or mad scientist) manner, it is to do with how popular something can become, when something goes global, a very good example of this the internet itself the ‘//world wide// web’. Globalization also involves the theme of modernization, as things globalize they also modernize and enhance. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: left; display: block;">**Cultural diversity issues**: <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: left; display: block;">In Muslim countries many women are not able to socialize the way women in western countries, in different religions are able to. It is heard of that some women, in the Muslim religion take photos of themselves without their traditional/religious head coverings to other Muslim women and perhaps men in order to introduce, socialize, etc. This was done by sending emails over the internet or by camera cell phone usage, unfortunately Muslim religion forbids the showing of your ‘Awah’- direct translation for body parts which aren’t to be shown, for women these areas are every body part except the hands and eyes (extremist Muslims). This trend of personal socializing is diminishing because of the strict religious laws. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: left; display: block;">Solution: Some have said that this is a very positive cultural diversity issue, it is breaking the barriers of oppressed social skills in Muslim women, and of course Muslim leaders and many believers take this new found social aspect insulting. Muslim women are expected to obey and abide by Muslim religion to show that they are committed and believe. So, to act out of the ordinary and not by custom, it has created highly tense problems. Ultimately, no matter what religion you are, or gender, you should be able to choose your own means of socializing and not be judged on your actions or punished for them- the internet is an option and for those who are against it, they should not use it. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: left; display: block;">An example of Globalization is the search engine Google becoming more dominant in the global market. Google has been very successful with its search engine because it is accessible to almost everybody, anywhere, mainly because Google offers there services in a range of languages in order for all users to be able to understand and use Google search. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: left; display: block;">I think that the globalization epidemic is happening very fast, maybe even too fast. I hope that in a few years time we have indeed enhanced technologies but I also hope that our cultural diversities aren’t too far out of the spectrum. Technology is rapidly changing and with that we must all adjust too.
 * Cultural Diversity and Globalization concerning the Internet, Ardyn**
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