Tuesday, April 6, 2010
The Internet:A Clear and Present Danger? Question one
I believe that the examples Cleaver lists in the opening of her essay violate our civil liberties. However it would also violate our civil liberties if legislation was passed to make these types of behavior illegal. Although passing legislation to make these acts illegal would make the internet a little bit safer , it would still violate our civil liberties if the government started looking for people who commit these acts. If legislation was passed to make these acts illegal it may cause the police to try and trick people into commiting these acts online so that the police are aware of them commiting these illegal acts. For example when cops pretend to be thirteen year old girls to get sexual predators talking to them until they can get the predator to meet up with them. This is all so they can catch sexual predators and arrest them , but just like the sexual predator the cops are also pretending to be something their not. People should just become a little bit smarter when it comes to the internet. People should not put any information they dont want stolen on the internet and they should not buy anything off of websites they dont trust unless the website has a guarantee that you will recieve your purchase. If you dont want to see pornography dont look it up online and if a software vendor creates software they should be able to restrict people from using it .If your a good parent you should watch the sites your children are going on and block chat rooms so your children don't start talking to pedophiles, and everyone should learn not to talk to strangers. The list is a very effective way of beginning the essay. The list at the beginning of the essay makes people aware of these internet issues before they are explained.
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There are laws that make those issues illegal but they are hard to enforce. I agree with you that people should educate themselves and their children to make their internet experience safer. The internet is like a second world similar to the real world. Making an unwise decision will, without doubt, lead to bad things happening. The world is a dangerous place, and so is the internet.
ReplyDeleteKathleen everything you say is true but that’s like saying that it should be legal for regular businesses to commit fraud, or for porn companies to put up billboards for everyone to see. What Cleaver is trying to say is that the internet is a world in it of itself and just how our society has rules and regulations so should the internet society. Parents can do all they want at home but children can simply go to a friend’s house. Businesses can seem the most trust worthy yet people can tap into your information and steal it. But yes I do agree that the examples at the beginning of the essay violate our civil liberties.
ReplyDeleteBrilliant! It' so easy to get in trouble on the internet and put your personal life out there for everyone to see ( especially with sites like facebook and myspace ). Everyone who goes on the internet has their civil liberties violated. People just really need to be careful, and many problems would be solved. Yeah, there will always be sick people who post child pornography and that kind of stuff, but if you don't want to see that kind of stuff don't get into situations or websites that put you in a bad place. You also brought up a good point with buying things off the internet. Be careful, nobody likes a scammer.
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