In the past couple of years the government has been becoming more vigilant on illegal activity on the World Wide Web. Instead of focusing on websites that give free download to the public, social networking sites that help coordinate groups and websites that leak information to help the public understand what is really going on. The government is playing a big role in our lives and with more regulation will help create a bigger hand over the digital world.
Websites that give free download shouldn’t be held accountable for their actions or fined. In the world we live in information and application programs are so readily available there should be no reason to shout down websites. Social networking sites should be able to work freely to help people communicate and coordinate direction. Government should not have the right to watch what you say or follow what you are saying on the web because this may lead to invasion of privacy. Websites that help hold political figures accountable for their action should not be shut down. The government figures that break the law should be held for their actions.
That is a very interesting point. That sort-of goes along the line of the, now, illegal insider trading by the government. After the market tanked, the govt was able to trade stocks of companies who received bailout funds from. Various companies were required to give the govt their CURRENT data on how the company is doing, and what they are doing to make a profit now; this information is only available to the public at certain periods of the year, not whenever they please. Normally, people would get thrown in jail for scores of years, but the government didn't change a thing until the courts outlawed it a while later.
ReplyDeleteIt's very upsetting that the government, that is here to provide stability is creating instability by placing constraints on us while unlimiting its power.
"For the People"... right? Well this may no longer be the true government modo. If you can't keep track of what government officials are doing on and off the job, then it is no longer a government built for the people. We should have every right to keep track of their "dirty" or not so "dirty" politics. Also, when it comes to social networks, they all should be available for free, and when it comes to music being downloaded for free, the government shouldn't intrude because it means they are watching your internet use without the legal actions that should be taken before intruding.
ReplyDeleteYes, the whole deal with government now being on social networking sites is the transparency that it presents to us. Before the internet and social networking, government officials could do many things behind closed doors we would never even hear about but that would affect us. Now, with the addition of social networking, they have nowhere to hide. Every government official should have a Facebook page or Twitter account and should be made to post all decisions on them so that the public is that much more aware.
DeleteI strongly agree with everyone since I wrote the article. I donnot agree with how the government is pursing this topic. I think the internet and the application that come along with it shouldent be impacted by the government. I think keeping the internet loose and flexible will create more innovation.
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