The Internet - Privacy & Security Issues and Ownership & Control
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- Created on: 11-04-18 10:59
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- The Internet
- Privacy & Security Issues
- Anyone may be able to see your data
- Concerns about level of safeguarding within social networking sites - cannot check a person is who they claim to be
- Paedophilia, stalking, grooming and child **** could result from use of alter-egos.
- People have been refused employment due to ‘questionablebehaviour’ on social networking sites
- Some say this is a valid use of freely available info
- Others say it is an invasion of privacy
- Could be for good reasons eg. Racist attitudes
- Ownership and Control
- Little control over content of the Internet, although some governments can control what’s seen
- No control over who can access material eg. Hacking, plagiarism
- Lack of ‘policing’ means that info isn’t checked for accuracy and isn’t monitored
- Allows rumours to spread
- InappropriateMaterial
- Laws covering the production & distribution, but much material comes from foreign countries.
- Young children could access this material
- Unless special SW is used, children can easily gain access
- Even with a SW filter, hard to ensure material is entirely excluded
- If sites are blocked, this could make them more popular
- Even with a SW filter, hard to ensure material is entirely excluded
- Unless special SW is used, children can easily gain access
- Young children could access this material
- Laws covering the production & distribution, but much material comes from foreign countries.
- Because of increased commercial value of activities, media giants could take control of Internet content
- Increased risk of stalking, grooming, paedophiles, cyber-bullying, misuse of social media.
- Illegal downloading of music, films etc.
- Privacy & Security Issues
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