Posts Tagged ‘Internet’

Google and Privacy

Friday, July 3rd, 2009

Google and Privacy google privacy

Google is easily the top dog. There have been some pretty scary statements made about Google and the privacy of search requests recently. You may have heard that Google was nominated for a “Big Brother” award. You may also have read that Google knows everything you ever searched for. Should you be frightened? With Google Toolbar, Google Search, Google Mail, Google Docs, etc., collecting information about users both as a means of revenue with targeted advertising and as part of the search service itself, it is still not clear how Google utilize this information or data collected through various channels?

Relax. Yes, there are privacy issues to be aware of when you do a search at Google. However, these issues are just as much as a concern for other searches engines you visit, as well. More importantly, the fear that you personally could be tracked isn’t realistic, for the vast majority of users, at least by Google itself.

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Future of the Internet

Wednesday, June 24th, 2009

Future of the Internet internet future

There’s no doubt that the Internet might be subjected to criticism on a variety of fronts, it is unlikely that going online will ever suffer from the same type of scorn that other communication applications have received over the years. The impact of the Internet – whether measured by the numbers of users or by the social change it is causing – cannot be overestimated.

Internet has been seen as technical curiosity by many social observers – in particular, Mainstream media despite of the Internet’s growing influence. We contend that this neglect occurs in large measure because people not only don’t appreciate the true scope of the Internet, but also still don’t understand the merits associated with it.

Censorship of the internet

Monday, May 18th, 2009

Censorship of the internet internet

Well, the Internet has always seen as a complex, living organism inhabited and lured by people from all nationalities, ages, and cultures, political and religious backgrounds. The Internet has spread useful information and global friendly messages to every nook and cranny on the planet despite international differences, languages and other odd factors. But today, the Internet is currently under fire because it is being blamed for having the irresponsible content.

Unfortunately, the problem arises with this freedom of expression of the World Wide Web and there is going to be distasteful material and indecent exposures. No one disagrees that some of the material that can be viewed is inappropriate, but this also couldn’t be ruled out that to some people it may be unacceptable who don’t have any sort of intention to access the available information in wrong manner. Web sites which contain pornographic material are the ones which we fear the most for our innocent children, however, censorship should never be used as the ‘easy way out’ as it has been so often used before by governments.

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