Having not had the internet now for well over a week, I am overly excited to have picked up a wireless signal from a neighbors house, so now the debate of do we steal online… and do we think its ok? Has started to make me wonder!
As mike suggested, we would never go into a shop and think its ok to steal something, so why do we think its ok to do it online?
The journal article by mike and Janice describes a community of people who file share, presenting themselves as “consumer champions” reacting to unfair industry practices.
Detweiller’s quote in our lecture about this sleazy backstreet being brought into everyone’s home is a worrying example of the power of something that could so easily destroy moral values and security in our society.
Having recently worked at my local probation service, I came across court papers showing the data collection needed, and security monitored forces to “crack down” on online pedophilia, and indecent pornography, as well as the wealth of data needed to charge such criminals, proving it was them, and not some slip up or virus on there hard drive!
This picks up on my last point about how much should we ‘trust’ the internet, and our newly formed communication methords.
My mum, who is far from technologically enabled, with little more than an analogue phone, and a book to hand, would never even consider using the internet.
She recently ranted to me about the use of texting and emails and how “our generation” are little more than cowards unable to produce a good conversation with someone face to face, and are overly lazy with the use of what we have.
Reliance of these new media’s is now standard for teenagers who would not remember times without mobile phones, digital TV, and broadband.
But is this also breeding an unreliable and confused group of people, the idea of what’s right and wrong is clearly being confused and could this become even more of a problem in the future.
