The Impact Of Internet On Our Society

Ever since the internet was established it has become a never ending source of information spread worldwide. Now it has become a huge entity for communication and spreading of information across the world. With great promise also brings greats faults. While the internet has many useful and amazing abilities it is also exploited for uses that are illegal and cruel. People use the internet to steal other people’s work, buy and sell drugs, and upload and watch child pornography. The only way to stop horrible deeds like this from happening is by censoring the internet.

In the 1960s the government of the United States of America (USA) requested computer scientists to conduct research into building communication via computer networks, (Wikipedia, 2016).This research gave rise to the origins of the internet which is now regarded as a global computer network that provides a variety of information and communication facilities. This global network consists of millions of different types of computers that maybe desktop or mobile, hardwired or wireless and for personal use or for business, (Dewdney and Ride, 2014). Rapid growth of internet use became evident in western countries such as North America in the mid 1990’s while this growth was evident from the late 1990’s in developing countries, (Wikipedia, 2016).

Walking through any given public place, it is not uncommon to see people in every direction, staring into the bright screen of a phone. Even more interesting, some people sit in public and stare at a full-sized laptop. This has become so common that at most restaurants, there is even a provided wireless service for anyone who deems it necessary to have this constant technological access. But, what is inside those devices that is so captivating? The all-star of this common, every-day scenario, is the internet. Winston Ross, a Senior Writer for Newsweek described the internet as the following, “It is available, affordable and accessible” (Ross 3). The internet is a positive technological advancement that has contributed immensely to socialization, education and work life. Though the internet is known for being addictive and distracting, the benefits of using it far outweigh any potential risks.

Throughout the years, the internet has become a place that has interconnected this world as people now have the freedom to use computers from their own homes, making such this as; communicating, researching and entertainment a lot easier than 1980’s, making life much more convenient for the users. However, the internet isn’t always used for good. It also allows the possibility of crimes such as identify theft, credit card fraud etc.

Internet was created by some accomplished people in 1960's. It was started for research and development in USA. Initially, it was started for military use but by and by, internet was made available for all the computer users. Many people use internet for the communication because it has been the most favourable and efficient way of communication. There are many advantages of internet but as well as on the other side it has many drawbacks. Many people misuse this technology because of this the World is in danger zone, privacy of the countries, companies, government institutes and peoples are in unsafe. Many crimes are done by the use of the internet. The main misuse of this technology is Cybercrime. Cybercrimes violate the

The internet has had a tremendous effect on modern day society. Search engines, social media,

In today 's world with online technology devices literally in every pocket, on many wrists, in almost all backpacks, in cars, and wi-fi available almost everywhere that you stop, shop, or relax, people have become complacent about in-person, face-to-face conversations and have become much more accepting of less face-to-face interaction and more attuned to around the world, around the clock texting, on Instagram, and Snapchat. When it comes to online you, can practically do anything. You can buy anything and everything that you could want or need, from clothes and books to household items and food, and even replacement parts for your car and around the house. All of those things can be delivered right to your doorstep. Even though all of this online shopping is great, there are downfalls to being online and not just on the computer.

The introduction of the Internet to society resulted in the opportunity for people to produce, consume and share creative content. This culture of online production and consumption is bound to copyright and fair use laws. While these laws have the capacity to protect an individual’s ownership of intellectual property and creative content, they are not conducive to a vibrant culture of creativity. The Internet and its evolution of search engine engagement has cultivated an online community that can only thrive when copyright and fair use laws are not as restrictive as they are in their current state. (Samuelson 1994). Collins (2014) states that copyright fosters a permission culture that is censorial, monopolistic and detrimental to free creative expression. The “Creative Commons” license is a positive alternative to current copyright laws. The positive outcomes of the practice of Creative Commons when compared with the outcomes of copyright laws highlights the restrictive nature of copyright in it’s current state. By looking at the past and present digital landscape, the surge in the creation of online content and using examples of copyright infringement cases, this essay will explore the ways in which copyright laws limit and stifle creativity.

In the time it takes a person to read this sentence 684,478 pieces of content will be shared on Facebook, 100,000 people will tweet, hundreds of thousands more will “like” an Instagram photo…and that’s if they read very quickly (Marrouat). Today, many people use the Internet for everything. The internet has many benefits, anyone that has a computer with internet can find any information and can even add to it. That’s why the Internet is known as the collected knowledge of millions of people. The most popular tool of the Internet though, is its way for socialization. Socialization is referring to the way people communicate and how they do it. There are places where people can go to get in contact or stay in contact with others and places where people go to talk about their interests. Facebook is an example of a place where people can socialize and talk with friends and acquaintances or even join chat rooms. The internet is drastically changing the way people communicate and interact with each other. Because of this dependence on the Internet, our relationships with other people are diminishing.

The world wide web, otherwise called the internet, came about in the 1960s and was primarily used for researchers and academia. But since the 1990s, the internet has had that revolutionary effect on the culture and commerce in our society. This includes communication by email, instant messaging, and internet phone calls. In addition, there is also the world wide web with discussion forums, social networking sites, and online shopping sites, which people, despite their generational differences, utilize to their own benefit. However, these are the icing on the internet cake. Now, the internet, since its inception remains one of the world 's most revolutionary piece of technology. Despite its positives, there are many negatives and the

No matter where people are, computers watch them, and record data about their activities, first of all paying attention to what they see, read, look at or buy. People’s messages are partially listened, and sometimes even recorded. Today many companies sell, buy, and use personal information about their users. Those companies track people’s internet interactions and know almost everything about their online behavior: from their personal preferences in food, music, and cars to the health condition, phone numbers, and credit card numbers. Everything users do on the Internet - from the comments to tweets to a simple browsing - will never be erased from history. This is partly due to national security, for instance, to stop terrorism and detect criminal activities. But the main goal of this technology - just to get people to buy more things, make them a more efficient user. Data brokers make guesses about consumers and their interests based on other information they have, and then they make a list of consumers, which is sorted by interests, that way advertisers buy those lists and know which consumer is interested in what product. But is Big Data really that bad? And what can be done to regulate Big Data? People themselves should make the most important step towards the regulation of Big Data: prevent the further information leakage. And also, the government should think about establishing laws that concern Big Data.

The Internet has grown massively in the last six decades, making it one of the biggest inventions of humanity so far. I would take it a step further and call it a necessity for todays people since most use it for a considerable amount of time everyday. Tedious and everyday tasks have been revamped to fit the digital concept so that anyone can accomplish them from the comfort of their chair. Internet banking, e-commercing, socialising and paying the bills are only a fraction of everyday things you can do online. Such activities involve sensitive data that need to be relayed securely over the network and this happens with the help of OpenSSL. OpenSSL has been widely used in the last couple of years but only recently researchers found a crucial bug in the code which shook the internet community and made everyone question the stability of open-source projects.

In order to achieve political, economic and personal advancement, the internet has played a major role in it. The internet, according to Wikipedia, has many uses that include data sharing, e-commerce, booking of tickets, socializing, job searching, entertainment and also in e-learning. With advancements in technology, the number of users of the internet are increasing daily. With internet speed increasing over time, the Internet brings knowledge and information on nearly every subject imaginable straight to your computer. This has made our lives easier and more efficient. Though the internet has many advantages, it has brought a lot of negative impact to our society.

Internet history, security and technology are one of our generation technological advancement that influences and moving the world more in to a globalized system. This is my own personal perspective that showed and clearly stated about the benefit of this development and what is the potential negative that influence the world.

The internet. It is one of man’s greatest technological achievements and useful tools, but also one of its deadliest and addicting drugs. And with each hallucinogen comes consequences. It starts small, as with any narcotic. Just five minutes on Pintrest, a quick tweet, or maybe a Facebook timeline update. But as time progresses, the signs and symptoms of this toxic habit become ever so present. Two and a half hours wasted, sleep deprivation, and even violent reactions are just a few of the various indicators that a person has been squandering copious amounts of time on the internet. As soon as a person enters the facebook web address into their browser, they slowly become immersed into the soft, glowing blue background that envelopes many people today. But this is not to say that the internet is purely evil. With the internet, people do not have to waste countless hours looking for books at the library for a research essay. News spreads faster due to websites such as Fox News and CNN. People can now work on projects together from the comfort of their homes. Although the internet has positively influenced society in many ways, it has a done more damage to individuals than benefit by spreading bad news faster, wasting peoples precious time with useless games and phone applications, and introducing cyber bullying, all of which need to be stopped.