The Importance Of Internet Anonyvacy Through The Internet?

There are few places on this Earth, if any, where the possibilities are truly endless. However, if you detach yourself from the physical world and emerge into the “online” world, you find that this just might actually be accurate in this realm. The World Wide Web has had so much to offer to us since the early 1990s, but with this comes controversy. Unleashed onto a plane of seemingly immeasurable freedom of anonymity, was the world ready for such responsibility? Since those early days when new emerging technology changed our lives immensely, have we at all become a better place, or have we bitten off more than we can chew, and doomed our human relations forever? Exploring these concepts are three in-depth articles, including: “Growing Up Tethered” by Sherry Turkle, “The Loneliness of the Interconnected” by Charles Seife, and “Cybersexism” by Laurie Penny. Although it is thought that the Internet brings the world together, it actually does not help us politically, culturally, and economically like one would believe, as it makes us unable to be independent, isolates us from different points of view, and encourages real-world violence against women and other minority groups.

Due to recent events “The Growing Cowardice of Online Anonymity” by Richard Bernstein, strongly resonates with me. In today’s world the internet has pros and cons. Although I believe online anonymity was initially intended to provide a layer of safety to those engaging in the use

Daniel Solove, a professor who specializes in internet privacy law, wrote this book to give his personal take on how the internet was transforming the way people connect through social mediums and how that could change in the future. An important thing to note about this book is that it was published in 2007, so some of the social and technological aspects of the book are slightly dated. Regardless of this though, this book provides an inquisitive perspective on the dynamic nature of the internet as a vessel of our society’s changing norms on privacy in the social sphere. Many of our learning points in class relate to topics discussed in this book and help to strengthen the context and significance of the underlying message.

The issues raised by Bennett illustrate that the Internet is still in its infancy in terms of how it is best-integrated into society and regulated by the same ethical, social, and legal principles as traditional forms of communications. It is likely that the solution lies, not in the evolution of regulations or in limitations on free speech; rather, the solution is likely to evolve naturally as subsequent generations develop a better and more nearly comprehensive understanding of how to integrate their offline and online identities in ways that maintain their privacy. Meanwhile, the deeper explanation of the contemporary digital communications

Global population has reached over 7.4 billion, of those people 3.5 billion people can access the internet. And to break that 3.5 billion internet users down further 286.9 million are from the united states. That is 88.5% of the population.The internet has been used as a tool to make everyday life easier. You can search information, communicate with others, browse websites all at the touch of a button. This seems all good until you start applying the things you’ve see or hear online into your everyday life, without stopping to check; or at the very least consider, that what you might have saw or heard could be false. Many Americans have access to the internet and most of the time it has a negative impact on our daily life.Some things that can negatively impact American lives are false information, illegal activity, and can cause psychological damage.

With the introduction of the Internet, there has been a global shift in our human culture. A profound, intense change in which every one of us has been impacted by, and one that has never been so pervasive or immediate as the one we have seen grow with each passing day. Now, the Internet was conceived with the purest of notions, where the intentions were good and the purpose was true: a glorified, all-encompassing systematic collection of the world’s expressions, where ideas, thoughts, reforms, and opinions can circle the globe, for conversations to be sparked and a global culture to be established. However, through the passage of time, certain facets of the Internet have become polluted, perverse even, where the malicious and ill willed could

Internet privacy is a concept that has been in the minds of many people across the globe for a long time. There are various laws passed by various governments to control as well as govern the idea of internet privacy. Technological advancements across the globe in the recent past have had a rise with the use of the internet. People have more access to gadgets with the power to navigate the internet with ease. It is also important to note that internet communication, something that used to be hard and complicated, has become a normal, everyday thing by the ease of access among most people across the globe. In short, one can argue that the internet has turned the world into a village owing to the ease of communication irrespective of the

Perhaps one of the greatest innovations of the past decade has been the Internet. With the rise of the digital age, mass media has become a paradox to both public and private communication forums. Online dating sites allow individuals to connect and reconnect with loved ones. Nonetheless, the advantages of this platform bring modern threats towards our personal privacy. Privacy is essential to human dignity, autonomy, and security. Privacy is the ability to have control over information about oneself and their own visibility: it’s a fundamental right that shouldn’t reshape our relationship to privacy or generate self-censorship. The controversy surrounding the extent of privacy protection on sites such as ChristianMingles.com and AshleyMadison.com

The internet is an extremely useful tool that can make everyday life easier, but many argue that privacy is being invaded. Many people state that social media is too open and they do not feel safe with their information, thinking that it takes a negative toll on people’s everyday lives. Author Richard Epstein, a well-known writer for the Wall Street Journal argues that he believes the internet is beneficial. Epstein is correct when he states “we are wise to sometimes make compromises, in our personal lives as well as in public policy.”

The online anonymity issue that arose ever since the internet had the ability to create profiles has grown to a something much re than some face every day. Millions of “fake” accounts engulf us while feeding us untrustworthy texts without even knowing. These fake accounts have the most privileges when the secret of who the really are is never released. Having anonymity on social media gives users some sort of safety cape to be able to possibly say whatever they feel. Some people take this tool and use it negatively while others ignore it or even may use it positively. The epidemic of fake accounts taking over the internet has been questioned to have an effect on those creating it and how they may act differently thanks to having anonymity

The growing concerns on privacy are rapidly changing. Though a new worry in the online world, these troubles with privacy violations have existed far before the Internet was even invented. It used to be abnormal to hand out personal information, like an address or birthdate; however, now these are the blanks that users fill out on almost every social media site they join. The information that is gladly given away, used to be protected for fear of identity theft. So what has dramatically changed in order to change these morals? Some believe that the invention of the Internet has caused people to believe that they are safe behind the screen. They place false hope and trust in social media, so the question is where these accusations are originating from. Have these privacy disgruntlements been thrown away over the hopes of achieving some sort of online popularity persona? Or is the generation stuck inside a online labyrinth that entices sharing rather than secrets?

Nowadays people can take photos noiselessly and post it on different social media immediately without the consent of the “injured” party. The circulating speed of such information on the internet is much faster than the newspapers. It is no doubt that our privacy is deserved to be protected both physically or electronically. Unless we intentionally share our thoughts and photos otherwise we want to be unobserved by others and to be left alone. We may have no sense when, where, and how our portraits are circulating on the internet, our right to privacy was invaded and the development of the law was inevitable. For example, the main job duty of paparazzi is to create eye-catching news of celebrities’ gossip. The photos taken by paparazzi are not the property of celebrities, and there is no contractual relationship between celebrities and paparazzi, in addition, paparazzi do not breach any confidence or trust. The best way for celebrities to prevent publication is to invoke the right to privacy. We cannot deny that the current social media make our life much more convenience than before, people not only can access up-to-date reported information but also internet provides endless fodder for the gossip pages. At the same time, with the development of people’s consciousness of right, wired life has also brought about growing concerns regarding privacy and protection of identities online. This is why our government gradually strengthen regulation in the internet industry.

In the United States 84% of Americans have access to the internet (Perrin and Duggan) and 77% of Americans own a smartphone (Smith). The online world is growing with every upload, comment, and text, but with this growth comes concerns over the privacy of the information we are putting online. Technology has broadened our social horizons, but it has also pushed people to share personal information with the unseen masses. Who should have access your personal information and why? If information regarding a serious crime is being protected by our personal device, should law enforcement be granted access? Our personal devices serve as a mask to hide behind, which leads us to step outside the scope of what is morally acceptable. As our reliance on personal devices grows, so does our expectation of our right to total online privacy, however complete protection of privacy denies the U.S. justice system of its ability to effectively do its job.

Incivility in the online world is partly caused by anonymity, but anonymity has its place in the internet and needs to stay. Incivility is often described as social behavior that is lacking in respect, or good manners. A lot of people have reasons to believe that anonymity is the sole reason behind incivility online, and while it plays a huge role, anonymity has an even bigger role in the conversations happening online in the first place. Maria Konnikova, a bachelor in psychology and creative writing, writes about anonymity encouraging people to participate in discussions because their words won’t be attached to them and that if comments on internet articles were taken away, the connections we often-times make with these articles or news stories are taken away as well. Richard Bird, a freelance writer who frequently speaks about the loss of civility today, argues in his article that the ability to communicate anonymously online threatens civility severely. Bird claims that anonymity encourages incivility, like Konnikova in her article. Finally, Rich Heldenfels, a retired pop culture writer for the Akron Beacon Journal, claims that American politics has always lacked civility and isn’t a new problem at all. Heldenfels claims that media makes incivility appear to be a bigger issue than it is. In my paper, I will explain the arguments of the authors of each paper, compare them to one another, and share my thoughts and possible solutions of the problem that is online

Through interviewing people from various countries and socioeconomic levels, Kang, Brown, and Kiesler (2013) found that about half of those they interviewed sought anonymity for malicious reasons like hacking or socially undesirable activities such as flaming or browsing violent or pornographic website.