The Progression of the Internet

What if our life becomes fully dependent on the electronic devices in the future? “In Into the Electronic Millennium”, Birkerts discusses his concerns with the oncoming electronic world. Birkerts provides lots of cons about the electronic devices that can affect people's lives. The author’s intention for writing this essay is to make the audience aware of the significant changes that have started to occur as electronic technologies have developed. He uses various rhetorical devices to convey his arguments to the readers. Through this essay, he is trying to inform the academic community that the culture of printed words has ended in the society, while electronic technologies are starting to dominate. Birkerts uses anecdotes, juxtaposition,

The internet has revolutionized the modern world like no other invention has before, except perhaps, electricity. The internet allows sharing and collaboration to take place between people on opposite sides of the globe. Vinton G. Cerf, often called the “Father of the Internet”, admits that when the original idea of an “intranet” was in its infancy, there was no possible way to imagine all of the ways we would come to use it (NDTV, 2013).

In this paper, I will be arguing against the text by Lawrence Lessig by providing evidence and reasoning that proves that complete internet regulation would never be implemented on a global scale due to the privacy concerns that the United States would face while minimal internet regulation, like what Lessig suggests, would be unable to coexist with countries like China and Saudi Arabia who morally conflict with a global majority. Internet regulation will never be consistent in a global scheme and would require constant revision which makes it not provide enough utility to be considered when judging from Utilitarianism.

The government has been monitoring and regulating an every day’s persons website history and what we buy and look at on the Internet. With the Internet growing rapidly and the amount of users on the Internet increasing, the easier it is for the government to find out peoples’ interests. Many people argue whether or not we should have vigorous rules and regulations when it comes to the Internet. One of the main concerns people have when it comes to their Internet is their privacy. There are many people who want to do harm using the tools that the Internet provides us with. The Internet should be regulated but not as harsh as some

The Internet’s continuous advancement has produced the need for an on-going debate on whether or not the government should have the power to control the Internet. The idea of the government having control over what each country’s citizens can see on the Internet is also called Internet Censorship. Internet Censorship “is the control or suppression of the publishing of, or access to information on the Internet.” Internet Censorship varies from country to country depending on each country’s current usage and philosophy of how it should be used. (toptenreviews.com) Currently, there are ten countries including

The Internet has incurred a tremendous amount of growth and opportunity for the country as well as the world; elevating communication, information, and commerce to a new level. With all this unprecedented innovation, the Internet has also brought controversy that challenges the very foundation of rights that countries like the United States were founded on. With countless websites containing unregulated and objectively offensive content, and the public having an ease of access to this content will result in severe damages to the development of the youth if no censorship is put in place for them to view this content. Additionally, markets are being exploited by piracy which has resulted in billions of dollars being lost by the domestic economy

Throughout the years of human existence, there have been many great inventions, but the most prominent one in my opinion was the internet. The progression of the internet has helped shaped the world. The formation of the internet changed the way we do business, communicate, entertain, retrieve information, and how we educate ourselves.

Two types of laws are adopted by various countries to protect the sensitive information of individuals on the web. The first kind, comprehensive laws, are laws “that govern the collection, use and dissemination of personal information by both the public and private sectors”6. These general laws do not deal with individual areas like health care or educational systems. Instead, they establish standards for use of private information for all entities. Comprehensive laws are usually adopted for one of three reasons: to remedy past injustices, to promote electronic commerce or to ensure that laws are consistent with Pan-European laws7. In addition, comprehensive laws often require the establishment of an independent commissioner to oversee the enforcement of the law. Unfortunately, problems arise because either a lack of resources hinders

Recently as a result of the advancement in technology, the government must monitor what happens online. No longer do they not only have to monitor what happens in real time but what also happens within internet content, online post and websites. The Internet is a

Siochrú, S. O., Burch, S., Girard, B., Gurstein, M., & Hill, R. (2014). Why global Internet governance must

- Concept of new digital tools shaping society and the way individuals interact is explored. The aspect of the past fundamental experience has changed over generations as “we shape our tools and after a while our tools shape us”. Linking to the digital text as the digital article has altered the way the audience perspective and the way individuals read and experience the

Regulation of the Internet is a volatile topic. One reason comes from the very nature of the Internet.  While not entirely different from

Few even knew what a search engine was, for example, or had used Instant Messaging or viewed a video online. All this happened because the internet has not been subject to slow, cumbersome regulatory processes of government. Inserting government into questions around network management and the evolution of the Internet[s] underlying technologies and applications will simply erode the cooperative spirit that has driven its evolution, substituting instead fillings, charges, and countercharges.” (Farber, 36, 2009). This, the general idea of the article written by David Farber as written by Farber is trying to convey to the reader that the internet has developed into an unbiased network available to all on its own, it has not needed any government intervention to get it to where it is now. With what the government is trying to do with it will only deter from the “cooperative spirit” that has brought it to its current state. Through the use of such examples as the Telecommunications Act of 1996, and the FCC regulations, Farber conveys the notion on how the internet does not respond well to external regulations, likewise how further development would be halted by government interference. What Farber sticks to, unlike van Schewick, is the consumer side of regulation, while the other sticks to corporate side. The idea of consumer power and influence is talked about

Throughout this essay I will be discussing how the digital age has transformed society in many ways. The digital age also known as the information age, is the evolution of technology in daily life and social organizations have led to the fact that the modernization of information and communication processes has become the driving force of social evolution.” This is a time period in which we live in now where Internet and email are available; this is an example of the digital age. The Information Age is the idea that access to and the control of information is the defining characteristic of this current era in human civilization.

Today, the world is much different than it was fifteen years ago, much less fifty years ago. The progression of technology has been even more significant than ever before in the last several years, but has ultimately lead us astray from our core character. The production of cell phones, social media updates, websites, and technological tools is constant, but these new and improved technologies have left the world with very few longstanding advancements. Though the internet has brought the world innumerable innovative opportunities, life before technology was much more efficient, filled with many more promising benefits: responsibility, socialization skills, and controversy.