www.chinaview.cn
By Gareth Dodd
March 26, 2007
According to the article, one in ten British Internet users have been victims of fraud online in 2006. In addition, they have lost an average of $1,716. These people have been victims because they do not protect themselves online by not keeping their protection software up to date. The article says, "Six percent of internet users, or 1.7 million people, suffered fraud shopping online, while 4 percent (or 1.2 million) were victims of bank account or credit card fraud."
In a survey done, half the people believe that they are responsible for protecting themselves online from fraud, however, most believe that the banks or online stores are responsible for this.
I believe most of the responsibility should be on yourself, as an internet user. Although, the online sites should provide a great system of protection from hackers. It is a persons own responsibility to keep their computer protection software up to date and installed on their computer. Also, in terms of online banking, I believe a person should be able to protect themselves by picking a good password that isn't easy to figure out for hackers and the user should change their password often to protect themselves from fraud.
Monday, March 26, 2007
Sunday, March 25, 2007
"U.S. judge strikes down Internet porn law"
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By Robert Campbell
March 23, 2007
On Thursday March 22nd, a U.S. federal court ruled that the law of Child Online Protection Act, which protects children from viewing porn on websites, violates free speech rights. The American Civil Liberties Union brought this case up and they believe that this law is violating the First Amendment.
According to the article, the Child Online Protection Act "made it a crime for any person to provide minors access to "harmful material" over the Internet."
Most believe that software protection is enough to protect children from being able to access and view pornographic sites, however, it is also believed that the software is ineffective because many parents do not install or update the software. Therefore, many kids are granted access to viewing these sites.
By Robert Campbell
March 23, 2007
On Thursday March 22nd, a U.S. federal court ruled that the law of Child Online Protection Act, which protects children from viewing porn on websites, violates free speech rights. The American Civil Liberties Union brought this case up and they believe that this law is violating the First Amendment.
According to the article, the Child Online Protection Act "made it a crime for any person to provide minors access to "harmful material" over the Internet."
Most believe that software protection is enough to protect children from being able to access and view pornographic sites, however, it is also believed that the software is ineffective because many parents do not install or update the software. Therefore, many kids are granted access to viewing these sites.
Monday, March 12, 2007
"States scrutinize minors' security on MySpace"
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By Alexandra Marks
March 12th, 2007
As we all know, there have been many cases where men have set up times to meet with girl minors. Therefore, the state of Connecticut is trying to push for a bill that will limit this from happening. They became the first state in the United States to "introduce legislation that would require MySpace, other social networking sites, and chat rooms to verify the ages of their users. Any postings by those under 18 would require parental permission. Failure to comply would result in a fine to the Internet company of $5,000 per incident." However, MySpace feels as if the legislation has good intentions, but will be ineffective if fixing this problem.
I believe what Connecticut is doing is a good thing because it will prevent incidents like this from happening. Furthermore, by putting a restriction on a site where a minor needs permission from an adult, this will give parents more control over what their children are doing on the internet.
This form of protection, age verification, is already used for many other things, such as buying alcohol and cigarettes online, therefore, it should be just as effective. In the end, this should limit the number of sex offenses that take place over the internet.
By Alexandra Marks
March 12th, 2007
As we all know, there have been many cases where men have set up times to meet with girl minors. Therefore, the state of Connecticut is trying to push for a bill that will limit this from happening. They became the first state in the United States to "introduce legislation that would require MySpace, other social networking sites, and chat rooms to verify the ages of their users. Any postings by those under 18 would require parental permission. Failure to comply would result in a fine to the Internet company of $5,000 per incident." However, MySpace feels as if the legislation has good intentions, but will be ineffective if fixing this problem.
I believe what Connecticut is doing is a good thing because it will prevent incidents like this from happening. Furthermore, by putting a restriction on a site where a minor needs permission from an adult, this will give parents more control over what their children are doing on the internet.
This form of protection, age verification, is already used for many other things, such as buying alcohol and cigarettes online, therefore, it should be just as effective. In the end, this should limit the number of sex offenses that take place over the internet.
Monday, March 5, 2007
"Assault spurs school YouTube ban"
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by the Associated Press
March 1st, 2007
YouTube, an internet site where users can upload their own personal videos for the public to view is, for the most part, a positive thing. However, some times people walk the fine line of whether the videos they upload are appropriate or not.
YouTube has a policy that whenever someone uploads a video, the video is reviewed by YouTube first before it is actually published online for the public to view. I think this is a great way of keeping illegal things offline and in most cases, out of the view of minors.
This article said that Victoria, a state in Australia, "banned the popular video-sharing site from its 1,600 government schools after a gang of male school students videotaped their assault on a 17-year-old girl on the outskirts of Melbourne." The educators and officials of these schools believe that YouTube should be blocked from the students in the schools because 'every student has the right to learn in a safe and supportive environment.'
I agree with what the schools government did about banning YouTube in their schools. Some things on the YouTube website are not appropriate for children of that age and this is an easy way of protecting them at school. However, what the children do at home under the watch of their parents may be different, but that's another issue with many concerns among people.
by the Associated Press
March 1st, 2007
YouTube, an internet site where users can upload their own personal videos for the public to view is, for the most part, a positive thing. However, some times people walk the fine line of whether the videos they upload are appropriate or not.
YouTube has a policy that whenever someone uploads a video, the video is reviewed by YouTube first before it is actually published online for the public to view. I think this is a great way of keeping illegal things offline and in most cases, out of the view of minors.
This article said that Victoria, a state in Australia, "banned the popular video-sharing site from its 1,600 government schools after a gang of male school students videotaped their assault on a 17-year-old girl on the outskirts of Melbourne." The educators and officials of these schools believe that YouTube should be blocked from the students in the schools because 'every student has the right to learn in a safe and supportive environment.'
I agree with what the schools government did about banning YouTube in their schools. Some things on the YouTube website are not appropriate for children of that age and this is an easy way of protecting them at school. However, what the children do at home under the watch of their parents may be different, but that's another issue with many concerns among people.
Saturday, March 3, 2007
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