By Zaid Shuhaibar
This CNN video shows that there are many upcoming problems and dangers that are caused by cyber space. The video begins by explaining how cyber threat of business and military information has jeopardized the US economy and national security. The video suggests that the United States should a cyber czar in the white house, regulate private critical infrastructure, robust military presence in cyber space, and to rewrite existing laws to make it easier to prosecute cyber crimes. I believe this video makes people very aware of the dangers of Web 2.o and make this issue much more serious then many believed it should have been.
This relates to many of the class discussions we have had in speaking about Internet privacy. This video however goes beyond person privacy and suggests that our country has a whole is in danger of losing its privacy to terrorists. If terrorists were to get access to some important information that is available online, the US could be in extreme danger. This promotes many questions in how the United States should handle this situation. Should they do more than what the article suggests to assure that we as a country are safe? And should they put limitations on the Web which may lessen its usage, however would make it more private and protected?
2 Comments
December 11, 2008 at 8:56 pm
Like I have stated before, as more and more things are created for the better of us users, the ability for people who do acts of terrorism also increases, unfortunately. The way I see it is yes, America has definitely increased its security since the September 11th attacks, but new ways of attacking us have come about. So no matter how much we increase our security, the terrorists are keeping up with us and creating new modes of terrorism. Bottom line, everyone is keeping up with technology, users as well as terrorists, so its a win-lose situation in my opinion.
December 14, 2008 at 6:01 pm
As I mentioned in my paper about the issue of cyberstalking on dating websites, this situation about privacy and terrorism does relate in a way. In my paper, I found that no matter how appealing and safe dating websites seem to be, there will always be a loophole for online predators. The participants have to be careful and aware of these dangers to begin with. As technology evoles, so do the minds of people all over the world, including the terrorists. No matter how hard we try to protect our privacy, it is almost inevitable in the end because the terrorists will try to find any method of hacking down our security system, so America always has to be on its guard.