Ethical

Leaks of information from websites such as Facebook and Twitter have affected the way society communicates and thinks because as an example, how can we trust things that have been leaked on the Internet compared to the truth? We take the government phone hacking as truth but how can we be sure for certain there isn’t more to the overall story.

Another example of internet leaks would be someone exploiting source code to the public. Source code is a pre-released product stored on an FTP server waiting to be sold and released to the public but before it is, someone has hacked it and 'leaked' it out to the public for free.

The last leak I would like to tell you about is email leaking. An email due to be sent 2 weeks before the Copenhagen Summit in November 2009 was leaked around the internet before its due date so everyone knew what the subjects were going to be about and caused a lot of anger between the summit leaders.

Internet Tracking:

How can we be sure that someone isn’t tracking us from the internet with no real way of being able to see unless we call our internet provider and ask them to tell us who is connected via our IP address? That makes anyone scared and worried when browsing the internet as it causes a lot of people to misjudge ordering from the web etc.

Some people choose to mask their IP address for a small fee as to protect vital and confidential business information or just to be doubley sure they aren't being tracked. Tor-Privoxy is the solution for this.

Reference: http://netforbeginners.about.com/od/internet101/f/anonymous_surf.htm

Many people in society have to suffer not having a computer either through not getting paid enough or having a low income disability. This is unfair as they are missing out on the vital parts of everyday life such as reading up on events happening and doing online shopping. Older people are being made to go out into town to buy their shopping, ask yourself this question: would you make an elderly relative go into the supermarket unattended? well the government seems to think this is the case and so don't make any effort in creating opportunities for the elderly to have access to the internet. Some companies are creating ad-supported free internet access for the disabled and elderly. This makes at least a chance to improve what the government doesn't. Another option is participating in a free sponsorship program with the reward being free internet access.

There really is such a thing as free computers for low income families needing assistance. It's not a myth, it's not a scam, it's a reality.

Reference: http://www.infobarrel.com/Free_Computers_For_Low_Income_Families

This is just one of the reassuring quotes from infobarrel. They explain how low income families can obtain a computer for no charge with schemes such as CRC and Freecycle. Kids can do homework and older adults and teenagers can look for work or get the skills needed to create a small business online.