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There's a Need to Police the Internet: More Than Half of Americans Say That They Have Been Harassed Online
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Don’t get me wrong; I am against online snooping done by governments. I firmly believe that the internet should remain free from government interference. The massive online surveillance program that the US government conducted during Obama’s rule was not just unconstitutional, but it irrevocably harmed the democracy that generations of Americans have toiled to preserve and strengthen. However, I am also very strongly in favor of online policing. While both of these might sound similar, they are in fact two very different things. Let’s look at an analogy to better understa...
Rising Sea Levels Could Threaten Internet Access Within 15 Years
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MADISON, WISCONSIN – July 18, 2018 Scientists warn that world wide web could end up underwater in less than15 years due to rising sea levels. Scientists from the University of Wisconsin have compared the schematics of the fiber optic cables laid on the ocean floor with data on rising levels seas, and the results of their work were quite distressing. Even in the most optimistic scenario, the Internet as we know it has about 15 more years. If thousands of miles of cable are flooded because of rising sea levels, it could potentially impact Internet reliabili...
State Limited Teen's Freedom of the Internet Action to Prevent the Next School Shooting
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WASHINGTON — June 18, 2018 The Government has begun monitoring the teens’ social media to prevent the next school shooting. It had to turn a couple tricks to prevent mass shooting in the country. The last time such a thing happened, when a school shooter killed 10 people in a high school in Santa Fe, Texas. Gov. Greg Abbott unveiled a new app iWatch, in which students can report each other’s suspicious behavior – online or offline. The current limit can be just set with two buttons. It can be a screenshot of a Facebook post, a link to a blog post, or a photo of someone...
The Pentagon Is Making Big Tech Have Their Mottos Take A Back Seat To War
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MOUNTAIN VIEW — June 4, 2018 Silicon Valley’s history is inextricably linked to military work. The internet itself grew out of a project at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, and many tech firms benefited from robust defense spending during the Cold War. More recently, however, some tech firms obscured their government ties, particularly after the 2013 revelations of government surveillance from former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden. For today almost all Big Tech companies have become crucial cogs in the U.S. national security establishment...