During the past decade, our society has become based solely on the ability to move large amounts of information across large distances quickly. Computerization has influenced everyone's life. The natural evolution of computers and this need for ultra-fast communications has caused a global netwo...

Government Internet InterventionThe Internet is a method of communication and a source of information that is becoming more popular among those who are interested in, and have the time to surf the information superhighway. The problem with much information being accessible to this many people is th...

Mr. Speaker, distinguished members of the house, The opposition concedes that proctecting children and to enable adults to avoid material which offends their personal & community standards should be one of the goals of the government. Having said that, we must find realistic and practical sol...

Internet CensorshipIn the 1960's, the internet was established for the United States government to serve as a way for the armed forces to communicate. In the 1980's, the government expanded its use to the public. In the 1990's, use of the internet spread into schools and homes all across the count...

1,326,920,000, that is the number of web pages that are currently available to the public today. It could go up dramatically by the end of the week. With the internet becoming such a big part of our everyday lives, is it safe for everyone? Should such an un-regulated form of technology suddenly be r...

Internet Privacy This world today seems to have no privacy on the Internet, despite the Governments effort to help the consumer regain their privacy. In 1997 the government passed the Consumer Internet Privacy Protection Act. Through this bill, the consumer has the right to all information that an ...

Imagine a place where you have access to anything and everything one could want. Some would say that is only existent in a utopia, and some would say that describes the Internet. Many adults go on to the net and access pornographic material that would be unsuitable for children. This is cal...

The Children's Online Protections Act defined "material harmful to minors" as material "appealing to purient interests under current community standards; as depicting or describing sex acts, or a lewd exhibition of genitals or a woman's breasts; and as lacking 'serious literary, artistic, political ...

Computers have gone long way from its first invention to today\'s high speed machine that plays big role in mathematical modeling to the fields of medicine. Further down as the computers reduced in sizes they took on different purposes in communication, digital media (photography and now DVD), sho...

Imagine a place where you have access to anything and everything one could want. Some would say that is only existent in a utopia, and some would say that describes the Internet. Many adults go on to the net and access pornographic material that would be unsuitable for children. This is called cyber...

Everyone has probably seen those people walking around with those shirts that say "I Read Your Email", but does one ever stop to think, "Who really does read my email besides myself?" This may be a question that people should start asking themselves. With today's technolog...

In a world of computers and the Internet, lack of privacy is rapidly becoming an immeasurable concern. Underestimation of the Internet as a dangerous resource is commonly apparent, as is the ignorance of an unlawful breach of privacy resulting from a bipolar hope of convenience and safety. I would v...

Ensuring Your Privacy "Privacy. There seems to be no legal issue today that cuts so wide a swath through conflicts confronting American society. From AIDS tests to wiretaps, polygraph tests to computerized data bases, the common denominator has been whe...

Censorship and the Communications Decency Act Censorship: suppression of words, images, or ideas that are "offensive". Offensive: giving painful or unpleasant situations. These two words can easily be looked up and defined when having to use them in a paper, but trying to describe what ...

On June 21, 1788 Congress ratified the US constitution. This historic document contained the powers that congress would have under this democratic government. The first amendment specifically details several powers that would be excluded from this list. The first amendment states "Congress shal...

Did you know that you\'ve probably committed a computer crime, and might not even have known? In fact, you really don\'t have to know much about computers to commit a computer crime. Did you know every time you burn a CD you are committing a crime; or when you cut and paste a picture of text from th...

Information Technology Capabilities Of the United Kingdom Overview The United Kingdom is located north of France and east of Ireland and is made up of England, Whales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. It has an overall population of about 60 million people. The UK is at the forefront of...

Reality, Misunderstood Day by day cyberspace is becoming a more intricate part of our society. As it does, we rely on it more to manage finances, research, and to communicate. Communication in cyberspace has developed a new community for people around the world. The ability to freely communica...

In 1948, George Orwell wrote a book with spine tingling insights into the future, 1984. This book did quite a number on the literate world. Many people read this book and became fearful of the year, 1984, when the government would take control of everything, including people's thou...

Gathering primary data during marketing research is only the first step in retrieving the necessary information to continue in the marketing research process. Primary data can be supported significantly with the use of secondary data. Secondary data can greatly substantiate all information gather...

Security verses Privacy: How much do we need to be watched?You walk out of your house, get into your car, and drive down the street towards some unknown destination. However by leaving your house, someone sees you. They keep track of every move you make. This person already knows where you live a...

Consumer BehaviorWhat is Cyber Terrorism? (Consumer View)When you say terrorism many people think of bombing and physical actions taken towards other people. You usually don't think of the internet. Cyber terrorism is one of the largest points of attack in America, simply because people don't think...

In the article "Student Disengagement in Higher Education", Eric Main argues that the cause of disengagement of students in higher education is caused in the author's opinion by two main players. One reason is the increase in the availability of the internet and other structural medi...

Two approaches have been used to control pollution? Government mandates and market incentives. Suggest how market incentives might be used to deal with a pollution problem in Las Vegas. I find this topic to be very interesting, not only because it concerns all of us living in Las Vegas, but beca...

Two approaches have been used to control pollution? Government mandates and market incentives. Suggest how market incentives might be used to deal with a pollution problem in Las Vegas. I find this topic to be very interesting, not only because it concerns all of us living in Las Vegas, but be...