View on Cyberspace
George worked in the Hong Kong office of a large U.S. company. On the 8th of May, at about two o?clock, he received an email that came with an attachment labeled ?Love-Letter-For-You. The mail seemed innocuous enough that George opened it immediately without thinking. The subject line read, ?I love you?. George thought, ?Oh, how nice! I got a love letter.? When he clicked the ?open? button, his computer crushed. The attached file on the ?I-love-you? mail was later verified to carry a highly destructive virus that could infect the world?s computers. People named the virus the ?love bug?. The night of May 8th, the mail spread overnight around the world and causing billions of dollars in damage. This trouble happened all on the Internet. How exactly does that happen? What kind of power does the Internet have that can destroy the entire world?s computer systems? The Internet is a matrix of networks that connects computers around the world. It enables computer networks to make on-line communications. People do research, send and receive e-mails, chat and exchange ideas with others on the Internet. According to Time magazine, as of 1998, the Internet had more than 100 million users worldwide, and th
Moreover, we need to consider seriously on issues regarding privacy on the Internet. In The Other Side of E-Mail, Kuttner points out that Internet is a thief. He wrote, ?it steals our time and our privacy.? The free communication online causes the problem. People can easily view others? personal information by simply typing their names on the Internet. With each technological advance, how much confidential information should we reveal when we surf the web? What rights do companies have to sell personal data? Who should regulate this dissemination of personal information? Furthermore, we tend to rely on the Internet too much that a little virus like love-bug can easily bring us serious damages. If people don?t do as much relating works on the computer and spend so much time on the Internet, even if the virus-spreading problems are existing, we will have nothing to do with it and will not even have to worry about it. at number is growing rapidly. More than 100 countries are linked into exchanges of data, news and opinions. However, the easy access to Internet has also caused us troubles. For example, the love-bug incident brought us global damages. The Internet has certainly made our lives easier than before, and we, the people who live in the Internet Age, need to realize the pros and cons of the Internet-usage regarding the access to various websites and the online communications. So we can wisely have fun on the Internet and at the same time also be more alert to avoid the Internet-trouble. The most satisfactory part about the Internet is the easy access to unlimited information on websites. The role of Internet is similar to a key. Th
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