Chapter Twenty-five: Societal Issues

Table of Contents: Getting Started - Tips and Tricks Interlit Web Site Links to Textbook Chapter Resources Required Equipment, Software and Services Course Syllabus Course Assignments and Due Dates Part One: Understanding The Internet Chapter One: Definitions Chapter Two: How the Internet is Changing the World Part Two: Getting On The Internet Chapter Three: Getting Connected Chapter Four: Surfing the Net Part Three: Communicating Over The Internet Chapter Five: Internet Etiquette (Netiquette) Chapter Six: Electronic Mail Chapter Seven: Listserv Chapter Eight: Usenet Newsgroups Chapter Nine: Communicating in Real Time Chapter Ten: Telnet Part Four: Finding Things On The Internet Chapter Eleven: Searching for Information Chapter Twelve: Commonly Found Internet File Types Chapter Thirteen: Downloading From the Internet Chapter Fourteen: Bibliographic Style for Citing Internet Resources Part Five: Creating Web Pages Chapter Fifteen: Web Page Creation Strategies Chapter Sixteen: Web Page Design Chapter Seventeen: How HTML Works Chapter Eighteen: Creating Your Web Page Resume Chapter Nineteen: Putting Images on Web Pages Chapter Twenty: Using Tables for Advanced Web Page Layout Chapter Twenty-one: Making a Local Web and a Home Page Chapter Twenty-two: Publishing Files on the World Wide Web Part Six: Using Multimedia On The Internet Chapter Twenty-three: How Web Browsers Do Multimedia Chapter Twenty-four: Waveform Audio Recording Part Seven: Planning For The Future Of The Internet Chapter Twenty-five: Societal Issues Chapter Twenty-six: Emerging Technology Chapter Twenty-seven: How to Keep Up Send E-Mail: Pat Watson Jennifer Lagier John Ittelson Internet Literacy Home Page

After completing this chapter, you will be able to: Define what it means to publish a file on the World Wide Web. Summarize what's being done to help the technological underclass gain access to the Internet. Understand how the Internet threatens your right to privacy, and know what you can do about that. Take steps to avoid being stalked on the Internet. Exercise the appropriate security measures to protect the privacy of your information on the Internet. Understand why protectionists seek to censor certain kinds of material on the Internet. Realize how much Internet traffic is pornographic or obscene, and consider who should have access to such material. Reflect on the impact of the evil side of technology that is being used to spread electronic hate on the Internet. Understand the concept of copyright and fair use in cyberspace, and realize how important it is to exercise your right of fair use of electronic resources. Privacy, Security, Legal & Ethical Issues For information about Internet censorship, visit the following site and read Frequently Asked Questions about censorship on the World Wide Web and the Communications Decency Act (CDA): The Internet Censorship FAQ. Additional information can be found at: Legal and Ethical Internet Resources Electronic Privacy Information Center The Electronic Frontier Foundation eTRUST: Building Trust and Confidence in Electronic Transactions Encryption Policy Resource Page Digital Future Coalition Internet Privacy Coalition Censorship on the Internet Two major Internet security issues are privacy and authenticity. Email communication passes through several systems and gateways in its journey from sender to recipient. Theoretically, anyone with the the right level of access and technical expertise could read an email message without either sender or recipient ever knowing their email had been intercepted. Usually email or Usenet messages contain the email address of the person who sent the missive. Unfortunately, other people's email addresses can be forged. Some precautions you can take include: Don't use obvious passwords such as your name, the name of a family member or pet, your birthdate or social security number. Don't use single words as a password. Purposely misspell the word used as your password. Use passwords that are at least eight characters long. Mix upper and lower case letters. Add numbers to your password. Include a few punctuation marks or symbols. Use acronyms. Don't write down your password. Don't tell your password to anyone. Change your password regularly. The questions raised by the use of Internet resources are typical of what we need to be aware of and concerned about as more information becomes readily available through the use of computers, networks and other technologies. We need to think about and act on the ramifications of making this type of information (phone numbers, email addresses, home addresses, etc.) so easily accessible. Fair Use and Copyright Issues Most of what you discover on the Internet can be saved to disk or printed out. This makes the information easy to use but also brings up issues of unauthorized use and distribution of copyright protected work. This is an illegal. Remember to treat information found in electronic form on the Internet the same way as you would treat a book, magazine, article, play, poem, artwork, or music. You are allowed to copy this material for personal use but cannot use it for commercial purposes without written permission from the copyright holder. For more information about copyright issues, visit The Copyright Website by Benedict O'Mahoney. For information about one pending lawsuit involving copyright and fair use issues, visit Tasini vs. The New York Times. Online Resources: Equity, Cost and Universal Access State of the Union Address - February 4, 1997 Universal Access to the National Information Infrastructure (NII) Who'll Pay for Universal Access to the Internet? /WW May 20, 1996 NetDay National The Universal Service Fund Telecommunications Act of 1996 Privacy NASIRC BULLETIN #94-02 NASIRC BULLETIN #94-10 CPSR Home Page HTTP Cookie Info Cookie Central P3 Overview The Center for Democracy and Technology EFFweb - The Electronic Frontier Foundation Internet Privacy Coalition Electronic Privacy Information Center TRUSTe: Building a Web You Can Believe In International Computer Security Association Stalking Discreet Data Research The Stalker's Home Page Security Encryption Privacy and Security Resource Page Zeuros Network Solutions Microsoft Proxy Server Lee County School District Installs Microsoft Proxy Server Censorship VICTORY IN THE CDA Case! Yahoo! Society and Culture:Issues and Causes:Civil Rights:Censorship:Censorship and the Net Pornography and Obscenity Platform for Internet Content Selection (PICS)Platform for Internet Content Selection (PICS) RSACi - Home Page Prejudice and Hatred ADL, the world's leading organization to fight anti-Semitism, hatred, prejudice and bigotry Hate Speech Resources Chat Room Decency MIT Press Bookstore - Title Information Copyright and Fair Use U.S. Copyright Office Home Page Fair Use toc The Copyright Website Tasini vs The New York Times NWU - Recommended Electronic Rights Policy (Journalism) Go to: Chapter Twenty-four Chapter Twenty-six

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