The Invisible Side of the Internet In the developing world with the raising rate of the internet user, the internet has been becoming an inseparable part of people’s lives. As the internet is concerned with its side effects in the lives, it deprives them of their possessions like good relationship with others, creativity skill and the time that they have, and makes them have psychological illness like social-phobia and depression. In fact, it endangers their privacy. Therefore, people should be aware
Do you know what you’re giving away when you sign up for websites? Most internet users blindly accept Terms of Service (TOS) agreements when they create accounts. TOS agreements spell out the rules users must obey in order to use a web service. Additionally, important information regarding the rights of users and of the company is included in these TOS agreements. Such agreements are unavoidable by internet users; this unavoidability is precisely why these agreements are potentially dangerous to
On 1 January 1994, as Mexico was celebrating the entry into force of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), masked rebels seized control of parts of the southern state of Chiapas. The Mexican army quickly pushed these rebels, who were mostly indigenous Mexicans, back into the jungles whence they came, but not before the rebellion in Chiapas gained the attention of the world. As time progressed, these rebels did not go away. They identified themselves as the Zapatista Army for National Liberation
taking cuttings. Today, according to Aaron Hawley a clone is “an organism that has the same genetic information as another”. The creation of a genetically identical human is a very delicate subject in today’s society. A statistic concerning whether internauts consider human cloning wrong or not by http://www.debate.org/opinions/is-human-cloning-wrong proved that 54% are against it. The possibility of cloning humans has been a subject of interest and speculation in the 20th century. Following the cloning
American Express began as a freight forwarding company in the 1850s, then repositioned as a travel agency, a financial and consulting services company. By recognizing that technology has changed the way people communicate and transact with one another, American Express understands the scope and role of internet technology on the travel market. The corporation turned itself into the booming sector of online services and became an interactive business player in a wide array of services. Today, American
OSN security is about protecting data and sensitive information from those with malicious intentions. New vulnerabilities are constantly being discovered and threats against corporate networks are getting increasingly sophisticated. That’s why we need to know about the principles of information systems security and to have an idea about the possible vulnerabilities and attacks that could threaten our privacy. A. Fundamentals of information security Most threats to information system come from people
Transnational Networks of Support for the Zapatista Rebellion Globalization, the term used to describe the dominant framework of international relations following the cold war, is affecting many aspects of politics and social experience. This is seen in the Zapatista rebellion and movement in Chiapas, Mexico that has benefited from globalization and transnational support. This paper examines the relationship of transnationalism and social movements with the Zapatistas as a case study. In particular