Anonymous, also known as Anons, are a collaborative being of hacktivists in the digital world also known as the internet. Hacktivists operate much like the activists in the real world, but instead of protesting physically they protest digitally. Anonymous’ work is considered to be extremely controversial by a number of people. This is mostly due to their infamous nature of broadcasting private information of those who slipped through the justice system. They have been described as vigilantes both
There were many accounts of what happened in Prineville on that fateful day in 1882, in Reign of the vigilantes, William Thompson told a very different account of the events of vigilantism that occurred on March 15, 1882 Thompson bent the truth to protect himself. Thompson said the land dispute was a “trivial matter at most” (Becman) according to Reign of the Vigilantes, most people would disagree with that statement and would not consider someone building a fence across their yard or property as
The film Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry is in part about how the government responds to Ai Weiwei’s controversial artwork. Over the course of the film, he is beaten, watched, and arrested because his art goes against the Chinese government. The government tries to censor any content that may show them in a bad light, which prevents revolts from taking place in China since they never hear about the injustices that have occurred. Ai Weiwei, however, utilizes technology to spread information about what is going
The internet is used today for many reasons. It is a platform for people to stay in touch with others, entertain themselves and complete work tasks. In the following articles, “Internet Addiction Left my Brother Homeless” by Winston Ross and “The Pointlessness of Unplugging” by Casey N. Cep, the internet is discussed very deeply, but in two varying lights. In the article by Cep the author is writing from personal experiences and research. In the article by Ross the author is writing merely from opinions
How Much Does Internet Privacy Matter? Thesis: Is the government watching online activity really warranted? In this current day and age, there’s a lot of disagreement about the level of privacy one has on the Internet. With the government able to see things such as your credit card records, employment records, and more, it can be tempting to dismiss the entire idea of allowing the government to “spy” on Americans. In Daniel J. Solove’s paper “Why Privacy Matters Even if You Have ‘Nothing to Hide’”
For most everybody in the world, people tend to have two identities: one in reality and one online. Andrew Lam wrote an essay, called “I Tweet, Therefore I am: Life in the Hall of Mirrors”, in which he described how people are posting videos or statuses which is making social media take a turn. Instead of social media being a place to share very little information, people are now tending to post weird updates. Lam was describing an example where a boy that was going to surgery asked to have his picture
Why We Crave Social Media I think that we are all lonely to some extent. We all seek human interaction but with the vast development of internet and social media, face to face interaction has been declining. This has escalated to the point where people actually spend more time using the internet at home than they spend outside interacting with other human beings. I have even met people who prioritize their social media communications over real life ones. I’ve even witnessed people pulling out their
In recent times, the company Ripple and its crypto-token XRP have been spread far and wide around the monstrous void that is the internet. Via social media sites, YouTube videos, blogs, news headlines, and more XRP as almost become a household name. As a result of this widespread growth in popularity, masses of people have become obsessed with “Ripple” and want to know “how to purchase XRP” and “what the price of XRP amount to by year’s end”. With so much being said and so many people interested
moment one wakes up to the moment they go to sleep encounters with the internet or technology are inventible, that is unless you are Amish. The use of the internet and phones varies from work, school, and research to social media, messaging, group chats, and gaming. Due to the vast advancements made in technology, most cell phones come equipped with internet so now the internet and cell phones coincide. Although the internet and new technology have created some negative effects, including concerns
telemedicine) support their customers online through the internet or over
Introduction Nowadays, virtual experience economy has become one of the most important trends in global market. Consumer’s desire of chasing unique and immersive entertainment is stronger then ever before. They are looking for multiple senses that go beyond vision and sound. Moreover, consumers do not want to be constrained to entertain in a particular place or time but they do want to crave unique experience that they can share with their friends and followers. Since virtual experience economy is
Today’s society thrives off of technology. Technology is all around and is at society’s disposal at all times now more than ever and at this rate will become more and more of a necessity in the future. In return, millions of people fail to realize just how society contributes to environmental issues that we play a part of daily. The macro-level approach of Structural-functional analysis highlights connections that link environmental issues to the way today’s society operate and also, what they operate
use VPN services to protect privacy. What is VPN? VPN (Virtual Private Network) is essentially a secure network over a public network, like the Internet, or a private network that the service provider owns. It prevents the IP addresses of users from being visible to others on the Internet. The service lets individuals and offices browse the internet or access their organization's
more, when users are browsing Website or platform content on a mobile device, the higher the degree of attentional involvement, the more enjoyment the user will feel (Hoffman and Novak, 1996). And the higher the enjoyment felt by consumers on the Internet, the more likely they were engaged to make a purchase decision impulsively (Moon and Kim, 2001; Keeney, 1999; Wu and Ye, 2013). Due to the lack of careful consideration before making a purchase, impulsive buying may result in regret, over 80 percent
Research Title: Municipal solid waste management challenges in South Africa Open educational resources (OER) Butcher (2010) defined open educational resources (OER) as the technology-enabled, open provision of educational resources for consultation, use and adaption by a community of users and which is used for non-commercial purposes. OER are available at little or no cost and they are used for teaching, learning or research. This can include textbook, course readings and other learning content
Although the latter is more affordable and often as efficient than the former, there are many people who prefer Apple products despite their price tags. If you browse the Internet, you will find tons of blog posts, articles, comparisons, and videos, each arguing in favor of either Apple or Android. If you are looking for a new smartphone, and have not yet decided which brand to choose, let us try to analyze the reasons why
Authentication A SSL certificate can help prevent Internet users from being victimized by pharming attack when they attempt to visit a Web site. It is a digital certificate that authenticates the identity of a Web site to visiting browsers and encrypts information for the server via SSL technology. In other words, it is like a unique fingerprint or passport that identifies a legitimate website and builds trust. When an Internet user attempts to send confidential information to a Web server
The 10/90 rule is about how a company should invest into the web analytics department in order to obtain the maximum output and costumer satisfaction. As the law states a company should invest 10% on the web analytical tools and the other 90% on the skilled persons and experts to do the analysis by using the analytical tools. Basically, it says that the budget should be divided as 10% for the analytics tool, and 90% for the actual, thinking analysts. People and brain power trumps data gathering,
problematic internet use may lead to serious psychosocial dysfunction and has resulted in a proposed diagnostic criterion for the DSM-5 in order to assess the disorder. In the United States, 6% to 11% of internet users are problematic internet users. Researchers, in fact, compare problematic internet use to the assessed criteria for gambling and internet gaming disorder. They have also concluded that college-aged teens and young adults are at most risk due to the availability of internet access around
favorite form of social media is Pinterest. Pinterest is an online interface where users create and save hyperlinked images known as pins. Sectors called boards store these pins. Another great aspect of Pinterest is that it can be accessed from any internet based device like laptops and cell phones. Pinterest is wonderful because it is easy to find pins on multiple subject areas; however, it is not the most optimum method to meet other people. To begin with, Pinterest was not designed for users