Class Aftermath

This past Wednesday, February 28th, we had class and talked about some of the deleterious aspects of the internet, and the difficulty in trying to control these behaviors. Two main industries we discussed were the porn industry and the gambling industry, which both have thrived and propsered ever since the popularity of the Internet increased. We also discussed many different types of Internet fraud such as click fraud, the Nigerian scam, and phishing. Unfortunately, these harmful aspects of the Internet prove to be a strong deterrent for people who claim they don't trust the Internet, and do not allow them to experience the joys the Internet has to offer as well. I think we are in need of some stronger regulatory force that offers a clear-cut version on what the law is and enforces this law against these illegal/immoral activites. The fact that there is a question of jurisdiction - whether it be to the customer, business, servers - shows a lack of accountability for any wrongdoing and leads to everyone getting off "scott-free". I know there has been research into what type of body or set of laws is necessary, but I definitely believe there needs to be a bigger push for it. I found this article which talks about GPI, a software company that is coming out with new software to combat the growing problem of phishing: Anti-phishing article