Overshare:
the Links.net Story
This short video explores one of the most
modern uses of the Internet: social sharing. The narrator discusses how the
Internet has become a tool to descend and transmit details of ones lives. This
is typically done through blogging, status updates and membership to online
communities such as chat rooms.
The narrator explores the “awe” of the
Internet & its infinite complexity, stating that the platform is naturally
over exposing in essence. The Internet is a mass storage of information that
extends far beyond the depths of a traditional library. Today, people have
access to more information than they have ever had in the past. But, is a good
thing?
This is an unanswerable question that has
been proposed since the invention of the World Wide Web. With accessibility and
depth of the Internet today, young children can be exposed to sex with the
click of a button, and terrorist groups such as ISIS have the potential to
launch themselves as world threats overnight. This was not the case when the
Internet had a mere 600~ homepages in the early 1990s.
The narrator concludes by re-evaluating his
relationship with the Internet as it bolstered in size and power. In our modern
age, this evaluation has become a necessity. Our online experiences are often
built on imaginaries, and thus, there is an inherent need to reflect on its
impacts on our realities.
Do you think that the potential for
Internet surveillance should be apart of this evaluation?
Hi Nikki,
ReplyDeleteI believe that a form of Internet surveillance is essential in our society. We have seen several situations in which the Internet has been used in abusive ways such as bullying, sexual abuse, international threats, and many more examples. The world wide web is an extraordinary tool allowing us to obtain information on almost anything. However, because of its ability to conceal identity, many people have discovered ways to use the web and its locational barriers in negative ways. I believe that in order to optimize the positive use of the Internet, and eliminate abuse, there must be some sort of surveillance so users know that abuse is not to be tolerated.