Quite simply, the internet is an adult tool. Adults in society should already be able to make critical judgments and to check sources on information before believing anything they read. The point about freedom, simple as it may be, seems often missed. To be free we must be responsible for our own success or failure. You cannot save people from themselves without doing the unethical task of pilfering thier freedom of choice or someone elses. The internet is about moving data back and forth, An adult must be his own filter or else those that control the information will control understanding. I dont have to reiterate how dangerous that path of thinking can be. Re-read 1984. As for children. I say again that the internet is an adult tool. It requires adult guidence and supervision. That is a parents RESPONSIBILITY. Its not a matter of how to make people accountable but CAN we make people accountable. Quite simlply, anyone who knows anything about internet security knows that this is an impossibility to achieve due to the mechanics of the internet itself. Sure, you can catch some people, but that really isnt the point. The easy fix is to allow people to learn from thier mistakes or teach them about the dangers of the internet. it used to be called "streetwise" I suggest we call it "webwise" for our purposes. If you allow people to be idiots, idiots they will be. Caveat Emptor, Rich Suchy
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Quite simply, the internet is an adult tool. Adults in society should already be able to make critical judgments and to check sources on information before believing anything they read. The point about freedom, simple as it may be, seems often missed. To be free we must be responsible for our own success or failure. You cannot save people from themselves without doing the unethical task of pilfering thier freedom of choice or someone elses. The internet is about moving data back and forth, An adult must be his own filter or else those that control the information will control understanding. I dont have to reiterate how dangerous that path of thinking can be. Re-read 1984. As for children. I say again that the internet is an adult tool. It requires adult guidence and supervision. That is a parents RESPONSIBILITY. Its not a matter of how to make people accountable but CAN we make people accountable. Quite simlply, anyone who knows anything about internet security knows that this is an impossibility to achieve due to the mechanics of the internet itself. Sure, you can catch some people, but that really isnt the point. The easy fix is to allow people to learn from thier mistakes or teach them about the dangers of the internet. it used to be called "streetwise" I suggest we call it "webwise" for our purposes. If you allow people to be idiots, idiots they will be. Caveat Emptor, Rich Suchy