Tech It Like A Man!

Net Neutrality is a huge deal in the world right now. Freedom of access is being threatened as Congress closes in on a decision on control. Google is teaming up with the grassroots company Save The Internet to try and preserve freedom on the net. I signed the petition a while back when I first heard about the issue being raised. The Internet is the last real stronghold for free access. Public opinion is forthcoming all across the board and whether we agree with what is being said or not, it’s still out there. We shouldn’t have to pay to get a faster connection to the information that we desire. Nor should a few companies be able to monopolize and monetize the Internet in such a way.

It’s a shame that we have to have such wars in our own neck of the woods when there are way more important things for Congress to be messing around with…like, maybe getting our troops out of hostile territory, but that’s a post for another day.

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Net safety is one of the biggest issues in our society today. With social networks and easy access to pornography, many minors have all the tools they need to get into a heap of trouble. That’s where this technology comes in. I recommend that any parent take a look at the different keystroke logger programs out there, pick one, and install it as soon as possible. My son is nearly old enough to be able to go to places that he shouldn’t on the Internet, so I am always looking into programs that will ramp up safety and security on the Internet.

These programs don’t just log keystrokes, but they also monitor email, websites, chats, and programs that may be harmful or hazardous. It’s a necessity for any conscientious parent.

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In recent news, it has come to my attention that there are now robots that will crawl under the city to check on the lines that run electricity and such. This seems like a good deal, right? Less obtrusive than the normal methods. Of course, it could also be kind of unnerving when one thinks about the implications of it all.

I knew when that movie “I, Robot” came out that this was not far from the truth. When we watched the “Matrix” before that I said that it was born from a scenario that was already in the making. When we watched “Terminator” the trilogy, we all understood that these things just might come to pass. Now that they are on the horizon, it’s just a bit more scary than I once imagined.

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INFO:

Poundprivacy.org (#privacy) is campaigning for the largest search entities on the internet to become more secure. They have proposed to use their standardized #privacy as a way to protect all searches except those which are blatantly criminal such as searches for child pornography.

They are asking anyone else who believes in safe and private searching on the net to write an open letter to any of the four search engines (Google, Ask, Yahoo, and MSN) they are in the process of working with and tell them what you think. You can also link to them, use #privacy in your searches, or use their banner on your site.
OPINION:

I support their efforts 100%. I would rather not have everything that I search for cached across the Internet. Guess I have another thing to remember as I run willy-nilly across the internet looking for whatever it is.

I just wonder how effective it will be overall. How are they filtering which sites are criminal and won’t be protected and which aren’t criminal? Using the #privacy will not render you quick results as of yet, until it’s fully adopted into the search engines. The site does offer the Greasemonkey Privacy script which I have just installed. I will give you an update after I have made a full test run of the script.

Others are already talking about the implications of using #privacy in searches. Take a look:

Digg users weigh in.
Ignore the #privacy campaign.
New privacy standard gaining momentum.

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