Net Neutrality

First off let me explain what net neutrality is. Net neutrality is the principle that Internet service providers should enable access to all content and applications regardless of the source, and without favoring or blocking particular products or websites. Maybe all of you use main stream news sites and video sites for your information on the web. But not everyone does. Some users look at websites that are not backed by a large corporation and a lot of money. For those people net neutrality will allow them to keep viewing those sites. if not big businesses will be able to slow down these small sites and speed up their sites by paying more money. Well, that is the understanding i have gained from my small research into net neutrality I highly recommend you do some further research into the matter. But for me net neutrality is a good thing. here is a comment from an article that may help you understand net neutrality even further " net neutrality assures equal access for users and service providers alike by imposing rules on the pipe owners - such as Comcast, Cox, AT&T and Verizon - that essentially preclude them from being arbitrary and discriminating in throttling back the bit rates of the services flowing through their pipes." (Net neutrality)


Net neutrality. (2011, February 1). Broadcast Engineering, 53(2). Retrieved from http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA249652321&v=2.1&u=lincclin_spjc&it=r&p=AONE&sw=w&asid=94b8ce133e6efd6f86009553fa815cb9

Facebook Privacy!

In this growing technological society everyone seems to be more and more worried about privacy. most people post information on Facebook as if only your friends will see it. well, that is just not the case. From the video case on Facebook privacy i have learned and confirmed my past knowledge on the topic. This blog post should serve as a P.S.A. to all of you reading this. EVERYTHING you post to Facebook is being shared with other companies. if you like a page marketing companies will use that interest to market similar products to you. In order to "opt-out" of this information sharing program you need to go to your Facebook and select "account", chose "privacy settings", choose "applications and websites", choose "instant personalization", click "edit settings", uncheck "allow selected partners..". doing this will not allow Facebook to share your personal information with these "partners". This statement from an article goes to show that facebook is not the crown jewel of privacy, and that you need to be careful about what you post. "The FTC charged Facebook with eight counts of violating its users' privacy that constituted "unfair and deceptive" behavior. The agency has rarely alleged "unfairness" in privacy-enforcement actions." (Shayndi Raice; Angwin, Julia)




Shayndi Raice; Angwin, Julia. Wall Street Journal, Eastern edition [New York, N.Y] 30 Nov 2011: B.1.