Journal 3- Module 3

               Internet regulation is nothing new to today’s world. It is a topic that has been around for a while. This has been an intense debate throughout the entire world.  Internet regulations are the process in trying to control specific information and access within the internet. The internet is such a huge domain and seems to me like it’s not possible to regulate certain things that go on within the internet world.  I feel that trying to stop people from expanding the internet functions won’t work. Trying to preserve that may not be as easy as certain companies or governments think. The internet is such a great creation in our world and is an amazing tool to communicate with. It allows people to freely express themselves in whatever ways they choose. If people choose to abuse it, that is their own problem and mistake.

            An example of the government not being able to regulate and control things like they think is sexting. This mainly goes on between kids through their cell phones and also through web cameras and computers. How does the government plan to regulate their cell phone use though? There is one group that is trying, and they are Harvard Law Schools Cyber law Clinic. They have done surveys and the age group that sexting is affecting in 12-17 years old. And only 15% of the images receive, are from people they know. Who or where are they getting the other images from? That’s quite disturbing. These teens need to be regulated by one person, and it’s not the government, it should be their mom/dad or guardian. Parents play a huge role in this issue. I thought that this information that Harvard Law School provides people is a great source for someone who needs a clear understanding of this topic.

           This next topic is something that I haven’t heard about before until I read    about it, it is called Podcasting.  It has improved our ability to communicate much better globally. My understanding of it is that it’s a face to face video on the internet. And it also can be listened to like a radio and can be divided up into separate parts. This particular site about Podcasting, that I researched, was informative to me. It was created back in 2004 and apparently many people still do not know about it. They are mostly used with IPhones and IPods, hence the name podcast, but it can also be accessed using a computer or laptop as well.
     

http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/sites/cyber.law.harvard.edu/files/Sacco_Argudin_Maguire_Tallon_Sexting_Jun2010.pdf
http://www.ipodder.org/whatIsPodcastinghttp://cyber.law.harvard.edu/sites/cyber.law.harvard.edu/files/Sacco_Argudin_Maguire_Tallon_Sexting_Jun2010.pdf
http://www.internetsociety.org/regulation?gclid=CI7dnOb63bICFQuk4Aod_lUAEA