This is for the week 7 topic, however i'm not really focusing on the software side, i would like to discuss more about online distribution and privacy/security.
Like what i've commented in the forum earlier, i think online is no longer safe. There are plenties of softwares or spywares or whatever it is called that actually traces your daily activities on the internet, mostly for marketing purposes.
For instance, the spyware will trace which kind of websites you usually visit, if there are more fashion websites, the next time you log into the internet there might be a small pop-out window with some sort of advertisement for an online fashion boutique.
Besides, what you do on the internet is permanent! What i've been blogging here can still be seen many years later even if i've deleted this blog entry. I don't know how things really work here but for some reasons, deleted items can be seemed from archives or something..
Therefore i urge the people out there to always be really careful on what to be done and posted on the internet or you might really regret in future. Like how Kim Kardashians and Paris Hilton got their sex tapes on the internet, these things will never be erased and might seriously impact your future, even if you are no longer that person many years after.
Speaking about online distribution, i think being in Australia is really a blessing for having the "freedom on the internet". Basically i think Australia is free for doing most of the things online, and the online distribution for any softwares, games or other materials are equally free (the free as in freedom, not free in terms of money).
Compared to other places like China, or even worse, North Korea, whereby the governments control the website distribution that the people do not have the freedom to get exposed to things online, internet is almost useless, in my opinion. This is because here, when we online we get to see things from all around the world, whereas in North Korea, most websites are banned and only 4% of the households get connection to the internet, i think it is really sad!
Well, not too much talking, some listening as well. If you happen to come across this entry, let me know what you think as well, for online distribution and "who controls the net"...
Thanks for your time! XD
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