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This article addresses the issues of free speech and privacy in the digital age. Both areas of personal freedoms that are at risk today. The article goes in detail about ways they are both violated by the digital age and the issues that go along with both topics

This article addresses the issues of free speech and privacy in the digital age. Both areas of personal freedoms that are at risk today. The article goes in detail about ways they are both violated by the digital age and the issues that go along with both topics

This article briefly describes the obstacles that creators and users of digital media face involving digital rights management.

Music labels learned that less restrictions on digital music have increased their sales. However, video game developers are using stricter DRM policies to attempt to deter piracy.

Here are some pros and cons of our current technology that we use on a daily basis. There also are some solutions or ideas on ways to get the benefits from technology without the negative side effects. The information covers the effect on our adolescence more than our adults.

This is a topic that has always interested me as electronic devices have become like a second heart to so many teens- they feel that they can't live without it. I think the biggest negative side effect would be the access the devices give them to things that can harm their self esteem. For example, I've seen teen girls scroll through their Instagram feed, saying how they wish they looked like this girl, or her life looks so great, which can harm their feelings of self worth if they are constantly doing this.

The intertwined issues of privacy and secrecy will force Congress to finally deal with the world of digital information. Being such a big issues and how they are able to use such information against people in court, how was Hillary Clinton able to get off her FBI investigation? It doesn't make senseto me how they abuse this power to convict people in court, but yet our countries elite get off without so much as a fine.

The FBI has exposed itself as a highly corrupted organization by allowing a politician to be above the law. The federal government ought to remove Comey from his position of power as he has said that Hillary should not be charged, although she committed a crime, and was exposed. In other words, he said she is above the law. Which no one person can be above the law in a republic, or a democracy, or any functioning country with laws.

It is not okay for her to get off the hook for the investigation. If other people can't get away with crimes then why can she get away with it. Just like us she is a citizen of the united states so why is should she be treated any different?

Article on Snowden's leak of government surveillance and avoiding the fact that the govenment is trying to modify our fourth amendment right. This highlights the way the government is trying to find loop holes in our given right of privacy.

Our Digital Age has witnessed enormous advancements in technology however, it may be a two-edged sword. Technology has seen an increase in the violation of social justice issues just in the last few years. Issues such as hate crimes, harassment, discrimination, and unlawful surveillance are a few topics that are being addressed in this article.

CNN describes how Facebook abuses our privacy to make money. They seem to question if people can just disregard their privacy and move on to the next big thing.

Is privacy real? Google records websites visited on computers to pop up ads, that's how they make their money. Privacy is seeming less like a right and more of a goal. With surveillance of the government are infringing more upon citizens privacy. Why should the government be able to view our emails when Hillary Clinton deletes all of hers and is backed by the FBI?

I completely agree. I feel that privacy is a mere illusion in our society. Just because their is no paper trail, does not mean that there is no digital fingerprint. The government has always been a double-standard in how they have the power to make the rules, and yet they break them. People like Hillary just have more connections and the means to get themselves out of trouble.

This was a very interesting article. It does give a lot of truths about how the goverment has gone behind our backs and gone through people's private information at times. It is not fair at all for the government to be doing something like this without reasonable suspicion and a court order.

This is a book that goes over the history of white feminism. It goes back to when feminism that is known today started. It talks about the tension between white feminist leaders and civil rights leaders.

Is the loss of civil liberties worth the convenience of technology?

Technology has and will always be a huge part of my life. Having grown up with a brother heavily into gaming, programming, and IT work I got to see first hand the in's and out's of how the web works. It all comes down to how you manage your own security. Of course, there will always be the paranoia of being monitored but that has been happening for a long time. It all comes down to being cautious with what you do alone and or over technologies.

This book captures the many facets of information gathering by digital dossiers. It reminded me of the recent unveiled programs called Tempora and Prism used by the United Kingdom and NSA. The extent of these programs capacity to siphon user data iset deeply guarded and not known in detail, however the dossiers gathered by our internet traffic on an individual basis should alarm users. I belive privacy is priceless, if I told my grandfather who passed in 2006 the extent we divulge our personal information on social media he would probably find it unbelievable. He was born in 1920 became an officer in the United States Air Force and served in WW2. The idea of privacy has changed with each generation. The way we perceive the handheld devices we all carry as young as the age of 5, may seem to our greatest generation who is currently exiting our society as a mere tracking device for big brother. This reading was very informative.

This page talks about the attempts made to censor speech on the internet. It notes that censoring speech on the internet is still against our first amendment freedoms and provides other websites dedicated to preserving this freedom.

People can develop and join new communities via the Internet, which removes geographical boundaries to making connections. Younger Internet users, as well as those in developing nations, are particularly hopeful about the Internet's future and their capacity to use it to improve their lives and shape their futures. Nonetheless, many in our society are concerned that the future may bring significant change.

Excellent article, not because of the freedom we need but also because we like an inch from losing our space, so it feels. Now, that women in texas don't have the rights to their bodies.