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What were the chinks in the blackout? What are problems with cutting national and international cables? Explain the possible financial impact of blackouts. How can a blackout backfire? march 11 kuni

What were the chinks in the blackout? Many people abroad offered the Egyptians internet though the terrestrial phone system, which was basically a dial-up system. Moreover, Google and Twitter launched a service where users can voicemail their tweets, which is then converted into text, to publish their tweets online. What are problems with cutting national and international cables? It will cost a lot in budget and maybe some damage too, because it is complex and expensive to build and run a kill switch. Explain the possible financial impact of blackouts. The financial, impacts the finance of the blackouts are that money transactions and deposits are affected by the suddenly cut line, which may cause problems to both local individuals as well as large companies that are trying to seal a business deal between each other. An intergovernmental think-tank in paris predicts that the cost of damage in Egypt for its network shutdowns was around $90million. Also, other international countries that are trying to invest in the country that has a blackout are most likely to rethink their decision, and take their investing plans to another more stable country. This affects the country as the whole since they will be losing investors in their country. This would also affect the economy as rates change, the amount of people (tourists) flowing in and out of the country including business groups. How can a blackout backfire? A blackout can backfire its government because it can cause the citizens to view the government's act in a bad way. Cutting of connections will people will stop trusting its government, and would want to overthrow their leader/government. Moreover, This is somewhat a loss for the government. They wouldn't want their citizens to go up against them. Thus, citizens play a major role on how a blackout can backfire. The cutting internet doesn't help at all.

The universe of apps has made life more convenient, more fun and more distracting. For example, you can find your lover. But in truth, most apps are designed for those whose life is already convenient. According survey there are total of 1.4 million people with disabilities in thailand. Worldwide, there are many apps which help facilitate the lives of physically impaired. 1. TTRS MESSAGE. This service allows people with hearing or speech impairment to place calls to standard telephone users via a keyboard or assistive device. TTRS operators interpret the calls, which can be initiated by either party. Callers use a text input device to contact the TTRS relay centre, then give the operator the number of the party he or she wants to call. The operator, in turn, will place an outbound traditional voice call to that particular party. The operator serves as a link between the two callers, relaying the text of the initial caller in voice to the other party, as well as converting spoken words to text. The service was first offered only via desktop and kiosk platforms, but it is now available to mobile users via an app. 2.Read for the blind. Wichai Pornpratang, vice president of telecommunications business at Thai Samsung Electronics, said the main technology used to develop this app is a voice recorder which records users reading. Those audio files are uploaded to the Thai Blind People Foundation's server. Then converted to DAISY3 books to achieve an acceptable level of audio quality. With this format, users can serach for and regulate reading voices, make duplicates and place bookmarks. 3.Wheel Go Round It is windows phone application for wheelchair users that locates and rates the nearest wheelchair accessible facilities such as parking areas, elevators, ramps and toilets. The app also allows users to take photos and add places where facilities for those in wheelchairs are available. It is great benefit, but the app could be improved if it allowed users to scan for t

Questions: How does TTRS work? What is benefit of RFB? how can you improve wheel go round? What special techonolgy does Traffic voice information service have?

High cholesterol milk Feb 8 Who is Julian? What is wikileaks? Describe cyber attacks. How did politics impact wikileaks? How did wikileaks fight back?

 Who is Julian? - Julian Paul Assange is an Australian publisher, journalist, software developer and internet activist. He is the founder, spokesperson, and editor in chief of WikiLeaks, a whistleblower website and conduit for worldwide news leaks, with the stated purpose of creating open government.  What is WikiLeaks? - WikiLeaks is an international non-profit organization that publishes submission of private, secret and classified media from anonymous news sources and news leaks.  Describe cyber attacks - A cyber attack is an attempt to undermine or compromise the function of a computer based system or attempt to track the online movements of individuals without their permission. Attacks of this type may be undetectable to the end user or network administrator, or lead to such a total disruption of the network that none of the users can perform even the most rudimentary of tasks.  How did politics impact WikiLeaks? - Protect citizens from knowing the secrets about politics - They keep find track on information -  How did WikiLeaks fight back? - Protesting way back Julian being treated (Letting attacks to each other)

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brief analysis Make sure to describe major terms, like groupon and livingsocial. march 7 woo

1. Identify the area of impact the scenario relates to. Business, E-commerce 2. Identify the main stakeholders to the IT system. Online Newspaper companies, newspaper subscribers 3. Identify one ITGS social/ethical concern in the article. Globalization 4. Describe ITGS terminology and systems. - Groupon: a deal-of-the-day website that is localized to major geographic markets worldwide. Launched in November 2008, the first market for Groupon was Chicago. - LivingSocial: an international social buying company based in Washington, D.C. They specialize in daily deals offered in cities across the United States, as well as in Canada, Europe and Australia. - TimeLiimited: is a service just like Groupon, which emails its readers on special offers for travel and living terms The New York Times newspapers are going to start using the internet, and connection of the companies to its subscribers for a fee to their advantage, even though there is a slim chance now. It is the spread of public communication of news, the latest trends, and discounts to events and merchandise while connecting directly to personal communication means of its subscribers (through their e-mails). 5. If possible, describe a solution to the concern (issue). Straightforward copying Groupon is not the answer for the success online. The New York times might be able to have a chance against Groupon and LivingSocial, but these two big groups have already topped the business of connecting companies with deals to its customers and subscribers for a fee. The companies should be able to manage connection between merchants and their customers. The New York Times would have to come up with special deals that appeal to users, such as a subscription discount, so on, and so forth to grab customers' attention from Goupon and LivingSocial to the New York Time's TimesLimited. The process involves sending people e-mail offers and discounts from companies and service providers, then charging a fee for

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1. Identify the area of impact the scenario relates to. Business, Goverment 2. Identify the main stakeholders to the IT system. Mozilla, Google, DigiNotar, CIA, MI6, Mossad, Microsoft, Yahoo, Skype, Facebook, Twitter, and Microsoft's Windows 3. Identify one ITGS social/ethical concern in the article. Security 4. Describe ITGS terminology and systems. SSL- Secure socket layer certificates used for transmitting private documents via the Internet. It creates an encrypted connection between your web server and you web browser that will protect transmitted private information from eavesdropping, data tampering, or message forgery. Man in the Middle- is the type of attack where attackers intrude into an existing connection to intercept the exchanged data and inject false information. It involves eavesdropping on a connection, intruding into a connection, intercepting messages, and selectively modifying data. DigiNotar= DigiNotar is registered by the OPTA as a CSP that delivers qualified certificates that comply with the Dutch act on electronic signatures with respect to the European directive on electronic signatures. Sinces 2004 DigiNotar has entered the PKI hierarchy of the Dutch Government: PKIoverheid. This allows DigiNotar as Certificate Services Provider (CSP) to issue certificates complying with PKIoverheid specifications to government organisations. HTTPS: Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) is a combination of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) with SSL/TLS protocol to provide encrypted communication and secure identification of a network web server. HTTPS connections are often used for payment transactions on the World Wide Web and for sensitive transactions in corporate information systems. 5. If possible, describe a solution to the concern (issue). Increase the security of the data for issuing a digital certificate to websites, and have updates of digital certificate periodically to check whether or not it has been compromised. Delete mo

Explain the meaning of the following guidelines: Do you check the validity of site certificates when sending sensitive information to another website? Do you check for locks (bottom right browser status line) or the notation that the site is secure (https:// = secure = lock in status line) prior to entering sensitive information to that site? You must safeguard your information if you are going to store it on your computer. However, if you must store personal information on your computer, encryption is necessary. may 9 cream

Explain the meaning of the following guidelines: Do you check the validity of site certificates when sending sensitive information to another website? It is about checking the validity of site certificates for guarantee myself that I sent sensitive information to real and Safety Company. Do you check for locks (bottom right browser status line) or the notation that the site is secure (https:// = secure = lock in status line) prior to entering sensitive information to that site? This action is when you see a green lock in the URL space of web browser such as hotmail.com, which it says about US privacy and stuff. Https codes help you know that you are transmitting via a safe system. If the padlock is open, do not transmit sensitive information! You must safeguard your information if you are going to store it on your computer. However, if you must store personal information on your computer, encryption is necessary. It is best to ere on the side of caution and use encryption to not only protect the data but also protect yourself

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Discuss the advantages and problems with etextbooks. all feb 3 johnny

Advantages: The advantage of using an electronic textbook is that you're not wasting tones of paper and inks that it been stamp or written on the textbook. This would be already a good sign of eco-friendly. The etextbook also give the option that another textbook couldn't do by adding music and videos to it. The idea of carrying an electronic device that is not so heavy like the thick books would relief you already. Disadvantages: The trouble of the etextbooks is that the prices of the textbooks dosent reduce extensively enough for the students. Another Issue is that student can't sell their textbooks anymore to others when they are not using anymore. To get these types of etextbooks you need to spend an amount of $500 iPad which is very expensive for some people.

Define SEO. Describe the ten ways to improve a SEO. all nov 10 kuni

Define SEO. SEO, (Search Engine Optimization) is a way of ensuring that your Web site shows up high in the rankings of search engines. Describe the ten ways to improve a SEO. 1. Learn Basic HTML- To do SEO yourself, you need to have a rudimentary understanding of HTML programming. 2. Understand the Difference Between Search Engines- There are basically four types of search engines in use today, (Google, Yahoo!, Bing, Altavista) and each has different methods of ranking sites. 3. The Quick Fix: Meta-Titles- it is important to include keywords in your meta-title that are relevant to your Web site. 4. The More Links, The Better- It is important to have a high number of quality links to your website from other similar websites. 5. The Content of Your Content Matters- Search engines also have the technology to look at the actual content or words you put on your page. So, if a user types in a search for a particular keyword, the more often that keyword appears on your site, the more weight your site will receive, and the higher it will probably be ranked. 6. What About Keywords?- Meta-keywords are something you find in the source code of a Web page. They serve no other purpose than to try to convince search engines that a Web site should be highly ranked. 7. Experiment- The best way to improve your search engine ranking is to continue to experiment with different meta-titles, meta-keywords, content, and linking strategies. 8. Avoid Dirty Tactics- There are many ways to try to trick search engines, but if the search engine discovers your tricks, it may ban your website completely. 9. Paid-Inclusion is an Option- you can guarantee that a search engine will see your Web site, and that your Web site will be ranked if you pay either pay a one-time or annual fee. 10. When in Doubt, Use a Professional- Many Web site designers have full-time SEO personnel to make sure that your website is highly ranked.

How will Google's privacy changes affect users? Explain the reasons for making the changes. Is there a way to prevent Google from combining the personal data it collects from all its services? Explain the users major complaint about Google's new privacy policy? How could the government regulate google's privacy changes?  all March 6 chut

How will Google's privacy changes affect users? - When you are logged into Google, the data that you search into its search engine can be culled to suggest videos for you on YouTube. If you use Google Docs, Google will alert you if you misspelled your friends' names or co-workers' names. Google will collect information from its devices that you use to empower the company to connect the dots from one service to another. Explain the reasons for making the changes. - Google wants to make use of all of its companies that they own. Plus all the data that they collect from their users worldwide. Google wants to use their services to its full potential. They want to tell their users that they are not drawing the users' profiles for their profit only. Is there a way to prevent Google from combining the personal data it collects from all its services? - No there are no ways to prevent Google from combining the data that Google collects from its services. Unless you are not logged on to one of Google's products. Even if you are not logged onto one of Google's services Google can still keep track of you by your IP address instead of your name. if you are logged on and you do not wish to be tracked you can delete your browsing history. Explain the users' major complaint about Google's new privacy policy legal? - The users are not allowed to consent to or reject this new privacy policy. Each users have different setting for their privacy so this new change will not allow the users to use different set of rules. How could the government regulate Google's privacy changes? - The government is carefully looking over Google when it comes to handling personal information of the people. Google settled this argument with the governemtn when Google made a mistake by exposing their client's email accounts. Google's handling over personal information will be audited every other year and they are not allowed to make changes that are misleading or deceptive.

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Describe IT. Alex Oct 4

Bluetooth Low Energy: Allows connected devices to communicate with each other while keeping the energy consumption of the devices at a very low level. The transaction should take place without GPS, other apps running, or even without a phone signal. PayPal Beacon: A small hardware device that runs on its own Wi-Fi, plugs into an outlet and serves as a beacon to other devices. It updates itself and the storekeeper doesn't have to touch it at all. It will track your location according to privacy issues. It is completely up to you whether you accept or decline Beacon when you enter the store. A hands free check in payment device.

Describe the following terms and explain possible solutions: drive-by downloads clickjacking targeted brand attacks on social networks MitB (Man-in-the-Browser) MitMo (Man-in-the-Mobile) advanced on-the-fly SSL hacking may 23 soo

drive-by downloads Drive-by downloads are downloads to the computer that are harmful, and are downloaded because the user doesn't know that the download took place, what was downloaded (virus, malware) or downloaded something, but didn't know it was malware. When a malicious website is visited, malware may be downloaded to the computer without users even knowing. Solutions to prevent drive-by downloads include having the internet security suite (like Norton Internet Security) installed and kept up to date. Also, using a proxy can filter the web content (like Vidalia). The user's antivirus firewall should always be turned on. http://www.softwarenewsdaily.com/2010/12/drive-by-downloads-malware-installed-without-your-knowledge http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/794101/how_to_prevent_driveby_downloads_.html Clickjacking Clickjacking, also known as user-interface (UI) redressing, is one of the most common attacks against users by creating malicious pages that tricking users to click on buttons and links which reveal sensitive information, or can allow the attacker to take over control of the user's computer. The true function of the button is hidden under an opaque layer that shows something different to trick the users. A possible solution to clickjacking is the "walled garden" that iPhone has. It has a closed or exclusive set of information services provided for users, instead of allowing open access to apps and content. https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Clickjacking Targeted brand attacks on social networks Targeted brand attacks on social networks is attacking the big brand names, and attacking its reputation, currently common through attacks on social networks and phishing. Scammers that hijacked a social networking account can add random people to their friends list, and link them to malicious sites. Or an attacker would disguise themselves as the "official" profile of the brand company, and make friends and trick them into revealing sen

Describe the IT terms. april 28 kuni

Authentication- Authentication is the process of determining whether someone or something is, in fact, who or what it is declared to be. In private and public computer networks (including the Internet), authentication is commonly done through the use of logon passwords. Knowledge of the password is assumed to guarantee that the user is authentic. Each user registers initially (or is registered by someone else), using an assigned or self-declared password. Tokens- A Hardware Token is an Authenticator in the form of a physical object, where the user's interaction with a login system proves that the user physically possesses the object. Hardware Tokens authenticate users on the basis that only the Token assigned to the user could have generated the pseudo-random number or code response keyed in by the user. Successful entry of this code implies that the user is in physical possession of the Token. This implies that the user does not allow users to use his Token, and has not lost it. It is use to prove one's identity electronically, and it is small enough to put it in the pocket or attach to keychain. Smart Card-A card with an embedded computer chip on which information can be stored and processed. It is a plastic card about the size of a credit card, with an embedded microchip that can be loaded with data, used for telephone calling, electronic cash payments, and other applications, and then periodically refreshed for additional use. Biometric- Biometrics is the science and technology of measuring and analyzing biological data. In information technology, biometrics refers to technologies that measure and analyze human body characteristics, such as fingerprints, eye retinas and irises, voice patterns, facial patterns and hand measurements, for authentication purposes.

What is DR? What is problem with Laissez-Faire DR? What are the advantages and disadvantages using cloud on DR? all April 26 Martin

What is DR? - Disaster recovery is the process, policies and procedures related to preparing for recovery or continuation of technology infrastructure critical to an organization after a natural or human-induced disaster. Disaster recovery is a subset of business continuity. While business continuity involves planning for keeping all aspects of a business functioning in the midst of disruptive events, disaster recovery focuses on the IT or technology systems that support business functions What is problem with Laissez-Faire DR? - The problem with Laissez-Faire DR is data loss Laissez-Faire DR can't do anything when you data are hacked What are the advantages and disadvantages using cloud on DR? - One of the advantages of using cloud on DR is it is easy to access. You just need a computer to access your data. - Disadvantage for using cloud on DR is lack of back up. When you lose your data, your data can be lost.

Explain why becoming a data consultant might be a good career choice. Why is data measurement considered to be the modern equivalent of the microscope? How has data-driven decision making improved productivity? How is Big Data transforming the way social networks function? all feb 21 max

Explain why becoming a data consultant might be a good career choice. Basically, their jobs are to help businesses make sense of an explosion of data Web traffic and social network comments as well as software and sensors that monitor shipments, suppliers and customers. So, since a great number of people have used the Internet frequently, their jobs are needed to people because as much as people use the Internet, the data will be increased and people need other people who can manage such things. Why is data measurement considered to be the modern equivalent of the microscope? The reason is that there is countless data sensor around the world. The sensors can measure and communicate location, movement, vibration, temperature, humidity, even chemical changes in the air. How has data-driven decision making improved productivity? Data-driven decision making has improved productivity because people collect as much as data they can before deciding. As people doing that, they can predict preference of consumers from the Internet. It is very useful because people don't have to spend much time on consumers' preference also, a small amount of money and time will be spent. How is Big Data transforming the way social networks function? Social networks websites such as Facebook and Twitter and Search engines like Google and Answer.com make profit with their users' data. Many companies will buy the users' data from Facebook, Google, Answer.com and Twitter. That's a way to earn money for social network websites.

Agree or disagree? all feb 10 soobin

Agree Agree to some extent. Internet freedom can be sacrificed only to a certain extent to fight piracy. Getting rid of internet freedom is basically the same thing as shutting out the communication lines of the world. The source of the reason why piracy is done is mainly due to the fact that people can't afford the items that they wish to use, or need to use, because they are ridiculously overpriced. These industries don't think that way because they want profit, however, if piracy was stopped, then no one will buy their products anyways because they still can't afford it. Popularity of the product will decrease, and the marketing of the product basically just failed. We need to compromise something so that piracy is decreased until there is no more. But suddenly stopping everything in one shot with something like SOPA isn't the way to go. Disagree I disagree. The internet should be free and open. We need to educate people not to download pirated software, movies and music. Doing so is the same as stealing from a shop, which most people would not do. Most people would be prepared to pay small amount for the right to download these things. If governments try to remove websites, it is the same as censorship which sometimes happens in dictatorships but should not happen in free societies. We really need freedom for the internet, so that we can easily share our own ideas, and thoughts. Unlike China, where people can't even talk gossip about governments, which is a basic human right. But China is still very famous for internet piracy. The United States should not have the power to prevent freedom of internet because they are not the world's police force. They should not have the power to dictate what happens in the rest of the world. That's why internet freedom should not be sacrificed.

Identify the issue and scenario. Describe 3 incidents of cyberattacks by China. List some of the most desired data. Describe how the US is responding to these cyberthreats. all nov 10 kuni

Identify the issue and scenario. China and Russia have been accused of cyber espionage, stealing technological and commercial information from The USA and its Allies. Describe 3 incidents of cyberattacks by China. 1. Google allege that intellectual property was stolen in a computer attack that also targeted at least 20 other large companies. And earlier this year Mountain View, Calif.-based Google said it believes hackers in China broke into the Gmail accounts of several hundred people, including senior U.S. government officials, military personnel and political activists. 2. Mandiant reported that data was stolen from a Fortune 500 manufacturing company during business negotiations when the company was trying to buy a Chinese company. 3. McAfee traced an intrusion to an Internet protocol address in China and said intruders took data from global oil, energy and petrochemical companies. List some of the most desired data. Data from global oil, energy and petrochemical companies, Fortune 500 manufacturing company, U.S. Government officials, and military's gmail accounts. Describe how the US is responding to these cyberthreats. The Pentagon has begun a pilot program that is working with a group of defense contractors to help detect and block cyberattacks. They have called for greater communication about cyberthreats among the government, intelligence agencies and the private sector.

Explain how Google's algorithm works. Why is it hard to rank high? all nov 9 johny

The Google algorithm is also called as page ranking. Page Rank depends on the outstandingly democratic nature of the web via to enormous link structure as the sign of the values for each individual page. Google would understand a page A to page B as vote; it would look noticeably more at links age receiver and the sheer volume of votes. It would analyze what you are searching for and it would pick pages the most important page from the rest of the file that is relevant to your topic. Sometimes important pages wont answer you question. That's why Google page rank is combined with complicated text matching techniques to find the page that is important and similar to your question. Google does more then searching pages that has a match to your question it would examine the feature of the page content (satisfied) and that it would decide that is this page is a good match of your question. Because many websites don't have the possibilities to get highly ranked, because they also need to compete with other websites that comes from the company and they got millions of back links. For example you want to make a website about selling second hand stuff. When your going to try to search about second hand stuff it would directly show you E-Bay because it more popular and it has more views. The websites that you may been searching for must be on the 15 page or more then that because the web may have not enough back links or even none.

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1. Identify the area of impact the scenario relates to. The area of impact the scenario relates to is 'business and employment'. 2. Identify the main stakeholders to the IT system. The main stakeholders to the IT system from this article are the RBA (Reserve Bank of Australia) and customers. 3. Identify and describe one ITGS social/ethical concern in the article. The social/ethical concern that has been identified in this article is 'security'. Security refers to the protection of hardware, software from unauthorized access. Security tries to prevent the access by hackers. In this article, the RBA has been hacked (cyber attacked). For an example, the malware has embedded in the emails. They think it is China to blame because they thought that China has already been through a similar cyber attack, which aimed to get the information out of it. The staffs in the RBA have opened several malware emails. This malware application has managed to go through the computer system. 4. Describe ITGS terminology and systems. * Malware: Malware refers to software programs that are designed to damage or do other unwanted actions on a computer system. * Cyber Attack: Cyber attackers use malicious code to alter computer code,logic or data, resulting in disruptive consequences that can compromise data and lead to cyber-crimes (information and identity theft). * Computer Viruses: Small but insidious piece of programming-code that attacks computer and network systems through infected data files, introduced into a system via disks or Internet. 5. Describe the solution stated in the article or find a solution to the concern (issue) discussed in the article. Even though the RBA did not lose any of their information, it's better to have a safe security system/software to protect their information. The RBA needs to be more careful when opening email files, and for a better protection, they would need to find a better way to secure. I would suggest them to have an encryp

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Identify the area of impact the scenario relates to. Health Identify the main stakeholders to the IT system. Patients, Brain Computer Interface, Tridi Identify one ITGS social/ethical concern in the article. Reliability Describe ITGS terminology and systems. BCI- Brain Computer Interface recognizes brain signals and uses them to control electrical or communication devices and can even assist in repairing human cognitive or sensory-motor functions. The technology use sensors to detect brain activity and amplify signals, which can then be processed into messages or commands to aid decision-making. If possible, describe a solution to the concern (issue). The reliability of the IT systems may be a concerned because the IT system may not be able to handle the different kind of disability, because there are many different kinds of disability. Moreover, the current concerns are that the users' lack of strengths. A possible solution for the system is to experiment the system to different people with different needs, so that it can handle different kind of people and their specific needs. A possible solution for the users, is to train them so that they can use the systems for a long time without getting exhausted, because the purpose of the BCI is to be able to use for a long term.

Feb 22 Does the Net allow more freedom or does is it a tool for governments and business to control us? Jenny

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Does the Net allow more freedom or is it a tool for governments and businesses to control us? The Net allows both. The users can roam freely to their discretion where and what they want to put onto the web. It is just a matter of a country censoring the content, or the user self-censoring what is to be put on the web. Also, the governments and businesses both can use the Net to their advantage. The government can learn and find out various information of various individuals and trends of the public through the Net's social networking websites and other portal that have discussion between citizens themselves. Business are able to keep track of trends to see what is happening, such as the stock prices to what people like to eat, listen to, what they like to use. Thus the businesses are able to stay in business a little easier through knowing the information from the web. The businesses can also advertise themselves through the net, and that way, it is actually faster than having actual offline campaigns and advertisement. Therefore, the net can allow us both. We are free to use it more than let it control us. It's just a matter of fact that higher class society, social ranking, or economic status-ed has more chances to controlling the net due to their connections with the higher ups. Yet, censorship and surveillance is everywhere, and thus doesn't allow absolute freedom.