Archives: 2011/10
- Cyberterrorism
Terrorism is an act of sheer cruelty. It is something to be angry about, to be ashamed of and fight against. It needs to be uprooted from society. Terrorism has started hovering over the web world. It has started exploiting the Internet to spread far and wide in society, causing severe destruction. Let us take [...]
- Terrorists Making use of the internet
As every parent in America knows, the Internet is full of useful information but is also rife with dangerous information that the general public has no business being able to access. Potential terrorists can learn how to make bombs, how to break into secure buildings, how to sneak through airport security checkpoints, or even how [...]
- Stimulus Package Results in On the internet Scams Providing Cost-free Dollars
The Better Business Bureau has issued warnings to the public to be extremely careful about responding to online ads from companies offering free advice about how to get government grants. Shortly after the stimulus bill was enacted, dozens of websites appeared claiming that President Obama?s actions have opened the door to letting consumers get government [...]
- Web Enterprise Scams
“Dear Friend, as you read this, I don’t want you to feel sorry for me, because, I believe everyone will die someday. My name is Mr Adada Muhammadu, a Crude Oil merchant in Nigeria and I have been diagnosed with Esophageal cancer. It has defied all forms of medical treatment, and right now I have [...]
- Scams online
Years ago, when Internet was a word that the people were not aware of, fraud was something that was physically visible. Yes, earnings in general were limited but so was the fraud. However, when Internet technology came into the picture, earnings and networking multiplied. As a flip-side to that coin, so did the fraud and [...]
- Avoiding Internet Sales Fraud
Since consumers began using the Internet to make purchases, the popularity of online sales has snowballed dramatically, even to the point that that brick-and-mortar sellers are actually suffering from the competition. But consumers have also suffered because of online scams that go to great lengths to take advantage of people who do internet shopping for [...]
- Iranian Government Blocks Citizens’ Access to YouTube.com
Internet users in Iran who tried to visit the popular video-sharing website YouTube.com on Tuesday were met with this message: “On the basis of the Islamic Republic of Iran laws, access to this website is not authorized.” The same message regularly appears on numerous websites blocked by the government, which include websites opposing the government [...]
- World wide web Censorship Pros and Cons
The series of events related to Internet censorship in various parts of the world over the last year or so has brought this issue back to the debating table. This has, in turn, left the entire world divided into two groups – those advocating Internet censorship and those opposing it. While those who advocate it [...]
- Web Censorship in China
Bill Gates once very famously said, “The Internet is becoming the town square for the global village of tomorrow.” But if the Internet censorship in China continues at the rate prevalent today, chances are China will more or less remain excluded from this global village. According to different rules and regulations that govern the use [...]
- PayPal: Strike Us When We’re Down
Paypal, the pal of all freelancers, the real friend in need of all work at home people, the one and only website to look up to when you need to make foreign transactions, Paypal, a systematic ruse that sucks your money when you aren’t looking. I generally do not bad mouth anyone or anything. Generally [...]
