The Ever Evolving Internet

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DSL’s has become a staple utility in most U.S. households.  Americans have come to heavily rely on the internet. Are you old enough to remember a world before the internet? How has the internet changed how you correspond in life?

The Evolution of the Internet

It has only taken 40 years for the internet to reform our culture.  The internet has changed every aspect of our lives.  Much of the changes on the onset seemed gradual, but as you well know by know by now there is nothing gradual about the internet.

“The infographic called The Internet Then and Now by WhoIsHostingThis creates a simple Internet timeline from 1969 through today. When you see what the Internet then looked like compared to now, it doesn’t seem like that could only be forty-four years.” See infrographic at Bit Rebels | Internet Then & Now: Timeline From 1969 Till Today

Internet Privacy

The recent news of former NSA employee and whistleblower, Edward Snowden, has given a boost to dialogues surrounding surveillance.  Many experts in the field of internet security believe there is no such thing as “privacy”.  For those that believe in privacy, it is broken down into two categories: privacy can entail either Personally Identifying Information (PII) or non-PII information such as a site visitor's behavior on a website.

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The Future of the Internet

The Internet Society engaged in a scenario planning exercise to reveal plausible courses of events that could impact the health of the Internet in the future. Read More | Internet Society, Future Scenarios

 

The internet is sure to be a part of lives for many years to come. What are your key concerns regarding the internet? What is your vision for the future?