In this modern world, the internet has though revolutionised the information sharing process but at the same time. It has given birth to various unanticipated problems that people are facing nowadays. Although the problems are inevitable, but solutions do exist.
One of the first problems of the internet is the ease with which children can access potentially dangerous sites. For instance, pornography sites are easily accessible to them because they can register with a website and claim to be an adult. There is no doubt that this affects their thoughts and development, which is a negative impact for the children and for society. Another major problem is the growth of online fraud and hacking. These days, there are constant news stories about government and company websites that have been hacked, resulting in sensitive information falling into the hands of criminals.
It is essential that action must be taken by governments to ensure that adequate legislation and controls are in place that will prevent young people from accessing dangerous sites, such as requiring more than merely confirming that you are an adult to view a website. Parents also have a part to play. They need to closely monitor the activities of their children and restrict their access to specific locations, which can now be done through various computer programs. Companies must also improve their on-site IT security systems to make fraud and hacking much more difficult by undertaking thorough reviews of their current systems for weaknesses.
To conclude with various emerging issues emerging because e of the internet, which are making devastating changes in society, but planned strategies to tackle these problems can combat them and dilute their impact on communities.
In this modern world,
the internet has though
revolutionised
the information sharing process
but
at the same time. It has
given
birth to various unanticipated
problems
that
people
are facing nowadays. Although the
problems
are inevitable,
but
solutions do exist.
One of the
first
problems
of the internet is the
ease
with which children can access
potentially
dangerous
sites.
For instance
, pornography sites are
easily
accessible to them
because
they can register with a website and claim to be an adult. There is no doubt that this affects their thoughts and development, which is a
negative
impact for the children and for society. Another major
problem
is the growth of online fraud and hacking. These days, there are constant news stories about
government
and
company
websites that have
been hacked
, resulting in sensitive information falling into the hands of criminals.
It is essential that action
must
be taken
by
governments
to ensure that adequate legislation and controls are in place that will
prevent
young
people
from accessing
dangerous
sites, such as requiring more than
merely
confirming that you are an adult to view a website. Parents
also
have a part to play. They need to
closely
monitor the activities of their children and restrict their access to specific locations, which can
now
be done
through various computer programs.
Companies
must
also
improve
their on-site IT security systems to
make
fraud and hacking much more difficult by undertaking thorough reviews of their
current
systems for weaknesses.
To conclude
with various emerging issues emerging
because
e of the internet, which are making devastating
changes
in society,
but
planned strategies to tackle these
problems
can combat them and dilute their impact on communities.