The societal issue I chose is Carnivoire,( Internet wiretap). I think
that it is a good idea to look for and keep tack of illegal situations. For
instance, counter terrorism, hacking and drug trafficking. I also think that
this could be used when looking for child predators on the internet. I think
that the police can use all the help they can get and need a program like
this.
The program works something like this-Carnivoire is a passive "wiretap"
that does not interfere with communication. The FBI explains it this
way-Carnivoire chews all the data on the network, but it only eats the
information authorized by a court order. This court order must be issued by
a Federal Distrit Judge or higher.
Obviously, there are privacy concerns but I still think that it is a
good idea and necessary. The internet can be and is, used for good as well
as bad.
http://www.home.ccil.org/~wood/writings/compandsociety/computer-ethics.pdf
http://www.robertgraham.com/pubs/carnivoire-faq.html
Alyson Beattie
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