NDM: What's wrong with the internet?

1) Summarise the article in 50 words.
- This article is about how secure the internet is and whether or not the government or other companies should be able to access private information.
2) Are you worried about companies tracking your online movement?
- Not really as i don't think i have anything to hide if companies were to track my online movements. I like to think i am using the internet for the right reasons. however knowing that they are able to access my information is unsettling.

3) Are the questions over data and privacy small prices to pay for the possibilities provided by the internet?
- The possibilities that the internet provides are endless and come to a very good use if used correctly. however, the safety of an individual should be taken into consideration as there are so many problematic situations that come with it. If a company can easily track your movements then i think that it isn't much harder for an ordinary person to do the same and in turn do some damage with the information they find. Therefore, i think that it isn't a small price to pay as it could cause a lot of damage.

4) Should governments be able to spy on our activity online? Where would you draw the line - social media? Private messaging conversations? Our phone photos and contacts?
- I believe private information such as phone photos and conversations etc. is where the government should draw the line as there should be a sense of privacy and being able to access that information takes that freedom away from us. So there should be an extent to which the government is able to access certain information. Even if there are some positives that can come out of it.

5) Read this Guardian news story from last week on Harvard withdrawing offers due to offensive memes on Facebook. In your opinion, were Harvard right to rescind those offers?
- I that harvard wasnt right to rescing those offers to an extent as it was a private chat and they went and invaded the privacy of those students. Since they werent openly discussing those offensive memes. However it does send a message to future students that this kind of behaviour isnt tolerated and that there are consequences,