The ongoing future of Computer Criminal offense in America
Sociology Research Daily news
Sociology per. #2
10/8/96
Sociology Subject areas:
Future Culture
Social Modify
Social and Enviromental Concerns
Deviant Tendencies
Crime/Corrections
Name: Brandon Robinson
Period: # 2
The proliferation of home computer systems, and of home computers furnished with
modems, has brought about a major transformation in the manner American culture
communicates, interacts, and obtains information. All these changes being
popularized by media and the wide improved personal and private sector use
of the Net. All of these factors plus the truth of more and more business
and government institutions are getting to make the make use of these providers has
set a much wider range of data at the finger tips of people, often select
and few individuals whom know how to access, understand and employ these
info sources. Quite often today this info is of a very sensitive
and private nature in anything from IRS Tax returns, to Top Secret NASA payload
launch information. Piled in addition many times the individuals accessing
these data sources performing so simply by illegal means and are frequently motivated
by simply deviant and illegal means. It is said that at any given time the regular
American offers his name with an active record in more than 550 pc information
directories of which practically 90% are online, associated with the 550 databases the quantity
comes simply no where near to how a large number of time your personal information shows up in
some database within an unactive record. The Average American could merely sit in
his/her house doing almost nothing the entire day and still include his/her term go
through over 1, 000 personal computers a day.
Many of these vast information files every hold the crucial ones and zeros
of information that make up your daily life as you and everything others know it. All of these info
bits, on the hands 90, 000s of folks. With little or NO central control or
regulating agency to oversee the safe handling of your valuable little ones and
zeros of information. As it would seem Arson Bore holes was small late along with his
title of 1984. BIG BROTHER is INDEED OBSERVING, US ALL as it would seem
each of our BIG BROTHER is definitely alot larger then Mr. Wells would have ever imagined. Which
our BIG OIL is ALMOST EVERYWHERE! The 100, 000s of folks that do get this
information make up our modern BIG BROTHER by means of government
corporations to non-public advertising businesses, these people are typical the
trusted ones who also use each of our information day-to-day for legal and useful purposes
but what about different ones who work with their abilities and and knowledge to gain their
own personal and against the law access to these vast safety deposit of information?
They popularized and demonized by media are usually referred to
since Hackers or One who obtains unauthorized if perhaps not illegitimate, access to computer system
data systems and or systems. or the media definition maladjusted losers
building high-tech avenue gangs that are dangerous to society (Chicago Tribune
1989) Which ever one is best fixed they are certainly becoming a serious
issue and worry for some in our ever and regularly changing American Techno
Society. Because of the significant delection by our elected representatives to whom
have valiantly once again did not keep up with the ever changing moments, there
as if any key or obvious and easy to know CONSTITUTIONAL (The recent 3
to 1 over turn of the not only controversial but considered UNconstituional regulation
culled the Communications Decency Act) laws as to the regulating of the enormously
wild and uncharted realms of the internet. The vrai and severe if not
slightly laughable attempts of the technologically illiterate and unaware
masses of selected officials. Transmits a clear H. O. T. message towards the future
years of America to not simply LOCK you PHYSICAL GATES but as well LOCK and
double FASTEN all or your personal computer DOORS too. In order for this kind of society to
evolve successfully with our changing technology level. We because the world are
likely to have to keep up with the current events that are lurking out in
the absolute depths of cyberspace. Before we all, as a result of the inability to adapt and
our arrogance and lack of knowledge, are all products of our individual technological more than
indulgence. To avoid the tragic and finishing collision of the own self
manufactured technical self-destruction and the break-down of your society
in every single tangible aspect, as we know of it today.
I believe that down the road we are went towards you will see our
culture divided into Two major parts 1 . ) Those which pose the ability and
capacity to obtain the knowledge/information i. e.. the WELL WRITTEN and 2 . )
Those who dont create the skills required to obtain that crucial
knowledge/information, i. elizabeth.. the ROAD KILL Because later on, the power
structure will not be made the decision by that has the most guns or missiles or weaponry
but the power structure will be made up of small tiny types and zeros, bits of
info giving to those whom at any time poses the power of the knowledge plus the power to
manipulate who has that knowledge. The rich and elitist could be the
knowledge posers and givers and the poor will be those with the lack of
expertise. Knowledge provides power and wealth and the lack of will
bring.. very well the lack of electrical power, wealth and knowledge.
Resources
1 . Thesis by Gordon R. Meyer The Sociable Organization from the Computer
Underground
2 . 2600 Magazine The Hacker Quarterly
3. The Codex Mag Monthly Security and Specialized Update.
some. Secrets of your Super Hacker by the Knightmare
5. Personal Knowledge, Brandon Robinson
