Reading Log

"Technomania" by: Steven Levy
February 27, 1995

Summary: Levy looks at the new advances in technology and presents some of the controversies which may arise over censorship and monitoring.

Response: I enjoyed reading Levy's article. Instead of just raving about how horrible the internet is or how people are crazy to think of what it might evolve into, he looks merely at the facts and points out some of the controversies that may arise. Levy brings up privacy as an issue. Is it better to watch what people are doing and be able to catch terrorists and kidnappers or to give people their privacy. I can see where people become afraid of the government playing big brother on the internet, but at the same time, i would rather them know who I email if that can save the life of a few kids who wont be kidnapped by a predator they were able to just catch. Levy also brings up the issue of censorship. I feel if the government were to do this then it would be an infringement on freedom of speech. People should be mature enough to censor what they look at and read on the internet. Just because somebody puts it into cyberspace, doesn't mean you have to read it. Levy did a good job on this article. It was thought out and seemed well researched. It was a nice change from the articles of people who just rant about their opinion on the internet.