Is the Internet Safe?

I think the internet being safe totally depends on the individual him/herself. Your curiosity and your interests and where they lead you. But obviously, sometimes certain images or texts can appear unexpectedly.  I think the internet is a way you can gain more knowledge in things that you necessarily don’t know about. There are many access websites that people can simply find that meet their needs that can be good or bad. For instance, little children having access to the internet can lead to them searching up images or words or anything that they don’t know about and getting to know more than they should. On the other hand the internet can be used to its best to research information about things that interest you. For instance video games and expanding your general knowledge. The question of the internet being safe or not is very debatable and for me it’s a 50-50 response.

On the other hand, even though its all very fascinating and knowledge consuming there are many “bad” things that can occur. For instance publishing your photos on the internet, contact information and so on can always get you into trouble, even if you don’t mean to do so.

Now in days the internet’s popular social networks such as Twitter, Facebook, Myspace and so on are definitely used by perhaps millions of people that don’t even know the consequences of people seeing their photos and personal information can be taken to advantage. For instances many stories of people creating facebook party events have been taken to a whole different level when over thousands o people show up to their front house. At this point more than thousands of people now know your address and is a public event that the news has taken coverage of and so on.

Overall, you can never be too protective of your internet habits, whether its with protecting your computer from viruses or installing spyware or opening spam mail, it all ends with your basic knowledge of the computer and to protect your real identity from the dangers of others. Thus, the internet I believe is a fascinating creation used by billions over the world and as to being safe or not can only be judged upon the experiences you go through. As for me, I think the internet is safe because I know not to make “dumb” moves or anything that would put me in danger or release any information not intended to discharge to someone(s).