Government websites and their affect on people

By: Forest Starr

Government Websites
The increased use of the internet by the government is causing unrest and distrust in people around the world because of moving aggression, government censorship, and antigovernment hackivists. Hackivists is a term used to describe a collective or group of internet hackers.

Anti-government Groups
A group by the name Anonymous has done great damage to the websites the government uses. Censorship of political speech and information, on the Internet, is routinely used in China to silence criticism of the government and the ruling Communist Party. Many anti-government groups have joined to form the Anonymous, mostly in censored areas like China.

The War on Terror

The Cyber Warfare program, founded in 2000 is a government-run internet pentagon. In 2009, President Barack Obama declared America's digital infrastructure to be a "strategic national asset," and in May 2010 the Pentagon set up its new U.S. Cyber Command. It tracks suspicious activity over the U.S digital infer structure from what might be terrorist activity.

Recent Activity

The Anonymous recently hacked the government United States Sentencing Commission on January 25, 2013 that they called Operation Last Resort after a member of their group killed themself. In the hack, the Anonymous replaced the government webpage with a service page commending the dead member.

Pros and Cons of hacking

Pro Hackers usually hate government censorship Con Cost tax payers millions every year to matain Cyber program

Amount of internet censorship in countries around the world.

For good people to do nothing

Timeline of internet hackings

2003

The hacker group Anonymous was formed 2007 August 11: United Nations website hacked by Turkish Hacker Kerem125. 2013 February 18: Burger King Twitter account 'hacked' with McDonald's logo
'hacked' with McDonald's logo

Freedom fighters or Terrorists

The group of conspirators called the Anonymous have been hacking into government websites since 2008 with sites like the FBI website. They have been called the digital Robin Hood or Anarchic Cyberguerrillas by CNN.

The future of the internet lies with you

The future of the internet must involve trying to become hack proof.
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Do you believe that the internet has problems that you might be able to solve? Yes or No?

Famous Hackers
Kevin Mitnick Only hacker to work for the FBI and commit illegal crimes. Robert Tappan Morris
Worked at MIT computer Institute.

Graphs
Do you believe that the internet has problems you might be able to fix? Do you have any experience using software to hack a video or website on the computer?

Yes No Yes No

The Future?
Hacking for terrorists will likely only continue until they find a new mean to disrupt the modern world.

Conclusion
The increased use of the internet by the government is causing unrest and distrust in people around the world.