How the Internet was born and why it negatively affects it
Website design By BotEap.comWe all use the Internet, whether we like it or not. Consider that there are more than 8.97 billion mobile connections today, according to real-time intelligence data from GMSA. That is more than the estimated population of the Earth, which is 7.71 billion, according to estimates made by the UN.
Website design By BotEap.comSo how did the internet start? A number of factors came into play. The Internet technically began in 1983. This was because the ARPANET adopted TCP/IP. ARPANET was developed under the direction of the United States Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA). The TCP/IP suite of protocols was designed in the 1970s by two DARPA scientists.
Website design By BotEap.comThe latest version of TCP/IP IPv6 can provide the Internet with approximately 3,403 x 10 to the power of 38 IP addresses. For all practical purposes, this is close to infinity. This would allow all devices, be it your smartphone, toaster oven, microwave, car, anything powered by electricity, and anything embedded in your body, powered by electricity, could theoretically connect to the Internet. This means, in theory, that everyone on the planet and all their electrical devices could be monitored over the Internet. This means that everything that is considered intelligent, since it uses a microprocessor, BIOS, RAM memory and network circuits, wired or wireless, can be connected to the Internet. Can you tell that 1984 is about to happen? You read the book and were probably made to read this one in high school or maybe college. The premise of this novel was very creepy.
Website design By BotEap.comLet’s face it, everything we do is connected to the Internet. Every time you buy something in the supermarket, the Internet is involved. All banking transactions are recorded on some solitary data server, which could be located anywhere in the world. Even when you use cash, this transaction is recorded somewhere on some server located in some server farm.
Website design By BotEap.comWhen you are driving on the road and you are recorded speeding by a traffic camera, this is also recorded somewhere using the Internet. When you walk into a mall, everything you do is caught on camera, using the Internet to allow someone to monitor your every move. All of this is logged and saved forever or at least until the server goes down and is not backed up. Everything you say on social networks is recorded and saved in some database and will never be deleted. In fact, certain social media giants allow us to use their software, knowing full well that everything you say and record becomes their exclusive property. You already know who these social media giants are. But we continue to use their software and allow it to reside on our computers, collecting our personal insights and social feedback. It’s no wonder some law enforcement agencies love these social media giants. Do you blame them?
Website design By BotEap.comBy some estimates, there are 1,900 operational satellites orbiting the Earth, launched by 40 countries. How many of these are spy satellites? No one really knows except the countries that launched them. Think about it, the Internet can be accessed by using satellites. Certain search engines can give you access to satellite images that will show any town, village, or city in the world, from the perspective of standing on a street. This is not real time, but it is a long way off with the advances that are occurring in computer technology and the Internet.
Website design By BotEap.comSo we can see that the internet is negatively affecting us as it can and is being used to monitor everything we do. Privacy is going down the drain.
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