internet limiting access

KAHLIL ALSHIKHI
EAP2 WW

Internet limiting

Probably we heard in the news from time to time about the liquidation of a person by internet criminals or loss of a person’s money through financial theft of credit card number online. Also, someone got in trouble because of pornographic sites that were used when a credit card was interred through the Internet. More serious is what the news showed us about the suicide of two teenagers knows each other through the Internet and agreed to kill themselves by shooting fire at each other because they were depressed. That shows us the importance of limiting the misuse and controlling some of the internet sites.

First of all, there are hundreds of websites that have forged trademarks and the only work they do learning to get your personal information: your name, address and your bank account. “West African criminals have used a fake version of a British bank's online service to milk victims of cash, say police”.(fake banks website cons victims, 2002, para.1). All internet users know about people who called themselves black hats “Hackers” those people who are really smart but use that talent to destroy and harm companies or people or steal money from people who like to shop through internet. Companies are losing their files and people are losing their money because of the unlimited use of the internet that is provided without monitoring it which some believe that is against human rights.
Next, limiting internet use could save people life and money. Internet dating is one of the most dangerous websites; we can not deny that many people got married through these websites but, also we can not denying that many people have been debauched by criminals.” Stephen Day, from Ipswich, handed over sums of money totalling £12,000 to someone he met online. The woman he thought he was emailing and sending money to for flights and other expenses turned out to be a Nigerian man” (2007, para.14). The problem is that some people who use the internet are not real. Through internet you can see different pictures with different names for one person. They move from one websites to another with different information trying to dupe people on the other side and this can be very dangerous.

Finally, parents like to improve their child’s knowledge. Thus, they offer for their children computers and laptops. But, if they don't watch what their children are doing and what kind of mail they got in their mail inbox, they might be at big risk. “A lack of internet skills among many parents could harm their children's prospects, the report said” (2005, para. 5). There is a TV show that shows the real predators who just surf the internet only to make trap for kids and most of the kid who got hurt by those predators were under 16 years old, and they were not being monitored by their parents. ”Parents who restrict web use too much may make their children less aware of online risks, such as those from chart rooms, the report said” (2005, para. 10). Thus, parents should be aware and monitor their children internet use to protect them from the dangers that the internet might cause.

In conclusion, fake websites, fake people and criminals are always there surfing the Internet night and day just to harm people. Despite all the arguments about limiting the Internet we, should governments and parents should limiting the use of the Internet. Governments should attack those criminals and stop them and they also should prevent the fake websites by monitoring and limiting the use of the Internet. On the other hand, parents should take care of their children by sharing the email with them and giving them a specific time to use the internet; also the can talk to the internet service provider to block some of the internet websites.

Fake bank website cons victims.(2002, October 8). BBC News. Retrieved April , 2008, from http://news.bbc.news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/2308887.stm.
UK police in Nigerian scam haul. (2007, October 4. BBC News. Retrieved April 1, 2008, from http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/70727088.stm