Connectivity over Internet: Boon or Bane

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Connectivity over Internet Boon or Bane It is
about the time when the idea of connecting to
people online was a trend and it surprised
people. But now it is not just a trend anymore,
but a way of life. It is one of the major parts
of ones chores. It does not appear that a
normal life is even possible without online
social networking. It is the most revolutionary
transformation in technology and networking.
It is such a vast range, that it seems impossible
to cover all of them in one lifetime. It is
extremely simple to handle and very curiosity
provoking. The social network is extensively in
use irrespective of age, country or linguistic
differences. It connects people across different
states, countries and even continents. Enhancemen
ts and Characteristics With the growing demand
and extensive use, companies are motivated to
create more and create better. It is a global
race among them, to be the best. Therefore,
everyday a new feature is introduced, and a new
application is created.
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• Briefly,
• Initially, talking over the internet via text
  messages was introduced. Number of characters to
  be entered was limited.
• As techno world progressed, the applications were
  made capable of sending and receiving photos and
  using special characters to decipher a word.
• And it was not a long time, when people could
  exchange their voice notes, audios and videos
  too.
• Talking about the latest features, well, it is no
  more just confined to texts and pictures. No one
  can call each other, video call, send emoticons
  and documents over the internet too.
• What is special about social media or connecting
  over the internet?
• One of the praiseworthy features of social media
  is that it let you connect to strangers and
  people you dont know.
• One can talk with them know about them and
  without any hesitation.
• There are many instances of people meeting each
  other over the internet, forming groups with
  people having similar interests and then
  collaborating.
• Internet particularly employs and helps people
  earn money without any specific qualification.
• This is more popular in the youth, including
  students and teenagers. They write, draw and
  display it on the internet for recognition.
• In the same way, they photo shoot and display
  pictures of themselves over the net, they dance,
  act, mimic, sing and share their videos over the
  internet.
• This brings them popularity recognition and it
  brings them closer to people with common
  hobbies. It gives them a platform to showcase
  their talents and let people know about it.
• How safe is Internet?
• After knowing so many merits of internet and
  social networking, there arises this question.
  How safe is Internet? Is it as safe as it claims
  to be?
• While the Internet is so amazing, it doesnt
  ensure 100 safety and confidentiality, to ones
  private information and media.
• People share their info over the internet for the
  reason that others can know about them but there
  is a chance that the information may be
  circulated, leaked or used for unethical purposes.

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• It is mostly the teens who spend most of their
  time on the internet and social media. The
  companies and applications do claim total
  security, but it does not ensure online safety
  for teens because they are mostly engaged on the
  internet.
• Cybercrime and Cyberbullying A dark side of the
  Internet
• Cybercrime or Cyberbullying are crimes and
  bullying that takes place over the internet, on
  online forums.
• On the basis of the cyber incidents recorded, we
  can conclude that the internet is unsafe.
• There are many online educational institutions
  where students upload and display their talents
  and art online.
• There are hackers, or we may say that the
  software is not strong enough to preserve the
  information and unethical hackers break into
  their personal information and more.
• The information is then used for blackmailing and
  is shared on undesirable websites.
• There have been not one but many such instances
  of cybercrimes, which clearly means there is no
  internet safety for students.
• In the same way, many students, teens and young
  people ruin their lives to the internet. Since,
  the information on the internet spreads like a
  forest fire, there is no way to stop or retrieve
  it once it is leaked.
• The only way to get over with the problem is, not
  getting into one. Several measures are taken in
  this direction to prevent or at least reduce
  cyber-crimes, but it does not look effective
  enough.
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