http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/16/net-us-google-idUSBRE83B1GJ20120416
Web freedom facing greatest threat: Google founder
Summary:
The co-founder of Google, Sergey Brinn, said “the principles of openness and universal access that underpinned the Internet’s creation are facing their greatest threat.” Brinn said that the threat to freedom of the Internet came from various factors including government effort to control access and communication. The attempts by the entertainment industry to stop piracy and the rise of restricting platforms such as Facebook and Apple which determines which type of software can be released are also leading to greater restrictions. Facebook and Apple’s can contribute to stifling innovation and lead to the fragmentation of the webverse.
Significance:
Why is there a want for a free unrestrained internet? Why is openness good? The internet is abstract in its idea, an abstract form that encompasses the entire world connecting people from across the globe. The concept is so enormous and the possibilities within leads people to believe it to be as a sort of uncharted territory where the possibilities are endless. This realm can be used for entertainment, business, black market dealings, and innovation. Restriction on the internet closes the idea of the internet itself and for many who have been so accustomed to its freedom find it unsettling. http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0414-ucsd-harassment-20120414,0,5116422.story U.S. ends probe of racial bias at UC San Diego
Summary:
UC San Diego officials have reached an agreement with the federal government to end an investigation in racial tensions on campus after white students held an event with racial stereotypes during Black History Month. The event was called Compton Cookout which was held off campus by a frat with girls dressed as “ghetto girls.” The event invite