Dangers of the Internet

http://www.netsmartz.org/news/dec02-02.htm

This link has an article about a girl who was murdered by a man she met on an online chat room. I found it ironic, given the material we have been discussing in class. Bush was way ahead of his time in thinking of a device that would be capable of networking and file sharing. I think it would be safe to say that in his inception of the idea he had only pure intentions. He believed that we should use our technological advances for the common good and improvement of our society. The internet has developed and is probally more complex than Bush could have ever imagined. However, this story goes to show that the internet is not always used with the betterment of society in mind. It is like anything else. It can be used to achieve great good and it can prove to be deadly. The motives of those using any technolgy determine the impact that technology has on our society.