Policing the Spectrum was very interesting to me because I am very interested in hackers. I've always been curious as to why they would want to disrupt the organization of a computer for their satisfaction. After this reading, it became sort of clear to me, they hack computers because security systems and firewalls prove a challenge for them to accomplish. When they're told "no" in the form of these security blocks, hackers want to prove that the security is no match for their expertise. I've honestly caught many viruses while surfing the internet as well as just checking my email.
As for the article on digital voting, I believe that subject has both its pros and cons. It would be beneficial for those who cannot make it to the polls to vote which would lead to an increase in participation. Also voting digitally would appeal to a younger crowd, which would more than likely raise the vote of the youth by a lot. The negative side to this would be that all this information would be digital, targeted by people such as hackers who would love to outwit the government by tapping into these ballots. As well as politicians trying their best to tamper with the votes for their advantage.
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