After reading all the readings I came to a conclusion that the common point that was supposed to be made was that technology not only has a digital effect on issues that take place in the world but also has a social effect as well. While reading the Is it a Crime? article I sort of related it to the social network, Tumblr. You are allowed to ask any on there a question as an anonymous person. Usually those are the boldest people to speak just because of their unidentifiable profile. One of my friends was asked a simple question on there and ended up somehow giving away her hint for her password to her email, which was connected to her facebook as well. The hacker then took her profile and somehow received her number and held her facebook page captive, using it to message random people and deceive them as if it were her.
On Electronic Civil Disobedience began by speaking more about reality and Civil Disobedience in the real world. I really thought it was clever how they transitioned into the cyber realm and how hackers are considered disobedient when it comes to their activity online. Then the use of the physical blockade that was used to compare to the blockades that are made to prevent hackers from doing anything unethical sort of made it more understandable and in terms I could relate to. The Zapatista Effect: The Internet and the Rise of an Alternative Political Fabric was kind of confusing to me, I always get lost when the articles are sort of lengthy and don't necessarily clearly state the point. Rebellion and the use of the internet during rebellion are the main points I reached from that article.
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