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'New Communication Technology' is a course I have been studying and why I have been posting this blog, it is for my one of the compulsory subjects I am required to study to obtain a degree as a Bachelor of Communication. I am not really a computer geek and if I had a choice, I might not have chosen this subject. However, I found it was very interesting study thinking about the range of issues surrounding new communication technology and the Internet.

The Internet is a very new media and there is not many sources or opportunities in our everyday life to comprehend overall issues, histories and philosophies regarding the Internet, but everything there is very closely related to our everyday life already. I cannot imagine a life without the Internet, and I do not think I can live in a world without the Internet, although I can live without a TV set. It is a media which takes huge part of many people's lives these days. I really enjoyed attending the lectures every week (this is not only for trying to get a better mark, honestly!). Especially the story told last week by Adam who is one of the Doctor's in our lectures, he was truly really interesting. He mentioned there is a conspiracy theory that Facebook is owned by CIA! And he pointed out the various evidence surrounding how much the CIA is funding Facebook indirectry, and the connection between other CIA funded companies. He concluded he is not sure the conspiracy theory is true of false, however, we should think about our privacy and the personal data that Facebook and other websites are collecting. This made me think a lot about the Internet.

Of course, I prefer a peaceful world. I hope the Internet is not harming us at all. However, we have to protect ourselves, and we should consider there are many risks to harm us on the Internet. It is exactly the same as we should not walk alone in the dark to go home after the work. I know that criminal people should be punished, but we have to protect ourselves as well, and we should not be silly to invite the criminals. It is sad, but that is the world we live in. I do not agree that people's private data should be controlled by commercialism, but it is the time that people should know more about how we can protect ourselves from the risks of the Internet. Journalists are very responsible and can educate people more and bring these issues out and help us all focus more. The government is also responsible to ensure young children are educated at school as well.


Anyway, this is the last post to write everything frankly, and the next post will be an academic essay to finish this blog. Thank you so much for reading my blog, and I hope we all have a great future with the new communication technologies!

Cheers.