Can the Internet be abused?
One of the great things about the internet today,is that anyone anywhere can get their message across to others,no matter who they are,or where they are.Apart from a few repressive areas of the world,most of us with web access can look up the news,info,music,movies,even those awful jpegs of Aunt Doris in sunburn-on-sea. What it cant prevent are hackers,crackers,spammers,and basic idiots who try to undermine services,products,and OS’s for the rest of us.Likewise,spam email is annoying,even with a so called spam filter which occasionally fails. One of the worst things is when appeals appear on a web site asking for financial support,with so-called bank details,when you know it is a con.For the past two days,this site has had such an attack,yet the offending postings are everywhere for everyone to see.Of course,so far,noone has replied to any of it. I for one donate to appeals.Not on the internet,nor if anyone calls at my house,but via other means.That is my right,as it is the right of an