Journal 9

Computers have changed the world for better and for worse, because of the limitless potential that they bring to the world and its future. Computers along with the internet have brought a better and easier way of communication with people far and wide from almost any walk of life. This allowed for a relationships that under normal circumstances would never be possible weather the relationship is good or bad. With the communication being easier, it also becomes harder to keep information safe because one could accidently give out personal information that can be used against you. Communication in both the virtual world and the real world can lead to the lose of information so taking procedures to insure that your data is safe when communicating online. While computers can make the internet can make it harder to keep your information safe it can also make it easier to keep it safe. Normally people would keep all their information in a safe which can be safe but can also be stolen by anyone who can get into the safe physically, but with computers you can keep all your information online and I believe that its easier to manage the information and keep it safe so the only people who can see it are yourself or unfortunately an attacker online. With the computers and the internet it is a lot easier to set up plans to defend the information from being stolen or looked at or destroyed. Finally information can be less safe because physically if your able to find the computer the information can be found out in the open or easily accessed. Overall their are ups and downs to keeping information safe on the internet, but it is up to the induvial to decide where their information will be stored