The purpose of this activity is to check a student’s ability to debate pros and

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The purpose of this activity is to check a student’s ability to debate pros and cons of certain aspects related to the security concerns raised by the usage of Internet these days.

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Email viruses are typically launched by people who modify header information to hide their identity. Brightmail’s Enrique Salem says that in the future, your email reader will authenticate the sender before putting the message in your inbox. That way, you will know the source of all the emails you read. Alan Nugent of Novell says, “I’m kind of a fan of eliminating anonymity if that is the price for security”. Will eliminating anonymity make computers more secure?

Action Items
•Debate the opinion of Mr. Salem.
•Debate the opinion of Mr. Alan.
•Give pros and cons both for anonymity and for security.
•Relate anonymity and security with the help of a practical example from real life.
•Finally, write your answer with a ‘yes’ or a ‘no’ to the following statement “Will eliminating anonymity make computers more secure?” along with a justification/reason in one or two lines.

Submission Instructions

Post your ideas and responses on the discussion board. At least one posting and two responses/comments on other students posts are mandatory.

Explanation / Answer

1)

debate on Mr Salem opinion

pro

That we email senders will be autheticated .So if you are troubled via an email you can easily catch the culprit

con :

There is possibility that hackers can get the personal data of email users .

2)

debate on Mr Alan opinion.pro and con is same

pro

That we email senders will be autheticated .So if you are troubled via an email you can easily catch the culprit

con :

There is possibility that hackers can get the personal data of email users .

3)

pros for anonymity :

you personal data is secured

you can speak freely without any fear

free will i.e to watch any video,comment ,support any cause etc without fear

personal safety is ensured since no one can get to you.

cons for anonymity:

spreading false information becomes very easy

pro for security/i.e eleminating anonymity:

spread of false information will be eliminated

con of security:

There is possibility that your personal data is hacked

you cannot freely speak or do anything you want

4)

practical example of anonymity :spamming with emails, joining any forum and giving any kind of comments etc without revealing one's identity, whistle blowing of some crime etc

practical example of security : encryption and use of keys ,biometric scanning used for various government services etc ,accessing your bank accounts online where your identity is authenticated ,

5)

No, since personal data of users can then be hacked and misused.So if that drawback can be overcomed then computers can be more secured but privacy and freedom of people might be disturbed

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