Thoughts on one of the presentations

The presentation that I want to discuss about is the one about cybersecurity. This topic was interesting to me because security and privacy are two things that I am interested in when it comes to technology. People may think about our privacy being under threat when there is less security and while that is true to an extent, we should also be weary about cybersecurity that takes advantage of our personal information. It sounds ironic that a program designed to protect our information would do the very thing that it claims to be fighting against, but there are programs that once it is installed will record everything you do online and keep a log of everything you do on the computer. For example, some VPNs (virtual private networks) may do its job in terms of protecting people from outside threats, but the VPN itself may be collecting the user's personal information. A lot of VPNs that are headquartered in the United States are not very reliable. In contrast, VPNs from western countries with much lower populations are more likely to protect you from cyber threats while also not collecting your information.

Another thing that I want to address is when the presenters talked about cyberbullying and hate speech. I myself despise hate speech, but I am also a firm believer in free speech. There are countries where a person may face legal punishment if they say something online that the government deems is hate speech. However, it is immoral to lock people up for simply saying things online. Where I draw the line is when a person is giving serious death threats or is threatening to commit acts of terrorism.