The Internet has many positive aspects: communication, research, and unlimited information. Many people, however, are deceived by how secure the websites they visit are. Every location that is visited by a user is stored, not only on the hard drive, but by the Internet company being used.

With this stored information, it is easy for anyone on the Internet to research a person by locating the sites in which they have visited; even the sites that say they are completly secure. For example, if a person purchases something off a particular website, many people can find out the item bought, the price it cost, and when the bought it. This piece of information gives someone an insight into another person’s life without the person’s knowledge. Also, many wrong assumptions are made about a person’s likes and dislikes based on the sites in which they visit. This is how many cases of annoying mail solicitation occur.

Internet users should, also, be able to feel comfortable with their children using the Internet. It seems that each year, younger and younger children are starting to log on. Many parents are wise and internet-aware enough to restrict the sites in which their children are able to visit. But, some parents do not know that this is possible and some Internet companies do not offer this option. Without this option, children are allowed to go to any website they wish. Many children do not int

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