CSE 40175 Ethics Blog

Net neutrality, which is also known as the open internet, " is the principle that Internet service providers (ISPs) should give consumers access to all legal content and applications on an equal basis, without favoring some sources or blocking others." What this means is that an ISP such as AT&T would not be able to charge content providers, like Netflix, a premium fee in order for their service to propagate through the ISPs network quicker than other services and they ISP would also not be allowed to throttle the performance of services which are provided by their competitors via their network.  The arguments for net neutrality are that it allows an even playing field for businesses that depend on the internet for their service to be provided and provides an open forum for internet discussion and general activity as well as taking away power from an industry that is already a monopoly in most areas. Net neutrality allows all businesses equal access and priority to an...

From my understanding Cloud Computing is the use of servers to host data and different services for access from multiple data points. This hosting can be private, public, or hybrid. Private cloud computing is the case where all the resources of a server whether it be on site or hosted by a third party is used by only one company and is  maintained on a private network. On the other hand a public server is hosted by a 3rd party which deliver their storage and computing resources over the internet and from those two explanations hybrid is pretty self explanatory. The services which may exist on these cloud computing networks usually fall under 3 categories    infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), and software as a service (Saas) where infrastructure is just barebone computing resources, platform allows for quick testing and software development, and SaaS provides some time of software application over the internet. There are a ton of benefits t...

My initial reaction to Snowden as an angsty and rebellious Junior/Senior in high school was that of pride. Heck yeah! Take a stab against the government and open the eyes of people that think that living in the United States guarantees we have a government that isn't like the depicted "Big Brother" mentality in Russia, China, or North Korea and show them how corrupt and vigilant our government really is. I also originally thought that he was some type of hacker that got this information from infiltrating servers and gaining access to top NSA/FBI/CIA security credentials while working for the government. Since reading the articles and  Yes, Edward Snowden Is a Traitor  in particular, my ideas on the man and his actions have changed. The mentioned article gives a really good breakdown of how Snowden should have acted if he were to be considered a true whistleblower and hero to the American people. The author made the points that if Snowden was truly acting in the fashion ...