Study Journal 4

1. Why is it easier/more legal to read digital communication than physical mail? Their level of privacy and sensitivity ought to be regarded as equal.
2. It's interesting that people who are regarded as nerds growing up end up with the highest capacity to do digital damage to people.
3. It's hard to keep in mind that behind digital attacks are actual people with their own lives, likes, dislikes, etc.

1. The main difference between a hacker and a digital security tech is not necessarily their capacity, but their intent.
2. I like door locks and computer passwords.
3. The "present" bias is an interesting one, always thinking that who we are in our current situation is who we were growing to be, rather than regarding where we are as a stepping stone to what we want to become.
4. Whether or not we want it to, it seems we'll be shaped by our work environment.

1. How bad would it really be if the internet went down in a non-repairable way? If it was suddenly, that would suck, but if we had a few months to get things squared away...I honestly think it wouldn't be that bad.
2. Our patent system is horrible and needs to be overhauled.
3. Is patenting something and not enforcing the patent the only way to keep something free and usable to the public?

1. If the law lags far enough behind criminals, can citizens take the law into their own hands?
2. Why hasn't their been better surveillance of classified documents historically? If they're really that important, shouldn't we be safeguarding them better?
3. Laws are made by whoever we determine has the power, and power is held by whomever we perceive holds power, whether or not the perception is justified.
4. The ethics of an action are based deeply in where you are during the action. Us losing the military code machine in WWII was a treasonous act to America, but a noble and heroic act to Russia. Same action. Different views.