This article from the BBC online news page reads like content from a science fiction novel. Cyber- war is, perhaps, now a reality. The implications of this story are terrifying. The internet as destructive weapon? Students should be aware of the events in Estonia in 2007 when the Estonian economy was the victim of an external digital 'cyber' attack. Click on link below:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11388018
Below is a BBC article from June 2010 that explores the idea of 'Cyber-war and refers to the incidents in Estonia in 2007:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10339543
Recently the national news in the UK has covered stories that represent the internet and digital technology in a negative manner. For example, all the stories below were taken from the BBC online news site in September 2010. Click on links to access articles that highlight the potentially destructive use of new media:
Cyberstalking link. Note reader comments:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11404284
Facebook crash. This article is concerned with the unpredictability of new technology:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/11403897
Bomb threat via Twitter:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-11408239
Digital activists attack record industry websites:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11371315
Facebook used by 'sex abuse postman':
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-11403984
These links should be of interest to A2 students currently exploring the idea of Levelling and the disadvantages and advantages of digital technology.
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