Write about the following topic. The internet has greatly increased our access to information. To what extent do you think this is a good thing? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

Mobilephones

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Mobile phones

and computers are ubiquitous these days. By sitting at

one

corner

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the city we can get to know what is happening on the other end of the world. And how is

this

possible? It is through our modern

internet

technologies. Though

this

advancement in technology appears to be a boon, we need to

watchout

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watch out

for the

pitholes

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potholes

petioles

. I will discuss the merits and demerits of our seemingly increased

access

to

data

in the following paragraphs. The

Internet

has consumed most of us. We are privileged people to have

access

to everything by a press of a button. Live news, daily weather forecast, political updates are some examples of technological advancement that has impacted us in a positive way. Any or most of these facilities were not available in

olden

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days. People had to wait a day or two for newspapers to reach their homes. The

Internet

has

also

created a major impact in education where students can look into their grades online

instead

of visiting the college or university. It has

also

helped graduates to apply and prepare for their job interviews sitting at

one

place

instead

of visiting the libraries for reference books. Even though we can argue that increased

access

to

data

has mitigated our problems and made our lives easier, it is imperative to know the same has affected lives gravely.

Access

to personal

data

or leak of

one

's privacy is a punishable

offense

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and

one

can be jailed for

such

behaviours. It is said that nearly 30% of crimes recorded by cybercrimes fall under

data

breach, morphing and misuse of personal

data

.

Also

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bank frauds involved in phishing, password stealing, cyberbullying has

also

been encountered enormously these days. Attackers impersonate themselves as a different person to get

access

to the victim's personal

data

and once their target is achieved they use the details to steal money. To conclude, I feel though how much ever it excites us to live in a world of magic, the dark side of the

internet

is detrimental. It is always better to take precautions, protect our private

data

and be safe than to complain.