Security vs. Privacy in the Internet -Kalpesh Shah The question of privacy began when man uttered his first words. The question was raised again when the postal system began and then when telephones were introduced. Once again, we must apply the question to the new information superhighway, that is e-mail, telecommuting, online newsgroups, etc. The question is this: How important is privacy on the Internet? According to Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary, privacy(1) is "freedom …showed first 75 words of 1073 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1073 total…us. If encryption is allowed to catch on, there will no longer be a need for the government to intervene on the Internet, and the biggest problem may work itself out. As a whole, we all need to rethink our approach to privacy and allow the Internet to continue to grow and mature. Works Cited Page : 1) "Privacy." Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary. 1989. 2) ABAnet. American Bar Association. 19 February 2001. http://www.abanet.org/media/factbooks/cyberspace.pdf