Huh???? What is all this?

Lawrence Lessig talk, “Speech, Privacy, and the Internet: The University and Beyond,” is packed full of information. Lessig has truly spent some time getting an understanding of how the Internet has evolved and what’s going on with it today. I was trying to multitask while watching the video but, I quickly had to stop everything and focus on the video. I was starting to get lost.

As he was explaining how far the Internet has come, one of his funny points is about spam email from porn sites. I was reminded of the days when we all first got Hotmail accounts. We were terrified of getting into trouble if anyone saw the emails from porn sites that would come in daily. Now, we click the “Report Spam” button and go on with our daily lives.

My main takeaway is that we have come a long way with the Internet. It is difficult for us to understand it all and we must always be mindful of how we use it, especially when dealing with privacy.