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From the weekly poll survey, there are 17 respondents participated in answering the quick poll section from 17 Jan 2010, Saturday to 23 Jan 2010, Saturday.
One of them is not sure or do not know about the best description of Cyber Law. This showed that most of the internet computer users at least have doundation knowledge on Cyber Law. The answer “Not sure/Don’t know” explained that although e-education became a basic activity everyday, but it does not means that all of the internet computer user will be familiar with Cyber rules and regulation. The reason is the users might only concentrate on their needed application, website and online knowledge. Thus, although in the first week poll section “Not sure/Don’t know” just scored 6% however, government should cooperate with law department and education sectors to ensure all of the internet computer users are aware to Cyber Law in order to avoid unnecessary illegal activities involved.
12% which is 2 out of 17 respondents choosed the answer “Protect the value of information”. This is not the wrong answer but it is not a complete answer as well. We believe that value of information play a very important part in internet world. There is many different information exchanging everyday through the internet from images, text, video, and more media elements, it is hardly to control other might misuse the information or copied from any other person’s work. In order to protect the value of original information, Copyright Act is one of the most common Cyber Laws in Malaysia and other countries. Come back to the CyberLaw.blogspot.com poll section, the internet computer users still do not really understanding Cyber Law because some of them only realized part of the role in cyber law.
From the result, part of the respondents choosed “protect computer user privacy” as the answer. Same as above, this is an incomplete answer. 4 out of 17 respondents found that Cyber Law is created for the purpose of protect internet computer user privacy. In our opinion, this is because after the internet became a daily activity, there are many illegal criminal activities involved which is against the privacy. For example, Cyber stalking or Hacking happened all around the world. Nothing to be doubt, those criminal acts have bring many troubles to the internet users. Some of the personal details or information might get spread through internet and it is hardly to stop it.
No matter “protect the value of information” or “protect the computer user privacy”, Cyber Law is created to protect both of it and even more than these. Most of the respondents agreed that Cyber Law can protect information and self-privacy. 59% of them have the basic knowledge and aware toward Cyber Law. This is a good sign that with the basic awareness, Cyber Law can helps up in controlling the discipline in internet activities. For the answer “others”, none of the respondents voted for it. It is clearly explained that because respondents do not hold the strong Cyber Law knowledge so they prefer go for answers showed in the poll.
In conclusion, internet computer users do have basic knowledge on Cyber Law but they do not really familiar with it. Actually, Cyber Law is not just covered the value of information and privacy but it is more than that. Different countries come with different Cyber Law, government and education sector should put in more efforts on education the Cyber Law to internet users. This will be one of the best strategy to reduce internet criminal activities.
One of them is not sure or do not know about the best description of Cyber Law. This showed that most of the internet computer users at least have doundation knowledge on Cyber Law. The answer “Not sure/Don’t know” explained that although e-education became a basic activity everyday, but it does not means that all of the internet computer user will be familiar with Cyber rules and regulation. The reason is the users might only concentrate on their needed application, website and online knowledge. Thus, although in the first week poll section “Not sure/Don’t know” just scored 6% however, government should cooperate with law department and education sectors to ensure all of the internet computer users are aware to Cyber Law in order to avoid unnecessary illegal activities involved.
12% which is 2 out of 17 respondents choosed the answer “Protect the value of information”. This is not the wrong answer but it is not a complete answer as well. We believe that value of information play a very important part in internet world. There is many different information exchanging everyday through the internet from images, text, video, and more media elements, it is hardly to control other might misuse the information or copied from any other person’s work. In order to protect the value of original information, Copyright Act is one of the most common Cyber Laws in Malaysia and other countries. Come back to the CyberLaw.blogspot.com poll section, the internet computer users still do not really understanding Cyber Law because some of them only realized part of the role in cyber law.
From the result, part of the respondents choosed “protect computer user privacy” as the answer. Same as above, this is an incomplete answer. 4 out of 17 respondents found that Cyber Law is created for the purpose of protect internet computer user privacy. In our opinion, this is because after the internet became a daily activity, there are many illegal criminal activities involved which is against the privacy. For example, Cyber stalking or Hacking happened all around the world. Nothing to be doubt, those criminal acts have bring many troubles to the internet users. Some of the personal details or information might get spread through internet and it is hardly to stop it.
No matter “protect the value of information” or “protect the computer user privacy”, Cyber Law is created to protect both of it and even more than these. Most of the respondents agreed that Cyber Law can protect information and self-privacy. 59% of them have the basic knowledge and aware toward Cyber Law. This is a good sign that with the basic awareness, Cyber Law can helps up in controlling the discipline in internet activities. For the answer “others”, none of the respondents voted for it. It is clearly explained that because respondents do not hold the strong Cyber Law knowledge so they prefer go for answers showed in the poll.
In conclusion, internet computer users do have basic knowledge on Cyber Law but they do not really familiar with it. Actually, Cyber Law is not just covered the value of information and privacy but it is more than that. Different countries come with different Cyber Law, government and education sector should put in more efforts on education the Cyber Law to internet users. This will be one of the best strategy to reduce internet criminal activities.
