Theme 6Theme 6Two Faces of Our Two Faces of Our SocietySociety

Presented by Prof. Jin-Wan Seo, Ph.D.Former Member of the Presidential e-Government

CommitteeMember of Steering Committee, Asia-Pacific e-Government

Advisory BoardUniversity of Incheon

South Korea

Internet & Cyberspace

…. Gateway to Utopia?

1. Political Angle

Political Utilization of Information and ICTExclusive Possession of InformationControl, Abuse, and Manipulation of Information and ICTMagnification and Centralization of the National Power

Lack of the Process of Deep-thinking? Who governs the cyberspace & Who will do it?

_______________ Society

The Concept of _______________n Kangnam-Gu and CCTV

Resident Poll for Installation of CCTV - 88.7% for After 5 model installation (2003) – the number of crimes has been decreased by 41% 272 surveillance camera installed in 2004

Related to the issue of “Privacy”

Cases for Surveillance Society

Monitoring System operated by JongRo-Gu Office, Sept. 20, 2004

2. Economic Angle

_______________ Society Commercialization of valuable information Access Way: Telephone (mobile phone), CATV, Internet Two classes?

Information Inequality and _______________ Economic, physical, geographical factors Bring about the enlarged economic gap

Additional issue: Content Divide Int’l Information Gap

Centralization of Information The high-income bracket The densely populated areas (Metropolitan Areas)

3. Socio-cultural Angle

Abundance and Shortage Too many information and contents, but a few of valuable information The possibility of paid admission and use

Cases for Socio-cultural Angle

Alienation, Addiction, Different way of living style, etc.

4. Ethical Angle

Privacy Consumer privacy on the Internet Privacy rights at risk – the _______________

Violence of records and traces left The membership system “Information rape” – The Time Magazine

Infringement of Copy Right vs. Copy Left

_______________ in cyberspace and the digital dilemma Ownership vs. Right to use and to access

Freedom of expression and issue of control

Cases

Evaluation website for Teacher’s Performance managed by the studentsMarried couple nude website of the incumbent art teacher

Indecent and Violent Contents

Pornography and addiction

Nobody knows (anonymity), Easy and Confidentially to see and enjoy (convenience, safety, and stimulation) From absorption to addition

• Legal steps to regulate and effectiveness

_______________ (1996) – violation of the constitution “Indecent and apparently offensive”

_______________ (Child Online Protection Act, 1998) – became enforced after July, 2003.

Securing the electronic frontier Cyber-crime

Hacking/Cracking - trespass and unauthorized access in cyberspace Virus and spam mail Phishing (Private data + Sophisticated Fishing)

Voice Phishing Smishing (SMS + Phishing)

Typology of Cyber-crime in Korean Cyber Cop Type 1: _______________

Hacking, Virus and spam mail Type 2: General Cyber-crime

Internet Fraud, Illegal Site, Illegal Reproduction & Sale, Violating Privacy, Cyber-stalking, Sexual Violence, etc.

Overall Status of No. of Reported Cases & Arrest

Variable: Typology

Variable: Age

Donga.com(2007.06.02)

Voice Phishing

2006.6~2007.5 Financial Damages

No. of Reported Cases 3,648 3,300 billion Korean Won

2005 2006 2007

No. of Reported Cases 1,087 1,266 1,095

Smishing (SMS + Phishing)

KISA (2007)

New Cases of Cyber-crime

Welcome to Paypal

Welcome to Citibank

Cause of Cyber-crime• Lack of the sense of sin [guilt] & No compensation for damages• Minimum standard of conduct• Harm principle & Tolerance principle• Focus on the motive rather than result of conduct

5. Still Remained Issues… Internet and _______________

The invisible hand vs. the visible hand Internet and administrative response

Technology

10,000 mph

Organization &

management

1,000 mph

Public

policies

10 mph

Response to the Changed Civic Culture Cyber-Culture as Counter-Culture Bizarrerie and different way of thinking N-generation and radical deviation from longstanding values

Another Issue – Content Divide & _______________ Comprehensive capability to use ICT first and to solve the problems

Ability to solve the problems 1) to ________ the nature of problems 2) to ________ the location of information 3) to ________ information 4) to ________ information 5) to ________ the information for solving the problems

Essential Issue: Cyberspace for What and Whom? A Declaration of the _______________ of Cyberspace (John Perry Barlow) _______________ Movement: Best Way for that