Increased Technology Leads to Increased Freedom

The beginning of the debates saw the proposing team outlining the importance of IT in relation to human choice and freedom. Using Napster as an example, users of IT may now choose to purchase the 1 song of their preference unlike browsing and selection methods of the past where consumers would have to buy a whole CD just to enjoy the listening pleasures of that 1 song. The team went on to propose that IT provides a means whereby its user may enjoy the freedom to receive. This is exemplified in the receipt of news from all over the world, where in some countries, perhaps in the present and the past, were subjected to restrictions in terms of press freedom. Not only has IT allowed the user to receive this, but also to receive news or mediums of communication in a faster and more efficient way. Electronic mail has come forth to steal the limelight from its predecessor, the snail mail, and perhaps someday replace it altogether. Within the efficient communicating and freedom of choice and r...