REGULATION ON ACCESS TO INTERNET: PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS

Abstract

Regulation on access to Internet is a tool that is crucial to the growth of any nation. Some problems arise as attempts to implement regulation on access to Internet are concerned in both developing and developed countries. For example, privacy and lack of it on online information is a subject that has challenged the existing legal and regulatory infrastructure of access to Internet. Other problems to Internet access pointed out in this paper include; inadequate Internet regulations, inappropriate legislation, security, piracy, hacking online transaction, cyber crime, unsolicited e-mail, racism and xenophobia. To overcome these problems, some remedies are necessary. Regulation for user and internet service providers, provision of security of systems, Education, content restrictions on unsolicited mails, continued assessment of the internet and protection against access to illegal information is solutions suggested. The paper concludes by looking at how academic institutions, work places, business atmospheres have access to Internet and the need to strengthen the current legislation and enforce procedures not only to system administrators but also to employees. Finally a recommendation of computer policy in organizations is made towards achieving a controlled access to the Internet.