le to millions" (Rheingold n.p.). The freedom of idea expression is what makes the Internet important and enjoyable, and it should not be waived for any reason. Additionally, only a very small portion of the Net contains offensive material, most people do not use the Net for pornography. Caragata from Maclean's magazine observes that, "it is pornography that stirs the most controversy. But while there is no doubt that pornography is popular, it amounts to a trickle compared with everything else available on the Net" (Caragata 51). The Net is mostly being used for communication and information exchange, and only a tiny portion of the Net contains pornography and other offensive material. It must be understood that censoring the Net is technically impossible. According to Allison and Baxter, "in principle, it is impossible to monitor all material being transmitted on the Internet. Considering the difficulties with international boundaries, a licensing system faces many obvious practical hurdles" (Allison and Baxter 6). As described by Allison and Baxter, "Any good Computer Science graduate can create a completely secure encryption system for concealment purposes. The material can even be disguised, for example hidden 'inside' a perfectly innocuous picture" (Allison and Baxter 6). Therefore, if a person wants to publish offensive material, he/she can design a formula to change the material with respect to a key, and secretly tell other users what the key is. In this way, they can retrieve the same material and pass through the government censorship. While people are concerned about Internet pornography, it should be recognized that pornography is sometimes legal; for example, pornography is legal in video and magazines. Therefore, it is inconsistent to ban the Internet equivalents. According to Rheingold, "Citizens should have the right to restrict the information-flow into their homes. They should be able to exclude from their home any su...
