Monday, April 14, 2008

Wikipedia

I already knew all about how anyone and everyone can change entries about things on Wikipedia, but I did not know that now it can be tracked! I remember this though because in high school, our teachers would not let us use Wikipedia, but I was never told while until later. It obviously is not that reliable because I could go on there right now and butcher the whole site. Of course I would never do that, but I could! But now, even if I were to leave anonymous entries, I can still be tracked via my IP address! So thanks to Virgil Griffith from CalTech, whoever edits entries will be found out due to his Wikipedia Scanner, unless someone perhaps goes to a random coffee shop and uses a community computer to do so. That would be the smart way to go about it ;). But anyone from Wal-Mart to politicians have changed things on their relating to themselves or their companies to make themselves have a better image. I find it almost amusing.

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