Is the Internet a privilege or a necessity? Dyson argues that there is unequal access to computers because the computer and software industries are forced to "constantly upgrade their products and new products remain out of reach of the poor." (Dyson, 1997) Barbour's article simply states: "once we allow technology to define the good life, we have excluded many important human values ​​from consideration." (Barbour, 1993)The Internet, is it a privilege or a necessity?For my generation, the Internet is a privilege because when I was younger I didn't have access to a computer or the Internet. For today's generation, the Internet is more of a necessity. It is necessary not only for research and information gathering, but also for applying for a job and for becoming an immeasurably powerful computer system. To be successful in school, superintendents are implementing the idea of ​​making the Internet readily available to all students. Darryl Adams, superintendent of schools in California's Coachella Valley, wants everyone to have an iPad, he wants to individualize and personalize education for all his students. About 80 percent of children in his district live in poverty, Adams says. He sees the tablet plan as a civil rights issue, pointing out that the bond measure passed with nearly 70% support. Some of our families live in trailer parks. Some are migrant farmers," he says. "But they put money on the line for each other, and that's a clear sign that the community cares about each other. (Westervelt, 2013) This goes hand in hand with the idea that Barbour and Dyson have regarding freedom and social justice related to Internet technology. The potential this iPad technology has...... middle of paper ......fights after GPS takes camper to Oregon back road. Retrieved 11/29/2013 from CBS Los Angeles: http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2013/09/30/coppia-stuck-in-mud-for-2-nights-after-gps-leads-motor- home -to-oregon-back-road/Dyson, F. (1997, 11 5). Technology and social justice. Retrieved 11 25, 2013, from Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs: http://www.carnegiecouncil.org/publications/archive/nizer_lectures/004.html/_res/id=sa_File1/4th%20Nizer%20Lecture%20-% 20entire%20PDF.pdfWestervelt, E. (2013, 10 25). One school's iPad initiative brings optimism and skepticism. Retrieved 11/29/2013 from NPR All Tech Considered: http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2013/10/25/240731070/a-schools-ipad-initiative-brings-optimism-and-skepticismWinston , M., & Edelbach, R. (2014). Society, ethics and technology 5th edition. Boston: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning.