1982 Disney Film

Do not track us

In 1982, Disney released “Tron,” a movie about a futuristic world where users played inside a global computer network, called the Grid. In the film a computer program, Tron, was created specifically to fight for the users against predatory programs.

However, in the sequel, “Tron: Legacy,” the Grid has evolved into something much more familiar to the Internet of today. In “Legacy,” we see a digital dystopia where vulturous programs have taken over the network and seek to harm and exploit users for their own gain. This time, Tron – avowed protectorate of the users – has been reprogrammed to fight against the people he once swore to serve.

Today, the web is a lot like the world envisioned in “Tron: Legacy.” Internet and ad companies now engage in practices contrary to the security and privacy of their users. These companies, in order to help grow their business and increase revenue, have begun tracking and monitoring their users and storing personal information against their informed consent. According to The Wall Street Journal, this system of spying on American consumers has become the fastest growing business on the Internet, with an average of 66 tracking features on every website.

These practices are an infringement on the privacy rights of the millions of people who use the Internet everyday and it needs to stop. America needs it own Tron to protect Internet users’ rights in this ever growing digital world.

So-called “Do Not Track” legislation currently being debated in Congress is the strongest method of curtailing these abuses. Legislation will provide users with the mechanism to opt out of online monitoring and tracking. It will also prohibit the sale and usage of their information and activities to third parties and make any failure to comply with these new consumer rights punishable by law.

Companies are able to track users with the ubiquitous cookie – a piece of data that collects key information about a user when one visits a site. When a user returns to a site or visits another, this information is used by ad networks, which then target ads based on one’s Internet history.

Users who are already concerned about privacy delete cookies regularly. But even with these safety measures in place, trackers have found ways around deleted cookies. One rapidly growing method is with the aptly named Zombie cookies, a maneuver where cookies are resurrected after they have been deleted, most of the time without the user’s knowledge.

Hot Air Balloons in Films - Hot Air Balloons and Things That are ...

Hot air balloons are not only beautiful and therefore ideal for scenic film shoots, but they are also a cool method of transport and therefore featured in a lot of action films. Some films that feature balloons include:

1. Up:

Disney-Pixar movie about Carl Fredricksen, a 78-year-old balloon salesman, who finally gets to experience his lifelong adventure when he attaches thousands of helium balloons to the top of his house.

2. Night Crossing:

This 1982 Disney film is based on the true story of the Stelzyk and Wetzel families who escaped from East Germany to West Germany in a homemade hot air balloon. The flight took place on September 16, 1979, when emigration to West Germany was strictly prohibited by the East German government.

3. Around the World in 80 Days:

The classic adventure novel by French writer Jules Verne, first published in 1873.

Phileas Fogg made a bet with his fellow club members that he can circle the globe in eighty days. Together with his valet, Passpartout, and Princess Aouda they set off on the adventure of a lifetime.

4. Rat Race:

Donald Sinclair, owner of The Venetian Resort Hotel Clubhouse in Las Vegas, challenges his highest rollers to race to New Mexico for the chance to win two million dollars. At one point during the race, the owner of a hardware store overhears about the race and sets off to win for himself. Petty con artist brothers Blaine and Duane Cody chase after him in a hot air balloon.

5. The Red Balloon:

For a story in which a balloon has a life entirely of its own, watch Le Balloon Rouge. In this film a young boy chases a red balloon around the city of Paris where he comes upon a world of adventure and intriguing people.

6. The Ugly Truth:

This modern day romcom tells the story of a romantically challenged morning show producer and her relationship with the star of the station’s latest shows. He is chauvinistic and the complete opposite of everything she wants from a man… or is he? There is a beautiful scene of hot air balloons at the end.

7. The Crimson Pirate:

Captain Vallo is the ‘Crimson Pirate’ of the Caribbean in the late 18th century. At the end of the film there is a wedding scene which the people are revolting against. When then special envoy of the king, Baron Gruda, escapes on his ship, Vallo goes after him in a hot air balloon. It’s a film full of action and thrills.

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