The lack of privacy in the world today is astonishing because the internet has become a deceptive source for bad people to steal information without the permission of users. After doing research, it is clear these issues can affect me, my friends, and my family because we are all part of an online community. Location tracking is extremely risky and can give the government information that is not necessary knowledge for them. The issue of privacy leaks can happen to anyone that engages in day-to-day activities. Myself, my friends and my family all own cars, does that mean we deserve to be photographed, watched, and have data stored on our behalf without our permission? The answer is NO! Under no circumstance should our information be exposed to a database! As an avid technology user in a personal, educational, and professional setting it raises concerns about how to protect myself and others.
The government should be monitoring our information and deleting it right away. The government ultimately is in control of the information being stored for unnecessary lengths of time in a database, therefore, the government is responsible for wiping any data that serves no relevance. It is concerning the government has not made stronger efforts to control the surveillance that is going on daily. If outside hackers are getting information then the government should be taking extreme measures to find and punish these hackers through fines or jail time.
I understand the need for the government to obtain information that can serve as beneficial, however, the invasion of privacy is nearing a point of no return. Information breaches are out of control and there needs to be privacy acts put in place to protect our personal data. There are countless scams that are sent out with such a realistic look to them that they trick helpless bystanders into giving over information. Do you mean to tell the people of our country there is no way around those? Technology needs to advance for the better, not for the worst. Monitoring these scams, and hackers should not be a farfetched idea with all the power the government has. The government should be prioritizing stronger privacy practices to make the online world a safe place.
It is crucial that we start using encryption communication tools to secure the privacy of our information. The world is beyond invasive and the more advanced technology becomes the harder it will be to reserve our information. For the users of technology, it is vital we take the steps to change passwords frequently, be mindful of what we are posting on social media and use every tool to ensure our accounts have two-factor authentication.
Growing up in the age of technology the introduction of new apps was happening rapidly and people barely knew what they were signing up for. Is our personal information ever really safe after agreeing to have "read" an unrealistically redundant 20-page terms and conditions document? These apps make it next to impossible to promise the safekeeping of our data and this is really disappointing.
In the Ted Talk featuring Juan Enriquez our online footprint was compared to getting a permanent tattoo. The comparison is important because it highlights the decision-making process when choosing a tattoo and later on regretting the same tattoo. This is comparable to what we put on the internet because there will always be a way to dig up what users think is being shared in private. Whatever is put into the world even after being deleted can still be recovered and found again. What we put on the internet never goes away and it will follow us and linger under the surface waiting to destroy us one day.
No comments:
Post a Comment