Location Tracking

The privacy implications of putting computer chips onto children, young teenagers, and forgetful elderly for tacking purposes vary and can be viewed in different ways. First off the risks that could come upon this are that it’s violating the person’s freedom of privacy, even if they don’t know they are being tracked. If I personally found a computer chip in my shoe that tracked my where abouts, I’d be infuriated due to the fact that someone can’t trust my actions or doings. Another risk is other people (especially hackers) can take advantage of these tracking devices by locating strangers and finding them to possibly in danger them or act harm upon them. The only benefit that I see out of using this technology is for parents or guardians to track the person if there in danger or lost. In my opinion the benefits don’t outweigh the risks and it’s unethical for humans to have computer chips for tracking purposes no matter what stage of development he/she might be in. If there was a bill in Congress to require ID chips in children under the age of 5, I wouldn’t support it at all. Growing up, my parents trusted the teachers of the schools I attended, my parent’s friends, and even myself to make sure I was safe and in good hands. With the rise of technology and all the scare tactics out there today, I feel like the society wants to go into a more protective mode were our identities can be tracked easily in case of an emergency. The media infiltrates society with many negative messages a day, making it feel like the world is a dangerous place, but in reality the danger in the world hasn’t changed greatly from past generations. Overall I’m not a fan of implanting computer chips onto humans because it’s unethical and clearly takes away any form of privacy one should have.

Cell Phones and Privacy

Prepaid cellphones are a rare commodity to come by these days, but people still use them because it’s a cheaper solution compared to having a monthly plan with a phone carrier. The ethical people find these phones beneficial for many personal reasons such as being cheap, no long term contracts, and they may rarely use a cell phone, so having prepaid minutes would be the more logistic way economically. Even though today’s society is filled with cellular devices and the majority of these cellular users have a plan, I still believe that prepaid cellphones shouldn’t be banned. Criminals are always going to be around in the world no matter what, but to ban something that some criminals take advantage of is unconstitutional. If some people in a class of 200 play games on their laptops, but the rest of the class are using their laptops for valuable reasons like taking notes, would you ban laptops in class due to a few immoral users? Criminals will always be taking advantage of the technology out there and from my understanding their more criminals using computers then prepaid cellphones. Now I do feel like the government should put some control in law for these types of cell phones like requiring users to register their phone just like it’s required for a buyer to register a gun. It’s a simple yet efficient way to possibly track criminals using these devices and criminals will discontinue using these devices for illegal use. Just like on any technological device, if some suspicious activity is happening with the user’s device, then the government or authority administrations have the right to track the phone in order to find out what’s going on. This is the most ethical reason to go about prepaid cellphones instead of completely banning them.

the internet is the biggest distraction

in today’s society, digital media plays a huge role in everyday life. Multitasking is becoming a part of the younger generation’s way of life and it’s going to even get harder for many of us to discontinue multitasking. I personally can’t sit down and write a paper without checking my iphone, facebook, or even my favorite sports team. Distractions are everywhere and it’s hard to ignore them by the convenience of a double click on the mouse to open up an internet browser. Once that browser opens up, you’re totally immersed in a different world and the task that was at hand is now totally ignored. Its not just the younger generations are getting dumber, its simply all the distractions that we are all surrounded by in today's age.