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.