In an era where technology pervades nearly every aspect of our lives, the issue of privacy has become increasingly complex. The concept of privacy, once considered a fundamental human right, is now often subject to negotiation as we navigate the digital landscape. Jeremy Bentham, an 18th-century philosopher, imagined a prison Continue reading
Technology has become a fundamental feature of social life in Western society, and technology companies continue to evolve the ways in which we interact with technology. Recently Big Data, the art of collecting and analyzing massive stockpiles of business data, has become the next evolution of technology. As technology companies Continue reading
I do not think that much of your privacy has to be invaded to receive security and protection. But often people give up a lot of their privacy without even knowing. I do not think that any reward is great enough to invade someone’s privacy without their knowledge or consent. Continue reading
Overall, I think that I would be willing to give up quite a bit of privacy in the name of protection. I think that a major trade-off for national security is giving up some level of privacy. Giving up some privacy allows governments to monitor and analyze data, helping to Continue reading
The ongoing debate surrounding privacy and technological advances seems to be a controversial issue in contemporary society.When online shopping, individuals, myself included, willingly surrender privacy by providing essential details like debit or credit card information, delivery addresses, and contact information (email and phone number), highlighting the fact that people are Continue reading
If I were in power and truly was not corrupt, I would only have citizens give up their privacy if there was a terrorist threat or if my country were in a state of war within the nation. In order to efficiently do this, I would enforce some sort of Continue reading
As we look through and reflect on our reality in the 21st century, we see how surveillance and data collection rule the world. It is nearly impossible to ignore how Jeremy Bentham’s panopticon parallels perfectly with our society. Sadly, we live in a time where technology contributes not only to our Continue reading
Privacy is often thought of as the innate human right to keep acts, thoughts, and material items from others or the general public. Privacy is thought of as an “innate human right”, but much like freedom, privacy is often sacrificed for the “greater good of society”. Questions around privacy remain Continue reading
So with social media, we can’t necessarily control who sees our content but there are people who can see just about everything that we post. It’s also kind of obvious that there are people watching and listening. Sometimes I can go look something up and promise you within the next Continue reading
What are you willing to give up some of your privacy for? PH: I believe that I am a very transparent person so a lot of my life is not necessarily private. On the other hand, I do believe that there are things that I keep from others. I would Continue reading
