The Issue of Privacy

Share or not to share? 

Internet privacy has become a huge worldwide issue but is it really that important? Over the past few years the internet has become an  indispensable tool for each one of us. It all started from the desire to find effective ways to just make life easier. As I mentioned in one of my earlier posts  this desire is the reason why we designed such highly advanced programs that are currently used  in several fields for different and specific reasons.  Evolution has lead us to an increase in population growth and economy resulting in a high demand to optimize the use of the internet. Now, that we know the internet helps us accomplish several of our tasks at a much faster rate, the question is how much are we willing to share with the world?  How do we set a limit between family, specific friends and the rest of the world? How do we say "enough" when it comes to our financial account, passwords and scientific research? From any type of application form to changing your bank settings to direct deposit almost everything has been or will eventually be connected to the Internet. How can we minimize the risks of lets say identity theft? A few hours ago I read an article from Fox News titled "NSA reportedly collects 5 billion cell phone location records a day". 

Let's be honest, everyone hates to work under pressure or to be supervised twenty-four hours a day as if you were some sort of criminal or if you're aware of the fact that you do a good job why do you need someone constantly staring at you to "make sure the job is done right"? On the other hand, sometimes it just  has   to   be  done. Truth is, these type of articles have caused outrage among mainly, because people think it's simply a lack of respect to their privacy. Some think that if you don't have anything to hind than... Who cares? Humanity has changed over the years and several tragic historical events could have been stopped if they were tracked down. Governmental Institutions have the dutie to keep us secure. 

Secure-Privacy 

As the title of one of my favorite songs says "Desperate Times Desperate Measures". We , as good citizens are desperate to stop daily criminal behavior that have been the cause of the death of several innocent people. In order to put a stop to this desperate measures have to be taken and yes, that includes "invasion of our privacy". In my opinion, I'm more than OK with it. I don't mind if my information or someone else's is being used by the Goverment for the security of our Nation. I would be more than glad to contribute to determine if our national security is at risk or not. I personally, prefer to know that my private information is the hands of the government  than being leaked into the hands of several commercial companies who's goal may not be to "save countless lives".Now, that is another different topic. As we learned in lecture the only information these companies need from you is your gender, postal code and date of birth. Seriously, people always give that information out. Honestly, I have never taken the time to sit down and think about this but try counting the number of times you have given that information out? How mainy companies might be reveleing your information of commercial reasons. I'm not sure about you but this is completely different to the governments purposes.