Your Privacy Magnified Research Paper
Your Privacy, Magnified
English 122: English Composition II
May 30, 2013
Your Privacy, Magnified
Introduction
A few years ago, a prominent personality once said, “You have zero privacy. You should learn to get over it.” This statement sparked a fierce debate across America with people terming those words as insensitive. However, the truth of the matter is that these words, however harsh they may seem, are 100 percent true. On the same note, other top executives such as the CEO of Google and Facebook have reiterated on the same. The world has been experiencing advancements in communication and technology and this usually come with their fair deal of benefits and on the hand, fair deal of consequences. The advancement …show more content…
This is the same case in the most of the buildings especially building housing banks. These gadgets use the latest technology for them to operate. They were invented to ensure that the security of the people and other valuable property is guaranteed. The surveillance cameras that are installed in the various places have been set up in the 21st century. In the past centuries, there were no surveillance cameras in the streets and in most of the buildings. However, with the increasing technology, the surveillance cameras can now be found on almost all of the big cities and in addition in almost all of the commercial buildings. As Lyon (2011) notes, it is almost impossible for a person to out in public without being recorded. In a study that was conducted by the New York Civil Liberties Union, it was established that there are over 4,400 surveillance cameras in some of the few concentrated areas in Harlem and Manhattan alone (Lyon, 2011). This study was carried out in the year 2005 meaning that the number of surveillance cameras could have been doubled by now. These surveillance cameras invade on the privacy of an individual. People have learnt to accept being spied upon by the surveillance cameras because it is usually taken as a precautionary measure to guarantee the safety of the people and the people’s …show more content…
However, some significant issues have been raised regarding the effects of advancement in technology and communication. As seen from the paper, privacy has been the main issue that has been raised. It is evident that in the 21st century, there is technology in almost all aspects in the life of the human beings. Through the advancement in technology and social communication, maintaining the privacy of the human beings has become virtually impossible. For this reason, as long as there will be the continuation in the advancements in technology and social communication, people should learn to live without
English 122: English Composition II
May 30, 2013
Your Privacy, Magnified
Introduction
A few years ago, a prominent personality once said, “You have zero privacy. You should learn to get over it.” This statement sparked a fierce debate across America with people terming those words as insensitive. However, the truth of the matter is that these words, however harsh they may seem, are 100 percent true. On the same note, other top executives such as the CEO of Google and Facebook have reiterated on the same. The world has been experiencing advancements in communication and technology and this usually come with their fair deal of benefits and on the hand, fair deal of consequences. The advancement …show more content…
This is the same case in the most of the buildings especially building housing banks. These gadgets use the latest technology for them to operate. They were invented to ensure that the security of the people and other valuable property is guaranteed. The surveillance cameras that are installed in the various places have been set up in the 21st century. In the past centuries, there were no surveillance cameras in the streets and in most of the buildings. However, with the increasing technology, the surveillance cameras can now be found on almost all of the big cities and in addition in almost all of the commercial buildings. As Lyon (2011) notes, it is almost impossible for a person to out in public without being recorded. In a study that was conducted by the New York Civil Liberties Union, it was established that there are over 4,400 surveillance cameras in some of the few concentrated areas in Harlem and Manhattan alone (Lyon, 2011). This study was carried out in the year 2005 meaning that the number of surveillance cameras could have been doubled by now. These surveillance cameras invade on the privacy of an individual. People have learnt to accept being spied upon by the surveillance cameras because it is usually taken as a precautionary measure to guarantee the safety of the people and the people’s …show more content…
However, some significant issues have been raised regarding the effects of advancement in technology and communication. As seen from the paper, privacy has been the main issue that has been raised. It is evident that in the 21st century, there is technology in almost all aspects in the life of the human beings. Through the advancement in technology and social communication, maintaining the privacy of the human beings has become virtually impossible. For this reason, as long as there will be the continuation in the advancements in technology and social communication, people should learn to live without