Do you mind everything you do being tracked? Recently privacy seems to be a losing battle. People have feared their information being hacked through their computers or phones. In addition, to all the new surveillances watching them against their wishes has gotten a lot of people freaked out. I on the other hand do not mind the new technology everywhere as long as they are not allowed to invade my privacy within my own home. cameras have been installed everywhere you can possibly look, they are retrieving data about us through any and every data resource they can, and whether we like it or not unless we ban all electronic devices they can track us as they please. Many think our every move being tracked is a violation of privacy, but some like
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“As technology advanced through the 1960s and 70s, it became easier for agencies to cross-reference individuals' personal data. Citizens and legislators began to contemplate the ways that this information, if compiled, could be abused. With computers able to search through and cross-reference files quickly and easily, it was clear that various details of a person's life could be compiled into a single database” (Washgtonsblog). Computers are now being used to harass and invade our privacy within our homes and I am not ok with that. The Privacy Act of 1974 is supposed to protect us from this. The privacy act was put in place so that no unnecessary invasion of our privacy would be taking …show more content…
For example: in Temecula, CA a man name Shawn Michael Smith was caught after burglarizing a home because the GPS tracking in the work truck he used to commit the robbery had placed him at the scene of the crime. A neighbor had noticed the tow truck in the area around the time of the robbery and police simply had to check all of the trucks GPS trackers to locate the correct truck and its operator Shawn Smith for that day. This proves that GPS tracking is an asset to everyone. Good Morning America reported “In May, EmSeeQ(tracking device) helped police find 9-year-old Jakob Lund, who has Asperger's syndrome, just 10 minutes after he wandered from his Spokane, Wash., elementary school.” These stories are why I am all for computers and tracking device even if some people feel they are an invasion of
“As technology advanced through the 1960s and 70s, it became easier for agencies to cross-reference individuals' personal data. Citizens and legislators began to contemplate the ways that this information, if compiled, could be abused. With computers able to search through and cross-reference files quickly and easily, it was clear that various details of a person's life could be compiled into a single database” (Washgtonsblog). Computers are now being used to harass and invade our privacy within our homes and I am not ok with that. The Privacy Act of 1974 is supposed to protect us from this. The privacy act was put in place so that no unnecessary invasion of our privacy would be taking …show more content…
For example: in Temecula, CA a man name Shawn Michael Smith was caught after burglarizing a home because the GPS tracking in the work truck he used to commit the robbery had placed him at the scene of the crime. A neighbor had noticed the tow truck in the area around the time of the robbery and police simply had to check all of the trucks GPS trackers to locate the correct truck and its operator Shawn Smith for that day. This proves that GPS tracking is an asset to everyone. Good Morning America reported “In May, EmSeeQ(tracking device) helped police find 9-year-old Jakob Lund, who has Asperger's syndrome, just 10 minutes after he wandered from his Spokane, Wash., elementary school.” These stories are why I am all for computers and tracking device even if some people feel they are an invasion of