Cell Phones and Privacy

Prepaid cellphones are very controversial. There has been talk about them because terrorists have been able to use them without being traced. I think they should still be allowed in the country because not everyone is a terrorist and sometimes prepaid cellphones are the best option for some people. If someone does not have a stable income and they salary is different every month, this is a good way to have a cellphone so they don’t miss a bill and suffer from late fees. It can destroy your credit and make a carrier not want to work with you. It is also a good idea for parents who want to give their child a cellphone that only they know the number too, without having to pay a data fee that most carriers require now. I think it would be a good idea to have a law stating that you need to present a form of identification while buying a phone so that they know who has phones out there and what they are possibly being used for. 

Location Tracking

The risks of location tracking are that someone could get ahold of the system, and find your loved one. We put a tracking system with them to find them and bring them home; others might want to keep them for themselves. I personally think that the benefits outweigh the risks. It is very unlikely that someone can intercept the signals or control that is used to track them. Pets and children are known to wander and this will make a parent feel better about turning their back for a few seconds or walking their pet without a leash. I personally think that parents do not have the right to put chips in their children, or their teenage children. When would be the proper age to ask for their consent? What if their parents abused the privellige and never trusted their child. I think that once you are of the age of 18 you can make that decision for yourself if you want the tracking device within you. If the Congress passed a bill for children under the age of 5 to have chips, I wouldn’t support it because children have been just fine without it. If a parent loses their child that often that they need a chip, they should lose custody. There child should be in same hands at all times, no need for a chip. However, I think it is ok to put a chip into an old person with altimezers because you could get their permission. Although the will forget you asked, you will still know how they feel about it and if they want it. I think GPS shoes will be a wonderful thing.

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Living In A Networked World is a computer course that is very interesting to me because I love seeing how humans use and connect over the Internet. With so many programs and advancements, there is so much room for improvement over the web and within the human mind.