Blog #8: Privacy, Online and Off

After watching the provided TED Talk videos regarding mass surveillance and the lack of privacy on the internet, I have come to the realization that this is something everyone worldwide should be more educated on. Whether you want to believe it or not, our technology devices are always listening to us and gathering personal information about us every time we make a new Google search, create a new account on social media, and even just from talking out loud. As freaky as it is, technology is always listening.

Online privacy is necessary for the overall safety and well being of everyone. With that, privacy is something each United States citizen has the right too, so why is it that our personal information is so easy to access by others? It all revolves around the digital footprint that YOU decide to leave online. It is important to remain very mindful about what you chose to put out on the internet. Everything you post or upload, whether you end up deleting it or not, will remain on the internet forever. It is crucial to monitor your online presence and the amount of personal information that you provide to services, websites, applications, etc. because you never know who will see it and what they will do with that information.

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Final Blog Post: The Effect of Technology

Growing up in the fast paced world of technology has taught me a lot about not only myself, but how dependent society is upon the digital world. When I go out in public, it is shocking to look around and see how many people are completely consumed by their phones, not paying attention to anything going on around them. However, I too am guilty of this. Technology affects almost every aspect of our lives. It has presented society with outlets to access immediate information, instant communication world-wide, forms of transportation, socializing platforms and applications, and so much more. While there are a number of benefits that technology has brought us all, there are also many downsides as well. Personally, I believe I am guilty for leaving a large digital footprint. Along with most of society, I am probably too lenient on technology given I use my phone for pretty much everything. For example, it is my alarm clock every morning. I also use it daily for navigation purposes

Blog 7: Diffusion Theory

According to Investopedia , Diffusion of innovations theory is a hypothesis outlining how new technological and other advancements spread throughout societies and cultures, from introduction to widespread adoption. In other words, it seeks to explain how and why new ideas and practices are adopted, with timelines potentially spread out over long periods. While there are many examples that can be used to explain this theory more in depth, I am going to use Google. Google was initially made to organize the worlds information and make it universally accessible and useful. While it still is very much that, Google as a company has transformed into so much more with the use of Google Maps, Google Drive, Google Photos, Youtube, etc. Once Google started receiving outside funding and financing, many people started to prefer using the search engine over other competitors such as Yahoo. Every year, Google's users were skyrocketing. Just 5 years after the company started, G

Blog #10: In the age of AI

What is artificial intelligence you may ask? AI refers to the simulation of human intelligence in machines that are programmed to think like humans and mimic their actions. After watching the documentary about Artificial Intelligence, I learned an incredible amount of information that I had not known previously. AI is rapidly transforming our world in the most unthinkable ways. Behavior, personal thoughts, friends, interests, etc. are some of the many things that AI can determine about you in order to customize things such as advertisements, social media posts, and search suggestions. Furthermore, AI is tracking pretty much everything we do on the internet. Whether that be on our phones, computers, iPads, even smart watches. What is shocking about all of this is that most of the time we do not even know it is happening! Not only does artificial intelligence have the ability to track our data and personal information based upon things we are physically doing on our tech

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