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Privacy v. Technology

http://patriotpost.us/opinion/arnold-ahlert/2012/03/10/privacy-v-technology/

It has recently been ruled Constitutional to have a police officer search the cell phone of an individual without first obtaining a warrant. This privacy when it comes to technology situation seems to be becoming an issue more and more as people begin to question what information is already public and what can be considered private. In one of the interviews discussed in this post, it compared a cell phone's phone book to a personal phone book and a cell phone's messages to private letters. If officers are required to obtain a warrant to search these non-technological items, then why are they allowed to search the same items without a warrant just because it is considered to be technology?

I personally believe that anything based in technology can be equally compared to an item that is not considered to be technology. Therefore, this ruling would be unconstitutional, violating Fourth Amendment rights. However, it's not in my hands to decide, and I think that those in control will have to take their time to further discuss and decide on this issue. I don't think that we have seen the end of this debate, and I think that there will be more court cases and rulings before the courts, police force, and public are able to come to an agreement.

Class Presentations Reflection

I really enjoyed all of the presentations that were given today, but the one that stuck out to me was Google's new privacy policy. I'll admit I didn't take the time to read the new policy when it first came out, even though Google suggested that I should. I've noticed, though, how my Google searches and YouTube searches are combined now, and it kind of freaks me out. I don't like one company being able to combine all that information about me. Something I really want to know is where is it being stored. Is there some public profile of mine that I don't know about that shows all the things I've been doing on my Google account? How can I control this? Is there any way to not have everything be so public and combined?

Digital Ethics

Digital Ethics on Prezi

Digital Footprint

The videos we watched talked a lot about how once you put something on your computer or the internet, it's there forever. Since I grew up in a family of computer nerds, this wasn't new knowledge to me. However, it is something that always seems to make me think twice when I go online. Something that is really concerning to me is the new Facebook timeline. Will colleges and employers be able to go back to pictures I have from say Jr High? Will they see pictures of my friends and I sticking out our tongues or drawing fake tattoos on ourselves? Although people say that your history may come back to haunt you, I think they often forget that they were once young as well. The generation that raised my generation did not have the access that I do to document their every adventure and have it become public to the world. So I suppose the question is how detailed are people going to be when they search for information on a potential employee? How will they interpret things that were posted three years ago? I think that this kind of research on people is more harmful than helpful. To me it says that people have no trust, and they no longer have a reason to even lie and say they do.

"The History of Ballet" Prezi

The History of Ballet on Prezi