Electronics dominate our world. But they have become
intrusive in respect that anyone can track you down on a moment’s notice.
Well, to better explain let's review.
Knowing where you are: Right now, our cell phones have GPS
technology in them. As such, a phone company can tell exactly where you
are and when you were there in the first place. But now that technology
is expanding into your car and other systems you move about with or take with
you. So a company like Ford with its new black box technology will be
able to know where your car is at any time due to it being hooked up to the
internet. But to top it all off, they will know also, where you live, how
you drive, the rout you take and such even if you leave your cell phone behind.
Even worse, even if you do not take any electronic equipment with
tracking software with you, cameras located on public and private buildings
hooked to the internet can easily find you. This is because, newer more
capable facial recognition software is slowly coming online.
What you buy: Well your credit and debit card
information is also not secure. They can tell what you have bought with
these payment methods to find out what you are interested in and what you buy
on a regular basis. Those membership cards also do this in a similar
manner, but remove the actual payment from the transaction. This allows
businesses to gather large sums of data on their customers to push coupons on
them that they may use to buy other items.
What you like: Did you look at the advertisements
on the last internet site you visited? All the ads are based upon your
past visits and searches on the web. It is because they are trying to get
you to go to buy something from the website because it thinks you’re interested
in it. Likewise television is no better. The satellite and cabal
companies know exactly what channel you are watching, at what time and for how
long. So much so that they know what television shows you watch? It is
only a matter of time before the ads on your TV mimic how they are applied to
websites on the internet.
In your home: More recent technology is the smart
home concept, which combines security systems and the ability to control any
and all appliances in your home. So now they know what your preferred
thermostat temperature is, when you do the dishes and other house hold chores
and even when you flush the toilet. This even lets them know what
location you are in the house and when. Very intrusive is it not?
Conclusion: Technology can benefit everyone,
but it came at the cost of privacy. We have none in our own homes anymore
and this trend seems like it is going to continue. They know if you have
children, are dating and more just by looking at all this data that they can
collect on us and even sell to each other in packages. Soon they may even be
able to control the very homes we live in as well "for our own good".
It is all creepy and that is what I am trying to convey to you. It is all
disturbing to be watched and raising awareness is the only thing I as a writer
can do to try and stave off or find a solution to what looks like a potentially
dangerous problem.
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