Technology, the Privacy Invader

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Technology is invading our lives not only through gadgets and new inventions, but also on a personal basis. This paper argues that people often have their privacy threatened. Whether trying to buy something online or just going to a public place, we are potentially being watched. Technology, whether for better or for worse, is something that will continue to advance at a fast pace, and yet at the rate our nation is going, no one knows what kind of future lies beyond.

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"Another issue of technological importance is cyber harassment. That has been a problem ever since the invention internet back in the mid nineties. Internet chat rooms are one of the most common places this harassment starts. Once it has begun, it can continue outside of the Internet. The victim may begin to receive phone calls, and eventually get physically stalked by their harasser. In the case of Kacie Rene Woody, a thirteen-year-old girl from Arkansas, her harasser kidnapped her from her home, and brought her to a storage garage where she was potentially raped and then shot to death (Bocij 71). The best way to deal with cyber harassment is to try and make sure personal information is kept away from the Internet. Don't give out your name or any other personal information in instant messages or chat rooms (Bocij 183). Bocij also tells readers to watch what attachments they open and what emails they send out and chose to open. Following these simple rules will help the users to keep cyber harassment and crime away."

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