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Is the loss of civil liberties worth the convenience of technology?

Technology has and will always be a huge part of my life. Having grown up with a brother heavily into gaming, programming, and IT work I got to see first hand the in's and out's of how the web works. It all comes down to how you manage your own security. Of course, there will always be the paranoia of being monitored but that has been happening for a long time. It all comes down to being cautious with what you do alone and or over technologies.

This book captures the many facets of information gathering by digital dossiers. It reminded me of the recent unveiled programs called Tempora and Prism used by the United Kingdom and NSA. The extent of these programs capacity to siphon user data iset deeply guarded and not known in detail, however the dossiers gathered by our internet traffic on an individual basis should alarm users. I belive privacy is priceless, if I told my grandfather who passed in 2006 the extent we divulge our personal information on social media he would probably find it unbelievable. He was born in 1920 became an officer in the United States Air Force and served in WW2. The idea of privacy has changed with each generation. The way we perceive the handheld devices we all carry as young as the age of 5, may seem to our greatest generation who is currently exiting our society as a mere tracking device for big brother. This reading was very informative.

Social media is innately powerful in the hands of people. People with social media accounts get access to information from people around the world. In addition, they often get first-hand accounts of events that others observe and share on their "story." Social media comes with a price. As people get more information from other people, their lives become less private. Leaked information leads to unwanted information attacks that most people decry and blame on social media. I see these platforms as a trade agreement. While you get more information and freedom online, others get more information about you. So the foremost question here is, is the loss of privacy worth the instantaneous flow of information?

I especially like this article because this is a very current issue that needs to be addressed. The question you ended with is a really good one, I do not think it's worth exposing private information just for instant gratification of scrolling through social media for a few minutes. This is a great topic to expand on.

nowadays everyone has access to social media it's true how social media can give people power of what they post or its a risk also people can also personal information just my hacking or simply looking up

Consumer information and definition about different types of bottle water, and where they come from. Educates consumer, so they can make informed decisions.

Wow! Thats interesting. I always wondered what the difference was between spring water and purified. I like that it showed the information in a chart whether than a long paragraph to read.

The article is short and to the point. Like myself, I believe that there are numerous people who are unaware of where their water comes from. I would have liked the article to include information on the types of materials or plastic used to bottle our water as well.

This website tells you information about FOIA. FOIA stands for Freedom of Information Act.

The freedom of information act enables by any person to obtain information from the federal agency records exept if its listed under the exemptions. There are nine exemptions contained in the law.

The grassroots activists from the Self Employed Women's Association spoke to a panel on the informal economy at the ITUC Congress in Berlin. Founded in India out of exploitation of women works from the informal sector, the two million member coalition spoke of their hardships and interaction with their formal sector employers. Through power in numbers SEWA has gained momentum in their fight for workers' rights and pay equality. 40% of the global economy consists of the expanding members of the informal sector.

The site gives the information of the four states that have legalized physician assisted suicide. Each state has their own restriction and guidelines when PAS is accepted. The legal age is usually 18 except in the case of Montana where no legal protocol have been put into place. In the other 46 states and DC it is illegal and usually considered as manslaughter or second degree murder.

Contains information on what states did and did not as well as which ones are debating for Physician-Assisted Suicide to be legalized. Clear-cut and organized information to know what the rest of the country is doing with this law and its dos and don'ts.

A website dedicated to the Freedom of Information Act, which is a law that gives you the right to access information from the government. It is often described as the law that keeps citizens in the know about their government.

This website insures that you get a better understanding of the information act and what the act actually means.

This website gives an overview of what is human trafficking is and who are most variable to this.The website give information on the types of organizations and task force the FBI is working with to stop this crime. This website also gives your a step by step procedure of how the FBI investigates human trafficking claims.

This website provides information on human trafficking and what the FBI is doing to help. It also gives great information on statistics of human trafficking over the years.

It is very interesting to see that citizen complaints are one of the top reasons human traffickers get caught. The page is a great overview if you are unaware of the process. I support all steps towards hunting and catching these criminals.

"Abortion doesn't eliminate problems. It further complicates and harms relationships in women's lives. Abortion can and will only make any situation worse. It allows abuse and loneliness to continue. It's a quick fix to a bigger problem."

I feel as though this article ignores major points, and fails to provide information. first off the determining of rights of the fetus. The article explains the meaning of social and justice separately yet fails to cover when and why a fetus should be covered in matters of justice. The article also fails to provide a basis for any of the information it provides instead of attempting to convince it simply states with no backing information. Overall the issue I have with this website is that it is more of an advertisement and less of an informational article it lacks any information besides the definition of social and justice.

This article talks about how Sex Ed in the United States continues to lag behind other industrialized nations. There's a lack of comprehensive sex education, with individual states picking and choosing what schools are allowed to teach and how teachers can respond to questions from students.

I couldn't agree more with the notion that our country's sex education is failing the youth of America. It has gotten better over the years due to the education through the internet. But in many southern states, there is still a huge impact on teen pregnancies.

It's really heartbreaking to me how true this is. I was disgusted but also grateful for my sexual education in school. It was graphic and hard to swallow, but important. I hope that we can be less immature as a society about this and rise up to protect and inform our youth.

This article is a MSN report about phone companies shady practices. Through legal avenues, phone companies are able to sell our personal information to outside sources without our knowledge.

This website is provided to give real life information on the different options women face when they discover they are pregnant. The site also provides education on the topic and information on different ways to prevent pregnancy.

Website has the number of abortions per year from 1973 up to 2006. The site uses two sources for these numbers and provides links to the information from the sources. On the same page, there is a link to a pdf file with more information. This website could be used to argue why abortion should be illegal since it's biased towards that.

The intertwined issues of privacy and secrecy will force Congress to finally deal with the world of digital information. Being such a big issues and how they are able to use such information against people in court, how was Hillary Clinton able to get off her FBI investigation? It doesn't make senseto me how they abuse this power to convict people in court, but yet our countries elite get off without so much as a fine.

The FBI has exposed itself as a highly corrupted organization by allowing a politician to be above the law. The federal government ought to remove Comey from his position of power as he has said that Hillary should not be charged, although she committed a crime, and was exposed. In other words, he said she is above the law. Which no one person can be above the law in a republic, or a democracy, or any functioning country with laws.

It is not okay for her to get off the hook for the investigation. If other people can't get away with crimes then why can she get away with it. Just like us she is a citizen of the united states so why is should she be treated any different?

This site is a pod cast site that informs the listener of a cases they of people that looks like they were wrongly accused. The attorney's on this pod case do so much research on the case files of the accused person. They are very good at informing the listener of the facts of the case.

This talks about the effects of illiteracy in several aspects of our culture. It gives information about how personal lives are affected, and also how it affects us all.

This talks about the effects of illiteracy in several aspects of our culture. It gives information about how personal lives are affected, and also how it affects us all.

I chose my first bookmark for illiteracy in society and its consequences. This website is very informative and direct. It has plenty of hyperlinks that lead further down the rabbit hole of the effects illiteracy has. It gives what if solutions what could happen and possible solutions overall a great read from a .org website

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