Privacy

 Privacy

Since we live in the day and age where everything and everyone is online it is incredibly simple to find any information you want on a singular person. Growing up I was always told to "watch what you post" and I always thought it was stupid, because I could delete it and it's gone, but thats wrong. Because of technology we unlocked a new form of invasion of privacy.

Everyone has a digital footprint, which means, anything you have ever posted is always out there for anyone to see. The first thing most employers do when they're looking to bring in a new hire is googling their name and seeing what they find. This means they will look through all your social media, indeed profile, anything you can possibly find on google about yourself they will look at. They do this because it gives them a prospective of who you are, what you do, and how you choose to carry yourself online. Meaning if you post photos of yourself on instagram partying they could view this as unprofessional behavior and choose to not hire you. Some may argue that personal life has nothing to do with your work life, but many employers would disagree.

The biggest invasion of privacy on technology is GPS and data tracking. According to the TedTalk, the government and local police will use things such as your GPS and roadway camera and know exactly where you're going. This feels like an invasion of privacy because these are things they really don't need to know. However you can argue that these two things are in place for crimes committed which aids local police in tracking down who their perpetrator is; this is sensible but still feels invasive.

The biggest thing mentioned in Darieth Chisolm's TedTalks titled: How revenge porn turns lives upside down, she discusses how people use explicit images as blackmail and post them for everyone to see. This is a big issue that goes overlooked all the time. Although there is one federal bill called the ENOUGH Act by former senator and vice president Kamala Harris that could criminalize revenge porn it has not been passed. Only 40 states and D.C have laws in place for revenge porn; but these laws are only $500 fines as of 2018. This action of putting out explicit images could effect anyone and cause people to lose their jobs, reputation, etc. 

Not only do we need to watch what we put on the internet, we also need to protect the people who have pictures posted of themselves against their will. The government should be helping people who are affected instead of using traffic cameras to track our every movement.