Privacy, in todays world. essays

Privacy, in todays world. essays In a world of computers and the Internet, lack of privacy is rapidly becoming an immeasurable concern. Underestimation of the Internet as a dangerous resource is commonly apparent, as is the ignorance of an unlawful breach of privacy resulting from a bipolar hope of convenience and safety. I would venture to even go as far as calling this hope hypocritical, due to the inverse reaction thus achieved, yet far less distinguished. The good people of our government appear to have only the best interests at heart, and would claim to care for the safety of the American people beyond a doubt. I, along with millions of others, take these claims and hold them to my heart, expecting a safety net to jump out and save me whenever a moment of danger is aroused. What ignorance. The reality is that these claims have good intentions, but bad reactions. On the World Wide Web, access to a person's address, financial situation, and even a floor plan of their house is only a few clicks away. Where is the safety? Think about this: The amount of time it would take for the person you cut off on the highway yesterday to find out all of your personal information, with nothing but your license plate number, is in the single digit minutes. The good news is that most criminals today are not very computer literate. However, my generation and younger generations worse, are easily capable of finding out this simple method of information collection. The person that sits next to you in math class could be the next Manson, and with the rise of computer literacy in our generation, access to your home would be simple for him. He could do it from his own personal home computer. There is a law that prohibits anyone, be it law enforcement or criminal, from tapping a phone conversation without a proper warrant. This is undeniably a protection of our privacy. However, more and more, telephones are becoming obsolete. The new age of communications is text messages, emails,...