Are Snapchat Llenses Ddangerous? In September 2011, a new social media app called snapchat had been launched. Over the years snapchat has gotten very popular among teenagers and young adults, but could this app be dangerous? Before the app had gotten popular, the app was called Ppicaboo. In 2011, Picaboo had been launched in the Apple store but was not successful. Evan Spiegel and Bobby Murphy the creators of Picaboo change the name to Snapchat after it had taken some legal problems. After the name was changed, Ssnapchat was growing slowly but about 1,000 people started using the app after it was launched (How snapchat started, author). On September 15, 2015, Snapchat came out with a new update with facial lenses. The Snapchat …show more content…
Think of the fact of FBI knowing where you are 24/7. Are Snapchat’s new facial lenses scanning your face to make a database? Yes, they are because when you tap on your face a wire frame appears over your face. That’s Snapchat mapping your face to put a filter on top of your face (Moldrich Curtis). The wire frame is not just mapping your face it's also scanning your face. This whole thing began back in April when rapper B.o.B started an argument on Twitter, he suggested that Snapchat was using its facial-recognition technology to build a database of faces. According to the FBI, a program known as the Next Generation Identification system would be charged with facial mapping and mug shots(Mcgauley Joe). Although This could this be a good thing, The FBI could find criminals by tracking their faces and knowing what they look like. Don't be fooled this is dangerous too, someone could make a 3D copy of your face and use it to do dangerous things and get you in trouble and there would be no way to figure out who stole your face. Snapchat facial lenses are used to track faces and make a database of faces so someone could steal your face to commit
““Well, they had a point. You are fat and disgusting!” The therapist announced. Patricia was sobbing, eyes red and nose runny...“Come on… Let’s go. We aren’t putting up with that!” her father...opened the door and ushered the family through. The therapist just observed and no more was heard from him…[Her nervous breakdown] was a result of long term bullying leading to an episode of being run out of school by a gang of boys. They threatened to kill her with a crowbar, sticks and wooden planks. She felt like a hunted fox” (shazwellyn.hubpages.com). No matter how hard a parent might try to help their child, whether they’re being bullied or are the bully, the consequences should not fall on the people who raise them because the victims have to do what they can to make up for what they’ve done or what they’ve suffered. The city of Monona, Wisconsin has proposed a new law that tickets and fines the parents for failing to respond properly to their child’s poor behavior. A behavioral and personal change consulting specialist, Mr. Michael Harmann, hypothesized that bullying behavior is typically an effort to cover up the bully's own vulnerability. It's a primitive mindset that wants to make you pay when you show vulnerability and since bullying mostly occurs under the legal age, that’s enough to say that higher levels of authority don’t have control over the thoughts and actions that bullies use as an outlet for their own pain because it goes against the Constitution. The key to helping the children we feel so sorry for is to heal the bully before he turns into a monster and the only way to help the perpetrator is to make him face his motivation to bully. “If you think about it, a great strategy to avoid being rejected is to reject everyon...
We keep all our data on there, our pictures, contact list, and emails. It’s understandable that app companies and the government agencies would be tracking our smart phones and using it as a target to get our personal information. No doubt, a push of a button we are able to install an app, but we have to realize that not all of them are meant for entertainment purposes. Those apps are a good reason why identity theft is so high. Instead of being so quick to install the apps look for the privacy policy and get informed on the data it
Every person has wondered about something - whether it be a person, place, thing, law, or anything that someone can think about. They ask questions both rhetorical and actual to themselves, and usually make it a mission to answer these questions. Some of the biggest questions have something to do with culture and religion. One of the most major questions of all time - to what extent does an individual have control over the outcome of his or her life? There are many different opinions on this topic.
According to Kate’s article, National Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), has hosted a meeting with stakeholder about government implement facial recognition technology and privacy violation issue on February 6, 2014. John Verdi, director of privacy initiatives at the Commerce Department, emphasized that these information on government uses would only help federal officers to understand the technology, and they would not actually access technology to misuse the confidential information. (Kate, 2014) However, he did not respond any questions about government uses of facial recognition technology; we could not stop wondering, once it came cross the national security level issue, how long the government could endure a temptation from the demon? Is the government surveillances a necessary of evil?
The invention of Snap Chat was literally an accident; two measly college students got bored and that’s why they invented Snap Chat. This app has revolutionized photo taking to a whole new level. In this paper I will talk about, who invented Snap Chat, how Snap Chat became popular, why teens use it and how Snap Chat influenced our culture.
Every day, more and more attempts of banning books and taking away the rights of our First Amendment get violated. The challenging of a book is the attempt to remove or restrict materials, and the banning is the removal of these materials. I believe that books should not be banned for these reasons.
In Europe, citizen’s right to privacy regarding facial recognition is highly protected. A commercial company must pursue permission before using facial recognition. Specifically in the UK, there is an act that “stipulates that we have to be informed when we are under camera surveillance and by whom.” They also can request any footage they are in. Currently in the U.S, only Illinois and Texas have state laws which cover the privacy concerns of facial recognition. Although these state laws are in place, Companies such as Facebook and Shutterfly have decided not to distinguish any differences for the two states compared to the rest of the country. This has resulted in numerous lawsuits piling up over the past year which will test these laws. Even if the cases are won, it doesn’t protect everyone who doesn’t reside in Texas and
What makes a good person good? According to WikiHow, "We should learn to define our own morals ourselves. One of the simplest ways to do so is to love others, and treat them as you would like to be treated. Try to think of others before yourself. Even doing small things daily will greatly enrich and improve your life, and the lives of others around you." This quote shows us what we need to do in order to be what society thinks as, “good". In order to be a good person, you have to do good and moral things in your society consistently. However people might think that by doing one good thing once in a while will automatically make you a “good person”, but in reality it doesn’t.
• Apart from that, Bryan by also providing his own randomly generated string ensures that David was not able to compute beforehand an image pair of "tail/random string" or "head/random string". Cambridge analytica versus Face book; the scandal The world was turned into turmoil on 17th of March 2018 when words came out that a data firm based in the United Kingdom; Cambridge Analytica had been diligently taking their time to download the data of 50 million Face book users which they intend using to analyze specific people who voted for the incumbent President of the United states of America; President Donald Trump during the 2016 election campaign. The incident brought the consciousness if people all around the world to the damage that can be done when privacy on the internet is treated with
Social media is a revolutionary way to connect to friends and family through a single app much like Facebook. Also allowing the public to be more informed on current events whether that would be an issue in today 's society all the way to a heartwarming story or a funny video. Although this sounds amazing and the fact that this type of news outlet is practically new. An issue arises that involves “fake news” and with that comes many opinions on what to do about it. I believe that people browsing these platforms should have a little bit of skepticism behind each story and if it the topic truly intrigues someone then they should look into the topic on a reliable resource before passing on the authors misinformation.
have been used throughout the past twenty years that have played a large role in society,
Today social media has become a big influence on society. There are many different social media sites that allow people to interact with others. Such social media sites are Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. There are many more different sites, but these are the popular networks that are being used today. These sites allow you to connect with anybody you want to. Social media sites can make you feel connected with others and seem like the best thing, but at the same time it can be a weakness that many of us have.
We live in a world that has become addicted and dedicated toward social media and it is driving America’s youth into the ground. Teenagers and adults are so wrapped up in social media that is runs their lives every day. Constantly people are checking their phones for the latest on social networks. They have to see pictures, tweets, statuses, comments, likes, and the list goes on and on. Social media is becoming the focus point in the modern American society that it is beginning to control people’s social skills, communication skills, and their livelihood.
Social media is a phrase being thrown around a lot these days, but it can be difficult to answer the question “What really is Social media?” Social media is essentially the websites and applications we use to create and share content about our every day lives, through participation on various sites. Information technology (IT) is the category that social networking falls under, and is rapidly changing while being integrated into many areas of modern day Australian life. The reason being, children of the 21st century are considered the digital generation. It’s the latest technology that spreads information faster than any other media around the world; and this is why social media is appealing to the ‘digital generation’. Social media has a number of positive characteristics in every day life, however there are also a number of negatives that correlate. The negatives of social media have not only been proven to damage the well being of individuals, furthermore their families and communities also feel the effects.
Did you remember to tell your cousin happy birthday on Facebook? Do you know how many people liked your latest picture on instagram? Or how many retweets did you get on your totally relatable and borderline inspirational tweet? As of January 2014, 74% of online adults use social networking sites (Rainie). Also more than 9 out of 10 American teenagers use social media(Blaszczak). Because of social networking we are becoming more connected than ever before. Important information can spread faster than wildfire, and we now have the ability to have friends and relationships all over the world. With the ability to communicate and interact with anyone at our fingertips what could go wrong? Well...lots of things.