Essay On Technology Advantages And Disadvantages

Since technological developments extremely became an integral part of our daily lives, it brought many disadvantages along with its path-breaking advantages. Human race bore witness to the inventions of the telegram, the radio, fax, television, the telephone etc. with a great astonishment in recent centuries. Integration of the internet technology which is an extraordinary invention itself with computer technologies, cameras, phones led the modern world into another stage of civilization. After the 1990’s the unbelievable development in communication technologies and the way it becomes common across the globe made the hugest impact to the human way of living. Technological development gains speed every day if consider the first AI robot Sofia

There are CCTV cameras nearly everywhere. Smartphones have GPS service and our locations can be found easily and mostly we give permission to it usually unconsciously. CCTV cameras, GPS service, internet, social media accounts... These all mean we can be monitored and watched. Governments and intelligence agencies can collect data about citizen’s actions or track people who are seen as a threat with security reasons. Also, hackers can steal this information, even credit card information, to blackmail people. Thanks to CCTV cameras for their incredible usefulness to fight the crime but many people feel their privacy is being violated. So much of our personal information and actions are accessible through internet easily and it makes many of us uncomfortable. Security or privacy? It’s really a controversial issue and neither both can be an answer. Is an optimal combination possible? How far governments can go to provide security. Can the internet be a regulation area of the government? These questions still need

INTRODUCTION TO THE PROBLEM

A.Background of Privacy vs Security

What modernization brought was centralization.

III. INTRODUCTION TO STUDY

A.Research Questions

What people think about privacy, freedom vs security in terms of developing technology? Do they prioritize one of them? Is an optimal combination possible? How far governments can go to provide security? Should the internet be a regulation area of the government? Do people feel secured or feel their privacy is being violated? Do they think that surveillance is a good way for the government to fight with crime? Do they feel uncomfortable with every action of them is being watched by CCTV cameras? What do they think about legal/illegal telephone tapping?

B. Hypothesis

1.Most of the people prefer security option in our research area (Istanbul, Turkey).

2.In higher education leveled people, we can see “privacy” option is more preferred compared to the others.

3.People feel disturbed that their personal information is under threat due to hackers.

4.People believe that governments and intelligence agencies should respect to privacy while handling security