After watching the several Ted talks on how much we are observed online, particularly by government cameras, I was horrified to find out how much information about me is online. It was very disturbing to see how government cameras had several pictures of a man's car, even one of him in his driveway with his children. It was hard to believe that the government would be so intrusive and hard to understand why they'd need pictures like that and information on everyone.
What was the most shocking to me, was the woman who had private pictures of her posted on a website by her ex boyfriend. It is horrible that the government couldn't take down photos of her without jumping through a bundle of legal hoops. It doesn't seem right that someone can post pictures of someone else without their consent.
After watching the 4 videos posted on the media law and lit blog, I was shocked to uncover that the government has more information on me than I am aware. They have access to the phone towers to know where you are at any time and how long you are using your phone, on cellular data mode. There needs to be some stronger restrictions on the government invading people's privacy.
Phone have had a very destructive role in our lives since they were created and it needs to be taken under control. We are so connected and close to every answer and every person we could ever want to be, but we haven't thought about how many people are connected to us and how many are observing our actions online.
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