Technology is helpful but what is really the cost

 

Every day technology is advancing at such a high speed that it is hard to keep up with it. By the time we use an app or find out about some appliance that has technology integrated sometimes is too late since a new version of it has already come out. During this week's learning video I was able to understand that sometimes having too much technology is not such a great thing even though it might make our daily life easier. While we do utilize apps and appliances to make life easier is our privacy safe? I never really gave a thought before about how safe my online data is, to be honest, but as I learn more from this course I can see how it can affect me later in life. 

I got to start reading the fine print of apps I use so I know how my information is been used. Even doing all this sometimes is not enough to be protected on the internet. I do think that no matter how hard we try safety is sometimes the last of our concerns as long as our life is a little bit easier. I know using the internet nowadays is just crucial in our life but is the cost of our privacy really worth it?

Citations:

Duffy, J. (2016, May 21). The internet of things: Jordan Duffy: TEDxSouthBank. YouTube. Retrieved November 21, 2022, from https://youtu.be/mzy84Vb_Gxk Barker, R. (2018, April 5). Internet of things: Are smart devices helping or harming?: Rose Barker: TEDxSalem. YouTube. Retrieved November 21, 2022, from https://youtu.be/ipdTLJcIkWI