Cyberbullying is an on going issue we tend to see more and more each day. While people in higher power say that they do their best to help resolve the issue, or prevent it from happening, are they really? The current suicide rate due to cyberbullying on social media seems to be only increasing, therefore
Looking up the release date for one of my favorite TV shows seems like it would be an easy task. After clicking on an article with the words “release date” I thought everything was looking good but suddenly something pops up. At first I think it is just an annoying ad that is preventing me…
When we think of data ownership we usually think of ourselves being in control of everything, since, it is of course our data. However, the truth is we may not have as much control as we think. This is simply because we easily give away our rights without even looking into what we just agreed
I have always been a person who needs silence and no distractions to get work done. Recently I have had multiple people tell me that they work more productively while doing something else. Whether it is watching TV or listening to music, it helps them get their work done. This ability of multitasking school wise…
As mentioned in the article “Digital Responsibility”, Technology is something that can be effecting your physical and mental health more than you know it. When interacting with technology for prolonged periods of time, health issues such as depression and social anxiety are affecting the development of people tremendously. It is said that teens could spend as
Tristan Harris, a google design ethicist, really makes society wonder if we are trapped in some sort of imprisonment due to technology. In How Technology is Hijacking Your Mind – From a Magician and Google Design Ethicist, Tristan depicts the frightening reality of the psychological games the internet is playing with us. There is a certain dependency
John Grohol’s article “FOMO Addiction: The Fear of Missing Out” describes this psychological idea that many of us feel as if we are missing out when we don’t have access to technology. It also discusses the idea that because we put on this perfect act on our profiles, there is this fake side that is…
Farhad Manjoo’s article “Tech’s Frightful Five: They’ve Got Us” touches upon the idea that much of the technology we use today is controlled by 5 major companies. Not everyone’s may be the same 5 companies, but we are controlled by some 5. Manjoo suggest that Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Microsoft, and Alphabet are those companies for himself.…
This USF article,”Technology’s Effect on Our Health: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly” reveals to us just how much technology is affecting our physical health. However, It mentions the good things about technology such as the way it can make us way more productive than before. Or certain tools it offers such as fitness
Google Design Ethicist, Tristian Harris explains to us just how easily persuaded our minds can be to pretty much anything faced in front of us. When given certain options, for some reason we don’t tend to question them, but rather we simply accept them for the most part. We have this allusion of free choice
