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
Many people may believe that technology is helping people for the better since it makes daily life much easier and easily accessible through the Internet. However, there are some underlying aspects of using technology that continues to affect our brain...
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
If you read The Real Effects of Technology on Your Health, one may assume that using technology is bad for all aspects of a person’s personal help. Mentally, physically, visually, you name it. Excessive technology use has been tied to emotional instability, hearing loss, muscle and joint pain, heart issues, strained vision, and memory loss.
A patient walks into a room and has symptoms consistent with boringness, sadness, and depression. The brilliant diagnostician discovers the patient’s illness and prescribes the medicine to help treat it, technology. Just like medicine, technology is treating our curiosity and boringness. However, like any other drug we can become addicted and it may also cause
Everywhere you look, there is some form of technology. Almost everyone has a smartphone, either listening to music or checking their news feed. In New York, there are enormous screens advertising the hottest product or show. Students are always on the...
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.…
