In 1999, Scott McNealy of Sun Microsystems said, "Privacy is dead. Get over it!" Do you agree? Explain your answer. Throughout the twenty first century we have seen vast advancements in technological capabilities. These advancements in technological capabilities has led to the integration of information technology devices in almost every part of our life for everything from communication to stay in touch with friends all the way to controlling the temperature in our house remotely and for many other everyday things. This integration of technology within our everyday life has led to a dependence upon technology. Due to this dependence on technology and its use in practically every part of our lives has led availability of mass amounts of
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The first factor which must be considered when discussing whether or not privacy is dead is what is privacy and at what point is privacy dead. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary the definition of privacy is freedom from unauthorized intrusion. Using the aforementioned defection of privacy we can then identify that privacy is dead when people are subject to unauthorized monitoring of their personal data. This means that if they in no way gave permission to a company, government, or person to gather and monitor their personal information whether in paper, intellectual, or cyber form, then privacy is dead. thus, on the surface when looking at all of the electronic devices which people use each day and the mas amount of data which is gathered about the person through the use of the electronic device one might conclude that privacy is dead. However, this is not the case. You must consider when using these information technology devices in both hardware and software form they are required to agree to certain terms and agreement. These terms in agreement in almost all cases will have a statement that allows the company to gather, store, and use any data about the devices users. Thus by agreeing to these terms the person has released their right to privacy. One can even say that be living in a country or buy/using a product one is showing consent through compliance to the gathering, monitoring, and use of their personal
The first factor which must be considered when discussing whether or not privacy is dead is what is privacy and at what point is privacy dead. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary the definition of privacy is freedom from unauthorized intrusion. Using the aforementioned defection of privacy we can then identify that privacy is dead when people are subject to unauthorized monitoring of their personal data. This means that if they in no way gave permission to a company, government, or person to gather and monitor their personal information whether in paper, intellectual, or cyber form, then privacy is dead. thus, on the surface when looking at all of the electronic devices which people use each day and the mas amount of data which is gathered about the person through the use of the electronic device one might conclude that privacy is dead. However, this is not the case. You must consider when using these information technology devices in both hardware and software form they are required to agree to certain terms and agreement. These terms in agreement in almost all cases will have a statement that allows the company to gather, store, and use any data about the devices users. Thus by agreeing to these terms the person has released their right to privacy. One can even say that be living in a country or buy/using a product one is showing consent through compliance to the gathering, monitoring, and use of their personal