Situational Tracking

The Chapter 5 Issues article talks about tracking and the benefits and issues that it entails. In the fictional world of Harry Potter the ability to track people and see where they are at all times is a magical, pun intended, and foreign concept. However, for us it is a scary reality. People with the right technology can track unexpecting citizens to monitor what they do. There are two different types of tracking: behavioral and locational. Behavioral tracking monitors what you do on the internet from what you look at and buy to who you talk to. Locational tracking monitors who you interact with and what you do and buy in person. Most people have tracking features enabled on their mobile devices without knowing the risks of it. In order to get the cool Snapchat filters on your phone you are …show more content…
This was discovered by Pete Warden and Alasdair Allan and it sparked a lot of protests on the internet which resulted in an Apple Press Release. The PR said that it is necessary in order to have certain features available on your phone. However, people are really scared that the NSA and other governments will use this technology in a bad way. And the governments do say that it is essential for the public safety but people seem to rather have their privacy than their lives. Chapter 5, in short, is about networks. It starts by talking about the building blocks of a Network and how they are classified: PAN, LAN and WAN. The chapter also talks about how everything in your house is connected via your network. Furthermore, WiFi and Bluetooth are also covered in the chapter which is useful because it is something most of us use in everyday life. Networks can be used to do a variety of things from allowing you to access one device while using another and sharing files between devices in a network. It is because of these technologies that you can control your home from work or