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Computers Threatening Privacy
Even though computers have helped protect us as a society there is a large possibility that the same technology can harm us. You have to decide as to whether you are going to take the risk of your privacy for the protection of your personal information or that of your employer.

Computer technology is a double edged sword. It can hurt us just as much as it can help us. People's privacy is threatened by technology almost everywhere you go. Businesses have video camera's hidden everywhere, even in some countries there are camera's in the public washrooms. At work there is no privacy. If you want to send an email to a family member about a private matter, it can be opened and read and even blocked from going through. There are some people who are interested in the idea of having an I.D. chip embedded into their children so that they can be located by family or law enforcement at any given time. The idea seems good at the time but what happens when that child gets older how will that he/she feel about their parents knowing exactly where they are at all times?

A person's privacy is very important to how safe a person feels. If someone is being watched all the time they could feel that they are not trusted and therefore not feel safe. Many different people would react differently to knowing that they are being watched and some may even feel good about it because it shows that someone is watching out for them and that would help them feel safer. There are both positives and negatives to have workplace security and being watched.

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