Technology Attacks Privacy vs Technology
Enjoying the right to privacy means having control over your own personal information; and the ability to grant and deny access to others. ... From using the telephone to seeking medical attention, to applying for a job, or sending e-mail over the Internet, America’s right to privacy is in peril. ... Garfinkel, Strossen, and the ACLU all agree those in control of technology are responsible for the “attack” on privacy and should take the necessary procedures to saves American’s privacy. “Today, more than ever before, we are witnessing the daily erosion of personal privacy and freedom. ... ” (Garfinkel) With our everyday actions being monitored and our personal information being shared like candy Garfinkel warns that pervasive databanks and surveillance technology are leading to the inevitable death of privacy, as we know it. Garfinkel argues that technology is not the culprit to blame for our lose of privacy but those institutions and the people who run them and use the advanced technology to gain control over the individual for both good and bad.