Technology Invading Privacy

When we think of technology we think of all the doors it has helped us open in the world.  However, when you look deeper into it, technology can actually be very scary.  The amount of things technology is capable of doing are immense and limits everyones privacy to a large extent.  When you think about it, every little thing you do or step you take is recorded.  You post a picture online and your information is permanently out there- even your location.  This article gave an example of research conducted at the Florida State University where a group created a website of cats all over the world and where they live.  This shows how easy it is to gain access to even the most useless information such as whether you have a cat or not.  The scary part is that the majority of the cat owners don't know that their cat photo is on this website for the world to see.  We don't know where our information is and who is looking at it.  Feel free to check out the website to see if your cat has been found iknowwhereyourcatlives.com.  The up and coming commercial product, the drone, has brought about new serious problems that may interfere with our privacy.  Drones are capable of flying with an attached camera.  Already there are reports of misused drones that have been used to take photos of people without their consent.  It is important to protect what we can because sometimes we underestimate the power of technology.  

Read more at: http://www.azcentral.com/story/money/business/tech/2014/11/08/tech-drones-social-media-privacy-issues/18744345/