Sunday, March 6, 2016
Why Privacy Matters
Watch and listen to the following Ted Talk. What do you think? What does Glenn Greenwald say in this talk that resonates with you? Take some notes while you listen about things that freak you out, things that make you say, 'oh' or 'aha'; rewind if you hear something that you didn't understand or if there's a new word that you need to look up. Be critical. How 1984-ish is all of this? What do you think about the comments he makes about 1984? Compose a paragraph on a Word document responding to this TedTalk. When you're through, copy and paste it to the blog response. Be as grammatically correct as you possibly can -- it always counts.
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Ted Talk changed my perspective on whether or not privacy matters. I always figured it didn’t really matter what I posted because I know the people following me and I’m not hiding anything. I realized privacy does matter and that I didn’t really believe that because If I really didn’t think privacy mattered I wouldn’t lock my bedroom door. A society of being watched (1984) would not work because nobody would be able to be themselves because you’re not fully yourself when there are eyes watching and judging your every move.
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ReplyDeleteFrank Ragone
I think Glen Greenwald has a lot of great points on the subject of privacy. One point that resonated particularly well was that most of the people who claim that privacy is not a big deal to them are often the most cautious of their privacy and what people are able to see them doing. Another point he made that made a lot of sense to me is that when people are under the impression that they could be being watched they tend to act in a much more conformist and generic way than they normally would when among friends. Glen Greenwald had a very strong message that sat really well with me and after watching this Ted Talk I feel like a I have a much better perception on the concept of privacy and how people react when they are either deprived of it or in abundance of it and how those two behaviors vary.
Jack Tiska
ReplyDeleteGlenn Greenwald said it best when he said, “He who doesn’t move, doesn’t know his own chains.” Glenn believes that mass surveillance creates us to live in fear and creates imprisonment of the mind. The truth is that only people who do wrong, bad things should worry about internet privacy and surveillance. As in George Orwell’s 1984, they could be watched whenever and wherever which made them live in fear. Most humans believe that privacy doesn't matter, but their actions go against that like putting passwords on their emails, or locking the door when they leave the house. Humans crave privacy because they wish for a place where the judgmental eyes of society wont look upon them.
Dan Tocco
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In the Ted Talk, spoken by Glenn Greenwald he says that privacy is not really needed if you have nothing to hide. I highly disagree with this statement, because even if I have nothing to hide I still don't want all of my personal information being leaked out into the universe. Even though some people say they have nothing to hide, that is not true, cause everyone has something to hide. Without privacy in our grasp anyone could be watching you at any given moment. But there is also the good side to having no privacy. If there is no privacy in the world you would be able to find out when terrorists could potentially attack. You could basically figure out anything you want, which would be very helpful for the government. But in reality only people who seek out privacy are only the bad people.
Jillian Vargas
ReplyDeleteI agree with Glenn Greenwald on the matter of mass surveillance. He frequently said that it is not just the people that are doing something wrong who want privacy, everyone yearns for a state where they are not being watched. Everyone has something they want to hide, something that they do not want everyone to know about them. He includes a quote from Mark Zuckerberg where he says that “privacy is no longer a social norm.” This should not be okay with the people, we should not allow the government to do this to us. When we are in a state where we think we are being watched, our behavior decreases and we become more compliant. This is due to the feeling of human shame. I agree with this because when we are doing something that could potentially embarrass us and someone walks in, we immediately stop because of the other person judging us. This tendency to not act ourselves when we are being watched is why mass surveillance is the best way to control human beings. The people in this society will exhibit the highest level of conformity because the essence of human freedom is crippled as a result of the surveillance. We should not want to live this way, we should do anything we can to not allow the government to do this to us if they do not have a reason.
Glen Greenwald brings up the interesting topic of privacy. He says that since we have the internet and search engines like Google, that anything we post online is for everyone to see. He is saying that there is no privacy on the Internet, you have nothing to hide. He says, “Privacy is no longer a social norm.” Jeremy Bethum, a psychologist during the Industrial Revolution, said that he wanted to create a jail with a tower in the center where the jail mates cannot see in but they have to think that there is always someone watching inside that tower. This shows an earlier stage of how privacy becomes more and more irrelevant as time goes on. There was even a religion explained in the video about how they have a god who always looks after them and they never have privacy. Privacy is a very important thing and people who say that they are not private, they usually are.
ReplyDeleteJohn Sganga
ReplyDeleteGlenn Greenwald presented the truth about the actions and responses people took and said. Glenn stated that everyone has something to hide so when people said they have nothing to hide on their social medias he asked them for their passwords and they would see if they had something to hid. Not a single person gave it to him so therefore their actions were different then their words. Glenn compared the thought of everyone being watched on social media and privacy to 1984. He said no matter what there was no privacy, the actions they took were different because they felt they were always being watched, and it made everyone behave because of the fear someone was constantly watching. This was shown in real life in a prison. The prison had something that could keep an eye on everything going on in the prison but the prisoner couldn’t see it but knew it was there. This acted as the greatest source of obedience. Even though they weren’t being watched 24/7 they felt like they were so it curved their attitudes. Everyone has something to hide and privacy is always needed.
Emily Ambrocio
ReplyDeleteI believe the Ted Talk by Glenn Greenwald by was informative and full of facts. As he was mentioning at the beginning how no one would give him their passwords to their emails I thought it was crazy how he would think that individuals would actually do that. If that were me, I would not give him any information because I would not like for him to have access to everything. I also agree with his statement on how people change their behavior whenever they feel like they are being watched. Their privacy is altered and corrupted as well as their doings. One significant point he makes about 1984 that I definitely support is that the author, George Orwell, is really giving his audience a warning about privacy. We are never alone and always being watched.
Tyler Skala
ReplyDeleteGlenn Greenwald talks to people on the show TED about privacy. One thing Glenn says about privacy is that only bad people have reasons to hide what they are doing online or on the Internet. This statement seems true because a person may be trying to plan a terrorist attack, so they don’t want the government finding out. Greenwald also talks about 1984 and how people’s behaviors change dramatically when they know they are being watched. I agree with this because in 1984, when Winston knew he wasn’t being watched, he was a completely different person as he wanted to overrun the Party with the help of the Proles. Overall, bad people are always trying to seek out privacy because they don’t want to be caught doing something bad.
Lyla Finch
ReplyDeleteIt is a common thought that people only think people who engage in bad acts care about their privacy. That only the people who challenge power have something to hide. If given the opportunity to give your passwords to all social medias and have a stranger read carefully through every message every sent, would you do it? Not one person who have been offered this opportunity has said yes. No matter who we are or what behaviors we are involved in we care what people think about ourselves and in order for people to only think the good we don't let them see the bad. Privacy is no longer the social norm, we as human beings have the need for our surrounding people to know everything that goes on in our lives. It is said that behaviors of human beings change when they know they are being watched and if people know that their could be being watched they preform in a much mannered way which often leads to a change in obedience. The world as we know is always under constant surveillance. With that being said when is it okay to partake in any activities that may not be the “social norm”.
Sonny Rifkin
ReplyDeleteI believe that privacy matters a lot. I don’t think people should let other people see all of their information. After watching the video, it made me think about why people would want their information public so everyone can see. When people ask Glenn Greenwald whats the big deal about making your social media accounts private and that it’s not a big deal, Glen Greenwald gives the people his email and tells them to email him all of there email passwords. Not one person took him up on that offer. If everyone was watched like in 1984 it wouldn't work out. Everyone would be different and they wouldn't be allowed to do certain things.
Griffin Wagner
ReplyDeleteThe Ted Talk about privacy is a very powerful video about the topic. The speaker makes some very interesting statements, that really helps put a perspective on why privacy matters. Privacy is an important thing, that every person feels entitled too. Its too much to say that governments have no right to infringe on someones privacy, but if they do, you can’t complain if you just sit back and take it. You have a right to stand up for yourself, and reject what others tell you.This is very much 1984-ish in 1984, the whole story is going over how they were always worried they were being watched and observed. The comments he made about 1984 were connected to the prison tower that he later talked about. He said that people will be more likely to be more wary of their actions if they know they are being observed. Privacy is something everybody appreciates, and no one likes having others snoop around in their things.
Jennifer Roese
ReplyDeleteEverything Glenn Greenwald said, I agreed with. Even if you have nothing to hide, you still don’t want anyone to invade your privacy, which I believe is true. He gave the example of the time he asked people that ‘didn’t have anything to hide’ to email him the passwords of their emails, but no one wound up sending their passwords to him. I find that an invasion of personal space. It was proven in one of the studies that Glenn Greenwald talked about, that people act different when they are alone compared to if they are being watched or have people in the room with them. The people who were being watched stopped their actions as soon as they found out that they were being watched and I figured that would’ve happened. In 1984, you had no idea if you were being watched or not, so you always had to act as if you were. Glenn said that being constantly watched is the ultimate at to get everyone to be obedient. I believe that is true because if you don’t know if someone is monitoring you, then you have to act like they are all the time. In the end, no matter if you are a ‘good’ person or a ‘bad’ person, you don’t want people in your privacy.
Glen Greenwald makes some really great points on the topic of privacy. He makes direct suggestions on the type of person who cares about privacy, and more importantly why they care. For instance, he comments how good people have nothing to fear from government monitoring because they make themselves completely unthreatening and uninteresting to government surveillance agencies. Only the people who utilize their right to challenge power, have a reason to fear. Even if you strongly believe you have nothing to hide, what you do when you are alone should be much more of a right than a privilege. In the book 1984, people are constantly surveilled by the government, and their rights get taken hostage. Much like how we are surveilled with the use of Google Apps and other social media sites, George Orwell’s dystopia society has no privacy whatsoever. Solitude is also significant in order for creativity to flourish away from the judgement of other people. Studies show that how we act when we are aware we are being watched, is drastically different to how we act when we are actually alone. For one thing, when we’re aware we’re surveilled, we’re much more obedient and in line with normal social activities. You don't have to be considered as a bad person necessarily, to want some privacy.
ReplyDeleteMarcella Curio
ReplyDeleteGlenn Greenwald went and talked about privacy. People act differently when they are being watched and when they aren’t being watched. When people are being watched they are more careful about what they are doing, and saying. When people aren’t being watched they don’t care about what they are saying or doing. Some people go and look for some privacy to escape the world. To do that they go and put locks on their bedroom and bathroom doors so nobody can go and bother them. In a society where people are being watched will eventually turn in to a society where everyone is obedient.
Jackson Parli
ReplyDeleteGlenn Greenwald’s Ted Talk changed my outlook dramatically on the topic of privacy. Before I watched this video, I believed that online privacy was not important to me, because I didn’t have anything to hide. However, after watching this, I know now that all my information is easily accessible through the Internet at any time by anyone, and can be used for any purpose. His allusions to 1984 really helped his point across, especially when he made the point that people in the society in 1984 had to live constantly in fear, even though they aren’t always being watched. I don’t believe that our society should live in fear, however we should be more cautious and concerned about what people have access to on the internet.
Ema Vilcinskaite
ReplyDeleteTed Talk had brought more interesting reasons about people's feelings towards privacy to the surface. He explained how people react, when they don't know whether or not they're being watched. For example, this would be used in prisons to keep the criminals more obedient. This especially is linked to 1984 and how the Party would watch the citizens to keep them in order. Although I agree with that we don't want our privacy being invaded, I believe that people worry more about being embarrassed from a video of you dancing that was posted online, than a government official looking at your emails between your best friend. We don't worry like Winston about the "Party" watching us, if we have nothing to hide. In the end I do agree with Ted that "Those who say privacy doesn't matter, don't believe that because we use passwords and locks.", but this affects us socially rather than governmentally like in 1984.
angelina orlando
ReplyDeleteIn this Ted Talk, Glenn Greenwald states how privacy matters and no matter who you are, we all want privacy or have something to hide. I agree with this because I personally like having privacy maybe it’s not something bad but maybe I also don’t want to share certain things with the world. Another thing I do agree with that he states is people tend to change behavior when being watched or not watched. Some people who say that you shouldn’t do things that you wouldn’t want people to know, don’t even believe it themselves. In the book 1984 this is relatable because everything is pretty much about privacy and how they don’t get any of it, so they’re very cautious about what they do and say because they have no idea when they are being watched or not.
Lexi Miller
ReplyDeleteGlenn Greenwald had many interesting thoughts about the concept of privacy that changed the way I view the topic. He states that bad people have reasons to hide things but good people no reason to hide in fear of the government monitoring them. When a person is doing something that they wouldn’t want anyone to know about or see, than they probably shouldn't be doing it. Greenwald said that we as human understand privacy even if we have nothing to hide. We need a place to go and be free from judgement and other people. I believe what he said was true that even if we have nothing to hide we still need privacy. Another key point that Greenwald mentioned was that when people know that they are being watched, their behavior is more conforming. This relates to 1984 because the Party is always watching and the people were aware that they could be monitored at any given moment. I think that these statement are true and that a society monitored is a society that breeds conformity, obedience and submissiveness, just like the characters and plot in 1984. After I’ve heard these points, I have realized that privacy isn’t just for bad people through mass surveillance a person’s behavior becomes altered.
In this TED talk they were discussing government surveillance and privacy issues. They discussed how the government watches over people in many countries through the internet to make sure nothing illegal was being plotted but in the TED talk they believed the government shouldn't watch over us through the internet cause there are many more people using it without bad intentions. They also had discussed how the government could watch us through a one way screen yet they could still watch us and also have one main building for the government but no one is allowed in. That is extremely similar to Big Brother in the book 1984. People in 1984 were always behaving trying not to get in trouble with big brother cause many people didn't know what would happen to you if you had committed any kind of crime. If the government watched over us through the internet as much as Big Brother in 1984 many people would probably be less likely to commit any sort of crime but many innocent people will have to be careful for nothing.
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The society that the talker describes is very similar to 1984. The talker shows that the government in 1984 and the surveillance systems in place on the internet are based on the same principles; there are two types of people, good and bad, and that good people shouldn’t care if they are being watched. The talker also finds that people behave differently when being watched, no matter for what purpose, this is also portrayed in 1984.
The CEO of Google claims that if you are doing something you do not want others seeing; you probably shouldn’t be doing it. This claim is easily said but not easily followed. In fact, when an article of certain personal things were revealed about him, he told his employees they were not allowed to speak to online personnel any longer or they will be terminated. Wanting privacy does not mean you are a bad person or doing illegal things. Glenn Greenwald, TED Talk speaker, said he told everyone that had the opinion that privacy wasn’t needed to email him the passwords to all of their accounts. No one has responded yet. Having to constantly wonder if you are being watched changes human behavior to be more conformist to social norms. Jeffery Benthum, an 18th century philosopher, created an architectural lay out for businesses and prisons for officers to oversee every person but the prisoners cannot see back. This creates a sense of human shame causing submission. Creativity resides in privacy and no longer exists under surveillance, killing freedom. We see this in the book 1984 by George Orwell. The telescreens in the book show how they can be watched and listened to at any time of the day basically anywhere they go. No one speaks out because there is too much fear in government and in being an outcast. “The measure of how free a society is not how it treats its good, obedient, citizens but how it treats its dissonance…” (Glenn Greenwald)
ReplyDeleteIn this Ted Talk, the main idea of the video is privacy and the importance of it differs from person to person. Glen Greenwald talks about privacy not being important if you don’t have anything to hide yet people still have privacy settings and passwords. Even if your not doing anything bad on the internet, you always have something to hide. Nobody wants to live in a state where the are constantly watched, no matter what you’re doing, good or bad, everybody wants to have their own privacy.”He who does not move does not notice his chains,” Glen talks about how mass surveillance makes a nation that lives in fear. In 1984, main character Winston constantly lives in fear of the government, he has to assume there always watching him and every step he makes. When being watched, a persons behavior changes which causes people to be on their best behavior and try not to hide things. No matter who you are, everyone has something to hide.
ReplyDeleteCraig Connor
ReplyDeleteIn response to Glenn Greenwald on privacy concerns:
People think that they are alone yet there are people watching them through all of their electronics. People wrongly think that if you’re doing the right thing you have nothing to worry about. People who say that privacy doesn’t matter are lying to themselves. It is in human nature to be private. Without privacy, people begin to act very conformist towards society. The accent of creativity in our lives is dimmed. When it comes to the NSA, this new tactic is that people have the ability of being watched yet they themselves can’t tell when they are being watched. This concept of never having a private moment is very close to what life is like in 1984. The telescreens have the ability to watch the people at anytime so they are forced to obey the rules at all times. Constant monitoring of the people constricts their freedoms. The U.S. is turning to mass surveillance just as the party did in 1984 to keep the people under control.
I agree Craig
DeleteSebastian Herrera
ReplyDelete“Privacy”, privacy is the boundary in which we get to think, feel, and do whatever we want without being judged, monitored, or exploited. We as humans all want privacy whether its surfing the internet, our purchases online, or photos and videos; we as humans crave the need for privacy even if we are ourselves say otherwise. To show that one doesn’t need privacy for they are only an innocent person, is to show and tell everything and anything they do without trying to hide what they have. To express yourself completely without holding back.
Hailey Dismore
ReplyDeleteGlenn Greenwald presented how privacy really does matter, even when people are not realizing how much they are actually hiding from the public knowing. Greenwald states in the Ted Talk that, “Surveillance creates prison in the mind.” When a higher authority threatens to watch someone at all times, to hear and see what they’re doing, people tend to do the right thing, knowing that they are being watched and not wanting to get caught doing something wrong.
Glen Greenwald talks about how privacy impacts our lives and how a person's life can never be private because everything is recorded and everyone is watched without knowing it. Greenwald makes a reference to 1984 by stating the fact that the government can imprison your mind by having you think that you are being watched constantly. He says that by the government threatening to watch the people constantly, they are altering the way people behave in everyday life.
ReplyDeleteGlen Greenwald talks about how privacy impacts our lives and how a person's life can never be private because everything is recorded and everyone is watched without knowing it. Greenwald makes a reference to 1984 by stating the fact that the government can imprison your mind by having you think that you are being watched constantly. He says that by the government threatening to watch the people constantly, they are altering the way people behave in everyday life.
ReplyDeleteThe internet is a mass surveillance tool that the government has access to. They can see what you view, what you say, and what your believes are. Only people who are engaged in criminal acts have the reason to fear surveillance. If you are doing nothing wrong you should have nothing to hide. Studies show that when people are being watched or think they are being watched, they are more compliant. Glenn Greenwald spoke about this in a recent TED Talk. He said, “…mass surveillance creates a prison in the mind.” The acclaimed socialist activist Rosa Luxemburg once said, "He who does not move does not notice his chains.” The chains represent the surveillance in the modern human lives today.
ReplyDeleteGlenn Greenwald did a very good job at illustrating how important privacy is and how you may think that your privacy is secure even though it most certainly is not. He also pointed out that if you weren’t scared/nervous about other people being able to see what you post on social media, why you should be. With the extreme advancements in technology, anyone can see what you are doing at any time if they really possess the need to do so. Glenn did a great job at showing where we are at in society in terms of privacy by reading us different quotes.
ReplyDeleteFor example, Eric Schmitt, who is the CEO of Google said, “If you are doing something you don’t want someone to know, maybe you shouldn't be doing it in the first place”. This shows how him and his company have access to people’s privacy if they really wanted to.
Joey Crayne
ReplyDeleteIn this Ted Talk, Glenn Greenwald discusses the matters of privacy. Certain people do prefer privacy because they have bad habits that they don't want the world to know, and criminals have their obvious reasons to want to hide what they are doing. Good people do nothing wrong and therefore have nothing to hide. As Greenwald quoted, “Privacy is no longer a social norm.”. People set up all kinds of security to prevents home invasions and to keep their privacy. People don’t give their passwords away because they may have something to hide. In 1984, you could be watched at any given moment by members of the Party, through the use of telescreens. There is nothing to hide in that totalitarian society.
Kayla Berman
ReplyDeleteThis Ted Talk is mainly about the issue of privacy. One of the main points that Glenn Greenwald made was that, many people say that privacy is not important to them, but their actions do not agree with this statement. It is a human instinct to want privacy, but it is also human instinct to be social and share, which is what motivates us to post to social media. He relates the topic of privacy to 1984 and the idea that you are always being watched. He talks about how in 1984 Winston is constantly aware of the fact that he could be watched, which makes for a society that breeds conformity and obedience. He also considers mass surveillance to be "prison of the mind."
Greenwald makes a very strong point on the importance of privacy and how it affects our everyday lives. One of his strong points is when people say that they don’t have anything to hide and they don’t care if the government or just a regular persons see their things yet, if someone asked you for your e-mail address password to look through your e-mail since you have nothing to hide, they still wouldn’t do it. In his reference to 1984, it really supports his point and what I think our whole society is living. In the quote, it’s says that the people always lived in fear and obedience even though they weren’t watched all the time. But they still had that fear in them that even that one thing they did wrong, the government, or whoever is watching could possibly catch them. This reference to 1984, is almost how the world could be seen in the future. The world shouldn’t live in fear like the book 1984, but with the government wanting to look at everything we do and become as Greenwald said, mass surveillance, we would have to live in fear and almost perfection so we wouldn’t be caught doing something wrong. Even the most innocent person in the world and the most guilty person ever always want their privacy and always have something to hide.
ReplyDeleteLillian Simons
ReplyDeleteI completely believe that the speaker in Ted Talks was amazing at capturing the idea of personal privacy. He challenges the idea that regular "good" people should have no fear in the government surveillance of their own electronic devices. The CEO of google says that privacy is not important, although he does not believe this. He might say what he thinks with his words but his actions prove otherwise.
Ted Ed changed my perspective a lot on how I view my privacy. I never really thought about it that much because I never posted anything bad online. Even though you say you don't do anything bad, there are still some things you would want to hid from people. That's the reason why people won't just give out there passwords to anybody. In 1984, Winston is aware that he is being watched all the time. When people know that they are being watched, they tend to act in a calmer more confined way.
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Glen Greenwald says that privacy is a thing that is no longer a social norm. He says that many people don’t use privacy settings because they think they have nothing to hide. Glen then goes on by saying that everybody has something to hide and needs privacy. When people don’t believe him he tells them to email him all of their passwords to their email or social media accounts. That is when people start to realize that they do have things to hide. Many people believe that only bad people use privacy settings, but when he tells him this it changes their minds.
I think that he brings up a interesting point because some people should be guilty about what certain people do. I also think he is correct and everyone should have their own privacy. I think that the point that some people say that only people need to be scared and angry if someone is doing something bad. It is like 1984 because the government is like big brother watching everything. I think that Ted Talks is very intelligent when It comes to bringing up points.
ReplyDeleteNaomi Graney
ReplyDeleteI agree with Glen Greenwald and believe he has many great points on the subject of privacy. Greenwald states that it is false that only people who have something to hide would or should want privacy. This resonated with me because it is a very true statement. All people have something to hide, thats why we have locks on doors, passwords on accounts, and computers. If someone were okay with all of these things (which they are certainly not) “unlocked”, only then could that previous statement be made. In addition, Greenwald's opinions and ideas on privacy relate to the book 1984. He talks about the prison tower, where you do not know if you are being watched at all times, so you must assume you are. This is what occurs in the book, with telecreeens and cameras everywhere, monitoring you at "all times”.
Laurence Barr-Forget
ReplyDeletePrivacy is a luxury in today's world. Glen Greenwald states that everything in todays world is viewed and recorded by others. Glen explains how everyone can see everything, but people still try to hide stuff. Even the most innocent and uncorrupted person has something to hide. No one will give you their passwords and keys to everything. Humans are not like that. Glen also relates to how there are good people and bad people out there. Who is to judge the people though? He relates to 1984 with the tele screens in which every citizen can be judged. Everything can be seen no one is ever alone. He talks about how even though a person may not be being watched the possibility of being watched causes people to act differently. The tele screens are not always on but the citizens still act well. Privacy has become an expensive and hard to find way of life.
Matthew Anastasia
ReplyDeleteThis really changed my perspective on the way I view the issue of privacy. I used to believe that privacy was not very important but only thought of it on a larger scale and took for granted the smaller things that ensure privacy such as locks on doors and passwords. What Glenn says relates a lot to the events of 1984 because the threat of mass surveillance is the belief that at any time you could be being watched and most always act in a way that you believe would be acceptable. This is just like the real world example of Jeremy Bentham’s panopticon where it is impossible for the overseers in the central tower to be watching everyone at once but it is the threat that they could be watching anyone that keeps people in line. I think the ultimate evidence that humans desire and crave privacy is that the design of the panopticon is not widely used in places such as office buildings and factories showing that even though the design would work the concept of privacy is too important.
Watch and listen to the following Ted Talk. What do you think? What does Glenn Greenwald say in this talk that resonates with you? Take some notes while you listen about things that freak you out, things that make you say, 'oh' or 'aha'; rewind if you hear something that you didn't understand or if there's a new word that you need to look up. Be critical. How 1984-ish is all of this? What do you think about the comments he makes about 1984? Compose a paragraph on a Word document responding to this TedTalk. When you're through, copy and paste it to the blog response. Be as grammatically correct as you possibly can -- it always counts
ReplyDeleteI think that he brings up a interesting point because some people should be guilty about what certain people do. I also think he is correct and everyone should have their own privacy. I think that the point that some people say that only people need to be scared and angry if someone is doing something bad. It is like 1984 because the government is like big brother watching everything. I think that Ted Talks is very intelligent when It comes to bringing up points.