Changes in Communications Technology – Privacy

Read the article by clicking the link below. Then answer each of the questions. Post your answers on your blog at the end of the class.


http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/police-dvd-probe-becomes-rape-investigation/2006/10/25/1161749190019.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1

What changes in technology made the events reported here possible?

What is the violation of privacy in the events reported here?

In this article, are changes in technology shown as a positive or a negative? Give reasons for your answer.

Does responsibility for the violation of privacy lie with the makers and providers of the technology or the users of the technology? Give reasons for your answer.

Does this justify that “the activities of children online should be monitored” as the Federal Communications Minister seems to suggest in the article? Give reasons for your answer.

Should there be laws against anti-social or illegal behaviour being distributed on mobile phones and over the internet? Give reasons for your answer.

Would these laws work? Give reasons for your answer.

Should Youtube be prevented from displaying videos of illegal acts or should it be left up to its users? Give reasons for your answer.


Using Google News (http://news.google.com.au), find an example of a situation where changing technology in communications comes into conflict with privacy. It could be an issue related the privacy of users of online social networks, such as Myspace or Facebook, or it could be an issue of photos or video of a person being distributed without their permission. The issue does not have to fit in either category.

Answer these questions about the example you have found, and post the answers on your blog at the end of the class, along with a link to the example you found.

What is the possible violation of privacy?

What changes in technology have taken place to make this conflict with privacy take place?

In this instance, does the responsibility regarding privacy lie with the makers and providers of the technology being used, or the users of the technology? Give reasons for your answer.

Does privacy need more consideration? Or less? Suggest a way that a compromise can be made.

Technology – Introduction
Mobile Phones
1. What is the main way in which your chosen technology has changed between 8 years ago and now?
The technology I have chosen is mobile phones it has change throughout the whole thing. You can now use your mobile phone any where you go, do all sorts of stuff; you have a wireless internet on the go. Can take it were every u want got everything you could possible want e.g. camera, music player, games, internet, television ect.

2. What outside influences were there in the change in your chosen technology?
The influences of the mobile phone has changed throughout the whole technology by the influences of other technology growing and expanding
3. What is your chosen technology used for? How has that changed over time?
The technology of a mobile phone is used for all sorts of stuff all talking texting and all the other stuff your thinking of. Molbie phones have changed so much. From the size of the phone to the storage of the phone.
4. Who uses your chosen technology?
Just about every single person on this planet uses a mobile phone.
5. How has the type of people that use this technology changed?
It has changed mankind dramatically people can communicate just a phone call away
6. How has this change in technology affected the lifestyles of the people who use it? Are all the changes to people’s lifestyles positive?
Mobile phones have become a huge help to the mankind. Its help peopled to connect with their loved ones overseas. And help them if in need of help or assistant any where they are.
7. What are the negative aspects of the advances in your chosen technology?
There are a lot of negative things about mobile phones in the world it’s used in crimes as a explosive device, or are used for deadly also death situations.
8. Describe any resistance to the changes in your chosen technology. If there was none, detail why this was the case.
There are a lot of changes in mobile phones as we see now. Camera, widescreen, colour, size, ECT
9. What future advances are being predicted in your chosen technology?
Touch screen size the quantity of mobile phones.