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Business Computer Applications-Discussion

Business Computer Applications-Discussion

Q It is no secret that technological advances make our daily lives more comfortable. With a small plastic card, we can fill our vehicles with gas without stepping foot in the store. Through GPS navigation technology we can look up directions to that new Thai restaurant. Through our smartphones, we can set the house alarm system or share pictures and information with family and friends on the other side of the globe. However, these advances come at a price. As we go through our day to day activities, our actions are tracked by purchases made, and with web browsing and information sharing via social media outlets. View the NBC segment 'How Your Every Move Can Be Tracked Digitally.' As you watch, the video consider these questions? • Are the services we gain worth the privacy we give up? • Should we have to compromise privacy for progress? • What are the personal and professional implications of being "connected?" • What steps do you take, if any to protect your privacy? Related link: https://www.staysafeonline.org/stay-safe-online/ Reflecting on NBC segment "How Your Every Move Can Be Tracked," post your thoughts on the privacy in a digital society in 1-2 paragraphs. After you make your initial post, read your classmates' responses and reply to at least 2 classmates' post.

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In today’s data-centric world the data is one of the most lucrative items to steal, or sell. The market for data is growing rapidly and the underground activity based on data is also increasing accordingly. As it has been showing in the video, in an ordinary day, every move of a person would allow a business company or a government to track every move of the person ("How Your Every Move Can Be Tracked Digitally", 2013). An increasing trend of use of technology would result a larger market of data. Currently through digital apps, a person shares the current location, taste and preference, food habit, expertise and favorite brand for any product in the internet, and eventually that data goes in the hand of the private organizations, like Facebook and Amazon.