Data Collection

For a long time I never really felt that providing information via the web was a problem until one of my aunts had her identity stole. Once I learned how quick her life changed because someone committed fraudulent transactions through her bank account it really open my eyes. However, I have not officially took thee time out to actually purchase software ta helps protect me fully I am very cautious of what information I do provide with companies such as Apple, Microsoft, and Facebook. I do not put private information on my Facebook.  When it comes to my social media usage I can say that I have in the past posted locations just out of excitement, however I try my best not to leave location services on my cell phone turned on.  The first time logged on social networking sites I never took the time to read the "privacy policy" and even till this day I still skim.  After reading the excerpts " The Price of Free: How Apple, Facebook, Microsoft, and Google Sell you to Advertisers" it lets me know that my Apple ID is pretty much protected versus what I search n google.  I always had a curiosity about how  Companies like google gain profit and it is through selling my information. With google being the most used search engine I do feel that we as citizens should have big concerns about this. Identity theft can be  a dangerous situation and what if the information get s into the wrong hands.  Big Brother is very important in our lives and need to be aware of what is really going on with our own private information.

Video Games

In todays society video games are very important they play a big part in both political, economical, and social. Video games have been a great passage time., they are very entertaining and can offer a virtual reality. There are may different arguments facing whether they are positive or negative. However I feel that video games does have pros and cons. A few cos f video games may be, o being the simple fact that they are fun and are a great entertainment pass time, its a good social activity whether its in person or virtual, or can help with education. On the other hand some cons can be one they can be addictive, video games are nit a substitute to physical activity, and exposure to violence. Growing up I enjoyed playing games like The Sims, Grand Theft Auto or sonic, to me these games were very fun to me and I enjoyed them. The Sims was more of a virtual reality which help me be in control of my own person. Grand Theft Auto was very fun to me based off the fact that I had free will in a virtual world to basically do anything I want it was a very violent game. Sonic was more of an action game which involved very minimum violence to me. In Chapter 15 of the textbook video game violence is brought up in a very serious manner by the legislation to were their have been an investigation of video game violence and kids being exposed to it leading to criminal activity. Personally I feel that there can be some very explicit content that should not be viewable to kids and can agree with the legislation that there should be reevaluation of the content on video games. With this being said I feel that video games are here to stay and can only advance right along with other communication technology.

The first time I recall using s computer was when I was elementary school I was in the second grade and we had designated days were we would go and visit the computer lab, on Wednesday to be exact. When using the computers we weren't allowed to browse the web. We were only allowed to access provided educational content When I got in 5th grade however we were free to surf the web but of course with limited content. I would like to say that it was the first time I actually u44sed the internet. My first computer was a old off white large in size desktop. It was very heavy and it took two people to carry it up the stairs.  We didn't have any internet at the time nor any software content the only major  use if the computer came from playing games. With this being said the graphics were just horrible and so it was barely used for that. When it comes to PCs my first actual laptop was back in 2011. I was pretty late into the game of personal computers. Up until then I never had a need for a personal computer. The biggest mistake I made with my computer had to be downloading things such as music apps like limewire I shouldn't have done that because it caused my laptop to get viruses and in doing so my computer crashed. Although that was the death of my computer I did have some good runs with it I was able to type papers and documents needed for school and research material. Even though I didn't take care of my first laptop I still found myself purchasing them because they have been very beneficial to my everyday life and education. I have been able to accomplish so much through computers and the internet. Because of laptops I have been able to make online purchases and take online classes. Computers and the internet have been two of the greatest inventions ever.