data – does it control us?
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For Film class, I created a flipbook talking about the fear of having our every action stored digitally and analyzed.TRANSCRIPT
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Data – does it control us?
By Alice Wang
Technology is growing
fast as
our want for
increases.convenience
Search engines track our keystrokes to
present us with the searches we want
Online streaming providers
track what
we watch to suggest things
we may like –and even make
a tv showbased on it
Smartphones and social networks allow our
family and friends to track our every movement
And we love the attention,
addictedto an ever-changing world.
People fearthat we are moving towards a Big Brother society – where we have no
freedom
Where data of our past
and experiences will be used
to predict and control our
future
lives
But will we allow such a thing? Is it
even possible?
It is
human natureto desire freedom
Trends sharply rise and fall
because we never knew we wanted something…
Until we come up with it
Previous generations were perfectly
content with what they had because ambitionsfor more advanced technology didn’t
exist
Many horrific
sci-fis were
created when technology first took off
But something completely
different has come to pass,
for better or for worse
Data cannot control us or our lives.
Life has a way of
surprisingus instead.
Whether it
be wonderful
Or traumatic
We change and adapt in ways that
cannot be
predictedeven by close family
and friends
And most of all, we have the
compassion that will help guide us to a
world where everyone is equal and connected
and not ruled over
Data is powerful –but it is still
only a tool
Whether it hinders or helps our growth is up
to us. The power is in
our hands.
Let’s make the most of it.
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