Viral Rape

 The issue of publicizing rape, is far more difficult for me to formulate an opinion on. Yes, I do understand that it makes it easier to identify the perpetrator. It also better illustrates the gruesome, grotesque reality of rape, and perhaps the twisted frequency in which it occurs. However, we see cases like Audrie Pott, where the video led to ridicule as opposed to sympathy. The video was the catalyst for her humiliation which became the catalyst for her tragic death. Rape is a very personal and private thing. I believe if the victim is willing to share their experience, even in so publicly a way, then so be it. However, I don't think such media should necessarily be encouraged.

I Have Nothing to Hide (Assignment 3, Part B)

     In response to those who do not have incriminating information or photographic representation on social media, or rather are not even at all involved with social media, there are other ways to electronically violate your privacy that can be detrimental. For instance, many smart phones are now equipped with location data. Although, it is supposed to be anonymous, there are still many ways around the system. The fact that your exact location can be made available to any willing stranger at any moment in time is unsettling to say the least. And one may say they have nothing to hide, but I know some things we are all trying to hide, our credit card numbers, our social security numbers, our identities that are supposed to be kept our own, not shared. With banking made easy, we can check our bank status, make transfers, and even make deposits in the palm of our hands, without ever having to leave the comfort of our homes. However, everything that glitters isn't necessarily gold. With your routing number, account number, and credit card number floating out there in cyber space, it is all the more possible that someone else could gain access to it. These are the things you want to hide, and the changing world makes it more and more impossible to do so.
   

The Rise of The Human Robot

I have been thinking a lot lately about the rise of machines. With computerized surgeries and artificial intelligence becoming more and more prominent, I can't help but wonder, if the idea of the "singularity", will ever truly come to volition. The singularity, being the embedding of computerized knowledge into the human brain, essentially binding man with machine. But does this make us human? Our any of our thoughts our own anymore? Can a single virus wipe out the population? Can this be used against us? In a society where we all have the same advantages, there is no hierarchy, and thus, no balance. Such rantings may seem like petty paranoia, However we are already bound to machine. A symbiotic relationship already exists. It's our choice to decide how far we want to take it.