Technology pro's and con's

Information Technology empowers people Pro: I believe that technology allows people to stay updated with the world around them, and when people need to find information quickly they can find it almost anywhere. The advancement in technology has allowed for people to share their ideas, and bring new ideas about by constantly updating the web to allow for people to find out new information and allows people to challenge their beliefs, and share their opinions freely on the web.

CyberSpace and Isolation Con: I believe that cyberspace connects people it allows for people around the world to connect in a matter of seconds. People are constantly interacting with other people whether it be from a comment on a post, to playing someone in a videogame or interacting on social media. I believe that people only isolate themselves if they are only on the internet looking up research rather than communicating with other people through different social media websites.

Microchip in our brains that controls our devices

In this segment of the article it talks about implanting chips in to our heads, that will help us control our devices. This is going to be what technology is coming too, where we could surf tv channels from our thoughts instead of having a remote to control the tv. This I think is pretty interesting, and that I would be excited to see if this actually happens, and how they are going to make this possible. This is using our neural connections to stimulate the chips to enhance the connection between the person and the device that they are using.

http://www.nbcnews.com/id/43015182/ns/technology_and_science-innovation/t/reasons-will-be-awesome-year/

I use this app for sports when our coach wants us to watch film on other teams or on our own team.This app allows users to select the game that they want to watch, or even go back to previous games that were posted on the site. The app requires a username and password that is set up by the coach so that it connects right to the sports team page. Throughout the game clip the coach can add comments, and break the game in to pieces to highlight were mistakes were made, or possible areas for different situations to occur.  This app is free, and can be used by any team, and with every type of sport. This app can be accessed anywhere from mobile phones, to desktops, and to ipads and tablets.

Blur Uses One-Time Use Credit Card Numbers to Deter Hackers

This week I read an article about a company called Blur. They came up with an idea about making "fake" credit cards to protect your personal credit card information while you are shopping from potential hackers. Blur generated a browser extension that when you make an online purchase a notification will pop up that says "Protect My Card". With this the company will create a fake card number, and expiration date for a one time use, it can be used in stores anywhere and you enter the credit card information to the cashier and the transaction will be complete. This prevents hackers from getting the information they would normally find from your credit cards, but with blur they do not have the ability to steal your personal information because after the numbers are used they are unable to be used again. I find this very interesting, and I think this can become a very useful tool in the future for preventing hackers from taking people's credit card numbers, and personal information.

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