TED TALK

Living in a world where everyones phone calls, text messages, and video chats are so easily accessed by anyone, its become a scary time. People argue that it helps the police catch bad guys and the government stop terrorist, which is definitely true. But if the government and police have a harder time catching bad guys, that also means that stalkers, terrorist, and government agencies will have a harder time hacking into the other billion people who use technology to communicate. Companies like Apple, Google, Facebook, etc.. have the responsibility to keep its users and customers safe. They often do the exact opposite and sell your information which can get into the wrong hands. Technology is magnificent, until it gets into the wrong hands. The TED talks that I watched prior to writing this blog, covered multiple diverse reasons why having privacy in technology is so important. These incredible devices that everyone loves so dearly, have many times turned into users worst nightmares when they are hacked. Catherine Crump talked about how small and surprisingly dangerous the information police have access to just by taking a picture of your license plate. She also talks about how military level weapons are being brought into the police force more and more each year. The other TED talked that I really enjoyed watching was Christopher Soghoian's. His addressed helpful tips to avoid surveillance while using your device. He dives into how more advance crypto by big companies will help everyone. Overall these TED talks were extremely informative and  gave myself a ton to reflect on.