Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Has online advertising made us apathetic to privacy?

It’s a recent development, this rash of digital advancements resulting in America’s new high-tech society has really only boomed over the last twenty years.  

Products that wowed developers in the 1980s now fit firmly into your front pocket.  
So what does a connected life cost these days? Your privacy, for starters.
This is “the future” that everyone from Orwell to Spielberg warned us about. We live in a rapidly maturing economy filled with shiny new gadgets and expensive technologies. 
Apps can help you with everything from directions to diet plans. Computers and cell phones are basically considered extensions of the human body. Everyone and everything is connected through the miracle of the World Wide Web. 
It’s a recent development; this rash of digital advancements resulting in America’s new high-tech society has really only boomed over the last twenty years. Products that wowed developers in the 1980s now fit firmly into your front pocket. 

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