Technology misuse in our society is rapidly receiving attention all over the world, which is creating quite some concern. With new phenomenons like Facebook, Twitter, and other social networks captivating every individual’s eyes we are blinded by the fun of this new trend. However, technology is a tool and like any other tool it can be used for good or evil, so we must proceed with precaution. In “Kiki Kannibal: The Girl Who Played with Fire,” Sabrina Rubin Erdely describes a story of a girl who fell a victim to cyber bullying. The boundaries that were crossed in Kiki’s story echo what Peter Singer describes in his essay “Visible Man: Ethics in a World without Secrets”: that technology has reshaped our ethical standards for on another. Similarly, …show more content…
the Dalai Lama argues in “Ethics and the New Genetics” that we need to create new ethical standards to abet us in surge of new innovation that may reshape our standards.
We live in an ever-growing society; the rules that we once used don't apply anymore and new ones need to be put into place. With new technological innovations occur at every moment and our privacy being at risk of being threaten, our society need to step up the boundaries of privacy and safety. We must craft ethical standards to manage these new innovations by monitoring what we post and setting laws and polices to prevent individuals from being harmed.
With new innovations and technological advances happening every seconds it may seem like a difficult feat to keep up with it. Who can keep up with the new technology, let alone set rules for them? However, it is imperative that we establish a moral compass in order to protect not only ourselves but also our society as a whole. Technology, such as social networking has reflected a change in our social norms and it isn’t for the best. The article “Kiki Kannibal: The Girl Who Played with Fire”, is a perfect example of just that. Kike life was threatened through the use of the social networking and with the use of this technology there comes a risk of individuals using this tool to harm others. Consequently, according to Erdely there are no really "repercussions for online
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harassment"(Erdely, 55). As a result, many victims are left emotionally and mentally scared like Kiki. For this purpose, there needs to be ethical and moral standards set in the rise of technology in order to protect each individual from this harm. All Kiki wanted was to feel like someone because now ever gave her that chance. Even though, she looked for companionship in the wrong way no individual should go through the same harassment she went through. Nevertheless, Technology has posed a great threat to our privacy and we must take a stand to set standards to protect our autonomy. Comparatively, Peter Singer explains, “There [will] always a danger that [our] information collect will be misused (Singer, 464). Who are we to sit here and stand while our information is being misused against us? Personally, I wouldn’t want to see what I post on the Internet be used to cause harm against me. With no laws or consequence for those who use technology to cause harm we must stand up for ourselves. With this in mind, we shouldn’t sit here and let our information be used against but take a stand and push for bills and policies to protect us from cyber crime and technology misuse. Correspondingly, not only should we set bills and policies but also we should spread awareness to let each and every individual know that there are people out there who mean to cause harm using technology. As more and more individuals and our society as a whole rely on the use of technology the more and more the growing danger of cyber crime and misuse will occur.
Although technology has brought about countless positive changes to our society, it is solely individuals’ use or misuse of technology that is conveying this negative us of technology. The Dalai Lama states, we must use these “new knowledge and power in the most expedient and ethically responsible manner” in order to protect our society (Dalai Lama, 134). In light of this, with great power comes with great responsibility. We must set laws in order to protect our society from the evildoers that what to cause harm through the use of technology. However I don’t believe we should just set laws but each and everyone should individually ethically decipher what is accepted to put on the Internet and social networks. Similarly, in reference to Erdely, “our virtual life can take on their own momentum, rippling outward with real-life consequences we can neither predict nor control” (Erdely, 9). It’s imperative that we adhere to the Dalai Lama and use technology in a more responsible matter before we face real life consequence that Kiki faced. With this in mind, individuals like Kiki and ourselves must be held responsible to protect ourselves from cyber bullying. If we don’t take control of the outpacing growth of technology we risk losing our ethical standards. We must uphold ethical standards in order to reduce cyber crime as
well as create the awareness of these threats and take action to protect each individual’s information. Today, as our society’s reliance on technology continues we must uphold our ethical standards in order to prevent cyber bullying. With the growth of cyber misuse occurring at every second we must protect information and monitor what we post on social media. Singer questions that, “new technology had made greater possible, but has this openness made us better off?” (Singer, 463). Singer is right, though technology has reached many breakthroughs individuals have misused technology in a negative way to cause harm. We are losing the war between what is ethical and isn’t ethical. We must take a stand to protect each and every individual from falling a victim to cyber bullying. Similarly, The Dalai Lama states that, the higher the level of knowledge and power the greater must be our sense of moral responsibility” (Dalai Lama, 133). Indeed the Dalai Lama is right; we must have a sense of moral responsibility in order to handle the growth of these new technologies because in context with Singer there is no credibility to theses new technology leaving us better off. We mustn’t let another individual fall a victim to cyber misuse but handle the growth of these technologies in order to protect. Kiki’s story should be used as an example for us to always be in control when dealing with social networks or the Internet. If theses technological advances begin to affect our society through the misuse of technology we have all but one choice to set laws and create awareness for cyber crime and bullying. As technology continues to grow there needs to be guidelines in order to protect individual from cyber misuse. To conclude, cyber misuse is a huge problem that is threatening our personal lives. The idea that our information can be used against us is a scary thought. With cyber misuse becoming a growing trend we must take a stand to protect every individual’s information. As we live in an ever- growing technological advanced society individuals must take it upon themselves to be responsible and protect their own information. There must be certain guidelines; therefore we must act morally for the better of our society. As new technological innovations continue to occur and our privacy at risk of being threaten. We must craft ethical standards to manage theses new innovations by monitoring what we post and setting laws and polices to prevent individuals from being harmed.
With the use of the internet increasing, researchers are finding a higher amount of cyberbullying. According to Hinduja and Patchin, “There is no shortage of potential offenders or victims of cyberbullying because of the widespread availability of computers and the Internet in the developed world,” (Hinduja and Patchin, 132). Both the writers make a good point stating this fact. With the amount of technology that is available to students, on different devises, has allowed them to freely communicate. While this is not all bad, there are major downfalls, cyber bullying being a big one.
Security versus privacy is becoming a major issue in today’s society. Recently, the National Security Agency has been the victim of scrutiny due to allegations of espionage. Similar claims not only stem from the authority, but also come from the public as well. For example, one is enjoying a night out in a restaurant when a group of teenagers arrives. Before it is noticed, some of the teenagers take photos with a cell phone. The picture encompasses most of the area occupied; therefore, every person in that general area is included in it. A few moments later, one teen uploads that picture to various social media websites to share along with captions stating the current location. Although not a single person gave consent, pictures are being circulated with thousands of strangers in the innumerable realms of the internet. Not only are these pictures all over the web and an invasion of privacy, but people viewing those pictures are able to discover recent whereabouts with the simple click of a button. Due to technology’s rapid advancements, similar acts such as these are becoming nearly inevitable. But, these are the very same advancements that help us live in a free and open society. In order to avoid intrusions yet maintain safety, restrictions should be put upon consumer devices, capabilities of security devices, and government abilities.
Harmful insults and acts of bullying are no longer restricted to the actual world. Cyber world is now infected with these issues in which technology and private information are instinctively used to constantly harm or bash emotionally hostilities towards a group or one particular individual. Social networks such as Facebook, twitter, and Google plus have been gaining immense popularity in the past years. With the popularity of these sites, the problems of cyber bullying, online sexual predators and accessibility to adult content also continue to grow. The younger generations are becoming more techno-friendly, with electronic devices such as tablets, computers, and cell phones. With this fact younger children are becoming more vulnerable and more likely to be confronted with these problems. These problems and issues of social discriminations are why there needs to be an age restriction or improved rules and provisions in order to prevent this.
Technology is a big part of life today, I mean think about it everywhere you look technology is used from computers at school to self-driving cars on the highways. Everywhere you turn technology is there to make our lives faster and easier. It’s hard to believe something we use every single day to function could become so dangerous. Technology can be so wonderful and helpful at times but, when you’re not careful with personal pictures or information they can have the potential to be accessed by anyone at any time online. In “Could You Become a Mean Meme?” by Kristin Lewis the author explains the positive and negative aspects of the influence of technology on today’s society, as well as how to prevent certain situations on the internet.
As technology as advanced, so has our society. We are able to accomplish many tasks much easier, faster, and in effective ways. However, if looked at the harmful impact it has had on the society, one can realize that these are severe and really negative. One of the main concerns is privacy rights. Many people want that their information and personal data be kept in secrecy, however with today’s technology, privacy is almost impossible. No matter how hard one tries, information being leaked through technological advancements have become more and more common. With personal information being leaked, one does not know exactly how the information will be used, which validates the statement that privacy rights have been diminishing and should be brought to concern. Many people do not realize that their information is being used by third-parties and to consumer companies. In conclusion, technology has had a significant effect on privacy
As we are living in the age of technology, we are seeing our youth being victimized by a new phenomenon of bullying, called cyberbullying. Cyberbullying is defined as the use of information and communication technologies such as email, cell phones and pager text messages, instant messaging, defamatory personal Web sites, and defamatory online personal polling Web sites, to support deliberate repeated and hostile behavior by an individual or group, which is intended to harm others. Cyberbullying can also employ media such as PDAs, blogs, and social networks (Beckstrom, 2008). This form of bullying is progressive because it can happen instantly due to the technology involved, whereas traditional bullying tends to take longer to evolve and happens
This sort of phenomenon makes major headlines regularly in recent times and effects a clear majority of today’s youth. State and local lawmakers have taken steps to prevent this type of bullying by making illegal under several criminal law codes. Michele Hamm, a researcher in pediatrics explained, “There were consistent associations between exposure to cyberbullying and increased likelihood of depression.” Cyberbullying became widespread among students with the rapid growth in use of cellular devices and the Internet. With this kind of technology bullies have the ability to send harmful messages to their recipients at any given time. This type of bullying is the hardest to control because it involves students but often happens off school grounds. However, because the evidence is material, students and parents could bring this evidence to the school and local police departments if a situation were to happen. Parents should be mindful of their child’s use of the internet and electronic messaging, cyberbullying usually takes place in a medium in which adults are seldom present (Mason, 2008). Also, instead of sending direct messages to other students, bullies use platforms such as social media and anonymous blogs to post harmful things for others to see. Educators must understand the significance of social media use to their students, especially
In Sarah Nichol’s article “Cyber-Bullying and Trolling”, a view is expressed that social media does not cause bullying. According to Karyn Krawford, online anonymity has little to do with making bullies since most victims already know their attacker. In addition, often in real life, bullies and victims play the same role. As director of Cyborg Australia and expert on cyber psychology, Krawford has st...
In the early years of computers and computerized technology, computer engineers had to believe that their contribution to the development of computer technology would produce positive impacts on the people that would use it. During the infancy of computer technology, ethical issues concerning computer technology were almost nonexistent because computers back then were not as multifaceted as they are today. However, ethical issues relating to computer technology and cyber technology is undeniable in today’s society. Computer technology plays a crucial role in all aspects of our daily lives. Different forms of computer technology provide unique functionalities that allow people to perform daily activities effectively and efficiently. In modern society, we use computer and cyber technology to communicate with friends and family via social networking sites, participate in business transactions, and get current news. Different tasks require unique technological feature in computer technology to function properly. Although, unique technological features increase people’s proficiency in accomplishing various tasks, unique technological features in computer and cyber technology increase security vulnerabilities. In many cases, the security vulnerabilities in computer technology are exploited by cybercriminals to invade people’s privacy, and steal people’s identity. We know that computers have no moral compass; they cannot make moral decisions for themselves. Essentially, people make moral decisions that affect others positively or negatively depending on how they use computer technology. Some of the biggest ethical issues facing people in the computing environment include privacy concerns on the web and identity theft. Privacy concerns...
The Internet ethics document emphasized the technology's tremendous power and opportunities, saying it could help bring together every person on the planet in a "world governed by justice and peace and love"(Ethics) "Today it takes no great stretch of the imagination to e...
Mickie Wong-Lo and Lyndal M. Bullock, in their encouraging attempt to intervene in incidents of cyberbullying, have recommended many ways to deal with it. In their article entitled “Digital Aggression: Cyberworld Meets School Bullies”, they asserted that children do not acquaint their parents with their activities on the Internet and as a result parents do not know how to address similar situations (67). According to Kowalski, parents ought to follow “reporting techniques, which includes knowing when to ignore, block, or react, being mindful of the language being used and respond appropriately;” (qtd. in Wong-Lo and Bullock 68). In other words, the authors rightly emphasize that systematic supervision and knowledge can be valuable measures because parents will monitor children’s use of Internet and will be able to provide appropriate guidelines just in case a danger arises (Wong-Lo and Bullock 68). Moreover, as Keith and Martin argue, “[…] incorporating popular youth technology would be to teach youth how to use a social networking site to promote themselves in a positive manner that would appeal ...
In today’s world, the internet, email, social media is second nature. To be truthful, I’m not sure if it would even be reasonable to imagine today’s generation being able to function in a world without it. The internet is fascinating and you have everything you want to know about or see, at your fingertips. However, it can also be a dangerous, scary, unpredictable place. That is why in 1992, the Ten Commandments of Computer Ethics was written. (The Ten Commandments of Computer Ethics, Computers Ethics Institute)
Most of us have heard the saying “sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me”. With today’s technology, that saying may no longer hold true. Studies show that in the past five years, online bullying has quadrupled (M. Ross, 3). The technology has given bullies a whole another proposal for their actions; virtual name-calling can have harsh effects on the security of kids and teens in today’s society. An online bully is someone who sends messages via technology, hides behind that keyboard and uses words or pictures to embarrass and bully their target.
According to the Washington Ethical Society, “Ethics refers to the specific values, standards, rules, and agreements people adopt for conducting their lives” (What Does, n.d., par. 1) Cyber-ethics is the practice of using appropriate and good behavior while on the Internet (Harris, 2011). A person’s perception of ethical behavior is influenced by many things such as values that we learn from our family when we are children and social influences from our peers (Lauby, 2012). With the emergence of the Internet, came a whole new world filled with ethical challenges as people were given additional opportunities to act in appropriate and inappropriate ways. Some of these ethical challenges involve digital media and its proper use,
Stutzky suggests that cyber bullying is the use of modern communication technologies to embarrass, humiliate, threaten, or intimidate an individual in the attempt to gain power and control over them. Bullying has been around since the beginning of time. These days however, bullying isn’t just happening on the playground, it’s happening on the internet and mobile phones, making it possible to bully a child 24 hours a day. Cyber bullying follows children around the clock and into the safety of their own bedrooms. A recent survey by MindOh!, an educational company that follows youth trends, reported that nearly 80% of the 5,500 teens that were surveyed said that they had been exposed to cyber bullying. Cyber bullying affects the mental health of so many young adolescents around the world, and the issue is steadily increasing as more and more ways to bully are created.In extreme incidents, cyber bullying has led teenagers to suicide. Most victims, however, suffer shame, embarrassment, anger, depression and withdrawal. While technology continues to evolve, new means of communication enable today’s bullies to become more effective in terrorizing and tormenting their victims. The aim was to increase awareness and decrease the prevalence of cyber bullying- Year 9 at Meridan State College being the stakeholders (people involved).